Definitions for "Battlemech "
Battlemech is a game in which you steer a mech from a top-down view in various arenas. A lot of weapons and powerups are available. It is meant to be played on a LAN, but you can play against bots, too . It is based on an advanced version of the Quake engine and written in QuakeC.
Any game using ideas, machines, weapons, or 'mechs similar to the FASA BattleTech series. This includes all 'Mech and "Giant Robot" games, including titles that are not explicitly from the FASA universe (Earthsiege, etc.).