Blend Games writes: "Having never played an Armored Core game in the past, I had mixed feelings going into playing this new PSP Store game based off of the PS2 original. For one, I was skeptical if the controls of charging a mecha forward and backwards, strafing, lunging with a sword, and blasting with a gun could be manipulated on the PSP's itsy bitsy controls. Sure, God of War: Chains of Olympus pulled off a rather tricky control scheme effectively, but would this game be able to? Secondly, mecha games typically bore the hell out of me ( too much customization for my taste), and I was worried that I would be dozing off within the first few seconds of turning it on."
KeenGamer: "'Can Japanese developers stop making RPGs and start making shooters?' Well, they already did. These 9 third-person shooters are a glimpse into the relatively unknown world of Japanese shooters. And yes, there are no shoot-em-ups here."
Trendy Gamers: For Part 2 of our history of the Armored Core series, we’ll be looking at the early PlayStation 2-era games, starting with Armored Core 2 and going up to Silent Line: Armored Core.
The next part will feature the worst game in the series, any guesses on which one?
imo it would be 4 but that can be a little misleading. while i think its the worst i still think its a good game. whats even more odd is its follow up, 4answer is one of the best in the series imo. master of arena is still my fav though, followed by ac2.
i played the jap demo for 5 though and think its amazing. has best in the series potential imo, guess ill know at midnight tomorrow.
also, nice read, been playing these since my early teens. still one of my fav series
Lol maybe its just one of those things in titles that doesn't make sense. Like Duodecim.
Gaming Nexus: Believe it or not, there are a lot of PlayStation 2 games I wouldn't mind seeing ported to the PSP. For instance, I would love to play Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 on the go. Obscure gems like Bombastic and Sky Odyssey would really shine on the small screen. And even though we already have Rock Band Unplugged, I definitely would pay money to get either Amplitude or Frequency on the PSP. Of course, there are more than a few PS2 games that don't need to hit Sony's handheld. Among them, From Software's outdated Armored Core 3."
"Having never played an Armored Core game in the past,"