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Armored Core
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Recognized as one of the truly great playing action games ever, the third installment of the Armored Core series is the best one yet. You are the mercenary pilot of an AC unit - you'll infiltrate bases, rescue hostages, and destroy hostile enemies in all-new challenging missions. Construction and customization of your master robot is a snap, and you can even use any or all of your saved AC's from previous Armored Core games. There's more of everything: 27 new weapons and body parts, 10 new battle stages, 10 new arenas, and new detailed missions of all-out destruction. Armored Core: MASTER OF ARENA is so massive it requires 2 discs! Its depth really shines in Arena Mode, where you can clash against the computer or a human competitor in one-on-one deathmatches, or connect a link cable for seriously awesome multi-player action.
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When Armored Core was released in Japan, it left a lot of gamers wondering what happened to the normally high action content found in previous installments of the Armored Core series. The developers had taken the game in a more strategic direction, all but eliminating the action style combat of the previous releases. This time the game allowed the player to build and customize their mechs, but instead of allowing the player to control the mech in battle, the AI takes over and carries out the battle itself. Knowing that US gamers weren't going to stand for this elimination, Agetec took it upon themselves to rework the game's battle system, adding in the much loved manual battle controls, and once again putting the player back in charge of piloting the AC mechs during the arena battles. The end result is a game that still retains the extremely deep strategy of the original Japanese release, while ... giving the player the choice of using the original AI battle mode or the new and improved manual controls. So whether you prefer strategy or arcade action, AC Formula Front Extreme Battle has something to offer.
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In Armored Core: Nexus and beyond, players have to be cautious when equipping and using boosters because they now not only drain energy but produce heat too, which can hamper the performance of the player's AC if it overheats. The amount of heat produced from an AC's boosters is tied to the Generator's calorific value, so hotter boosters should be used with cooler running Generators with low calorific values. Armored Core 4 features a new booster system divided into Main, Back, and Side. The Main boosters are the boosters featured in all previous AC games, and control forward movement. Back boosters are the set of boosters that control how fast your AC backpedals and side boosters control how fast your AC moves from side to side. The booster power as well as other aspects of all 3 can be tuned for greater efficiency.
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Armored Core 4 reinvigorates the brand by offering an all-new storyline, new environments, and online capability. The 10th anniversary of the acclaimed franchise is punctuated with a leap to next-generation platforms. Multiplayer functionality allows up to eight players to battle online. Join one of six factions specializing in different aspects of battle. 30 missions played out in detailed futuristic 3D environments. Fly through canyons and rip through cities battling multiple enemies.
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In Armored Core: Nexus the heat system was completely reworked. Now heat does not do instant damage to an AC, but when an AC becomes overheated the radiator begins sucking massive amounts of energy from the AC's generator to cool down the core. This can quickly deplete its energy supply and leave it vulnerable if the radiator is not very efficient. If the heat level cannot be brought down quick enough or goes too high too quickly, the AC will still take damage.
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Armored Core®, the mech action game that defined the mech genre is back to take on next-generation platforms! Armored Core® 4 reinvigorates the brand by offering an all-new storyline, new environments, and is the only online mech title for the PLAYSTATION®3. The 10th anniversary of the acclaimed franchise will be punctuated with a leap to next-generation platforms that will ensure the highest quality in both gameplay and visual performance.
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