Xbox Critic Reviews

It's one hell of a good time.

If you're looking for a mech title that isn't quite like most others out there - or just a fun action title, perhaps - do not pass this up.

Ruthlessly hunting down other mechs in Stealth mode becomes the favored approach in the heat of battle, and makes for amazingly fun, intense gameplay. [Winter 2002, p.96]

PhC really grows on you, the level of customisation really shines through and gives this game a level of replaybility that’s rarely seen.

One very addictive and most enjoyable game to play for both the battles and the huge number of possibilities for your mechs.

It's easily worthy of a spot alongside the best giant-robot games ever. [Nov 2002, p.300]

The fighting part of the game itself is good and quite fun to do, as it’s not to difficult to learn how to play, but will take a while before you’re up and fighting with the area rankers.

With a slick visual style and fast-paced, finger-banging combat, it’s an impressive display of power and polish.

When you get down to the nitty gritty it seems that the chit-chat is what makes the game and the whole “mech aspect” was more of an afterthought.

Offers a nice range of accessible and hardcore mech battling but comes up a notch below what we were expecting.