a beacon, that, when carried, will award the carrier points. Reception Vengeance MechWarrior 4: Vengeance received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Chris Kramer of NextGen said of the game, "Knockout graphics and the new gameplay direction aside, this MechWarrior isn't as genre-defining as previous incarnations. A solid game, but not as mind-blowing as MechWarrior 2." Sales Vengeance sold 320,000 units in the U.S. and earned $11.5 million by August 2006, after its release in November 2000. It was the country's 55th best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006. Combined sales of all MechWarrior computer games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 900,000 units in the United States by the latter date. Accolades The staff of Computer Gaming World named it the best "sci-fi sim" of 2000. They wrote, "Although it changed the way things work in BattleTech, it accomplished what Crimson Skies set out to do: Open up the sci-fi genre to non-BattleTech-heads." The staff of Computer Games Magazine nominated it for their 2000 "Sci-Fi Simulation of the Year" award, whose winner remains unknown. The game won the award for Action Game of the Year at the CNET Gamecenter Computer Game Awards for 2000, and was nominated for the Overall Game of the Year award, which went to The Sims. It was also a runner-up for "Simulation of 2000" in both Editors' Choice and Readers' Choice at IGNs Best of 2000 Awards. The game won the "PC Simulation of the Year" and "Outstanding Online Gameplay" awards at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards, and was a finalist for the "PC Game of the Year" award, which went to Diablo II. The game won the award for "Sci-fi Simulation of the Year" at GameSpots Best and Worst of 2000 Awards, and was nominated for the "Best Graphics, Technical" and "Best Multiplayer Game" awards, which went to Giants: Citizen Kabuto and Half-Life: Counterstrike. The game also won the award for "Sci-fi Simulation of the Year" at GameSpots Readers' Choice Awards. GameSpy named it their "2000 Simulation Game of the Year". Awards E3 2000 Game Critics Awards: Best Simulation Game MechWarrior 4: Black Knight Expansion - Sci-Fi Simulation Game of the Year, GameSpots 2001 readers' choice awards. Black Knight The Black Knight expansion pack received "generally favorable reviews", although moderately less than the original MechWarrior 4, according to