Editing MechAssault (section)

==Multiplayer==
''MechAssault'' was one of the first games on the Xbox to feature the ability to be played on the [[Xbox Live]] service. "MechAssault" included many of the basic Live services that are now considered standard on any Live-enabled video game. These features included options for finding and creating online matches, such as the common "Quick Match", which enables a player to find an online match quickly regardless of qualifications. For players who wanted to join a specific type of online session of ''MechAssault'' hosted by another player, "Optimatch" allowed the player to specify the criteria for the session they want to join. The player could also create and host an online session of ''MechAssault''. Once the player defined all the characteristics of a game, they could invite other players from their friends list or leave slots open for any online player to join the battle. Online modes were available via Xbox Live until April 15, 2010. ''Mechassault'' is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called [[Insignia (Xbox)|Insignia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://insignia.live/games/4d530017 | title=MechAssault | website=[[Insignia]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117041032/https://insignia.live/games/4d530017 | archive-date=November 17, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Gilbert, Fraser | date=November 16, 2023 | url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games | title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games | website=Pure Xbox | publisher=[[Gamer Network|Hookshot Media]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205015833/https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games | archive-date=December 5, 2023 | url-status=live | access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref>

''MechAssault'' had several modes of combat in which players could engage, often based around by-now-common forms of online competitive gaming. In ''Grinder'' mode (local play only), the player tries to survive as more and more 'Mechs are [[Spawning (computer gaming)|spawned]] into the battle. This mode can be played with one or two players. In ''Destruction'' mode, the player can choose a 'Mech and fight to the death in [[Deathmatch (gaming)|deathmatch]] or [[team deathmatch]]. The player or team with the most kills wins. ''Last Man Standing'' is a free-for-all with no respawning as a mech. Once a player dies, they respawn as an unarmed infantryman. Gameplay can be either deathmatch or team deathmatch. ''Capture the flag'' is a team based game where the opposing team spawn on opposite ends of the map and try to "Capture" the enemy flag without giving up their own.

A fairly common metagame during the height of online popularity was known as "Elemental". A Last Man Standing match, "Elemental" saw only one player choose a Mech while all others chose the Elemental mobile armor, a much smaller and weaker playable class. This was decided by players in voice chat prior to the start of the game. It was later released as an official game type known as "Giant Killers".