New screenshots for Armored Core Last Raven Portable.
GameSpot writes: "Everyone likes a good giant robot battle now and then. Big weapons, big explosions, and tiny people scattering from the chaos all make for easy entertainment, and with a video game franchise like Armored Core, insanely deep customization options add a lot of intrigue to the mix. But Armored Core: Last Raven Portable, an almost direct port of the PlayStation 2 game, stumbles much in the way its progenitor did. Like Armored Core's other PlayStation Portable entries, it can be even clumsier, more frustrating, and as a result, much more unforgiving than the console original, largely because it's been shoehorned onto a platform without a second analog stick and a full set of shoulder buttons".
PSi writes: "Armored Core Last Raven Portable is a pretty good metaphor for what frustrates me about the PSP today. The game, like the system, is capable of dishing out some good graphics but nothing to get really excited about. The days where we were impressed by how much PSP games resembled PS2 graphics are gone. From a development standpoint, the PSP and PS2 now occupy about the same space, considering how few titles are being added to the PSP library these days. Instead of raising the bar and really demonstrating something new and exciting with Armored Core Last Raven Portable, developer From Software chose to put out something that feels like no more than fan-service."
Diehard GameFAN writes: "As someone who’s had an interest in the Armored Core series, I’m always somewhat excited when I have a chance to play one of the games, if only because I like customizing giant robots. From Software has stood behind the series for over a decade now, from its awkward beginnings on the PS1 through its gradual expansion and development on the PS2 until its streamlined current gen releases, and as a fan, it’s been fun watching the series grow and evolve. While the console market has generally received a new Armored Core title every year or so, handheld systems generally haven’t seen too many of the games for various reasons."
