Reception
| Mech Platoon | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 75% (9 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 77% (7 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Allgame | |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.3 of 10 |
| GameSpy | 70 of 100 |
Overall, Mech Platoon was well received by critics; the game received a 77% and a 75% ratings on review aggregate websites Metacritic and Game Rankings respectively.
GameSpot lauded Mech Platoon for its graphics and standard real-time strategy conventions on a portable system, writing, "Mech Platoon compromises nothing compared with stalwart veterans like Starcraft or Command & Conquer." GameSpy praised the game for its level selection and detailed graphics. GamePro noted, " boasts lots of nifty features and a few annoying flaws that keep it from beating up on its bigger PC cousins."
Criticism generally focused on the game's sound and the problems with a portable real-time strategy game. GameSpot noted, " is composed of mostly ear-wrenching midi music with a smattering of crisp digitized sound effects." GameSpy compared Mech Platoon unfavorably against turn-based strategy games on the Game Boy Advance, such as Nintendo's Advance Wars.
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