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This list includes Armored Core 4, Armored Core: For Answer and more.
If you're wondering, "What are the greatest Armored Core games?" or "What is the best Armored Core game of all time?" then this list should answer your questions.
Armored Core: For Answer is a vehicular combat game developed by FromSoftware and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008. It is the 13th installment in the mecha-based Armored Core series, the game is the direct sequel to Armored Core 4. The game offered a new interface and many new parts not found in Armored Core 4, as well as an online and a new cooperative mode alongside the player versus mode. Gameplay enhancements included a power increase for both Quick Boost and Over Boost, as well as an auxiliary high-speed booster, known as the Vanguard Over Booster. The game is also the second in the series (after Last Raven) to feature multiple endings, with three different possible plot branches available depending on your actions and decisions in the game.
Armored Core 3 is a third-person shooter mecha game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec in North America, FromSoftware in Japan, and Metro3D in Europe. The game was released for PlayStation 2 in 2002. It is the sixth entry in the Armored Core series. Armored Core 3 acts as a reboot for the franchise and begins a storyline that would continue through Armored Core: Last Raven. In 2009, Armored Core 3 was ported to the PlayStation Portable. As a reboot of the franchise, Armored Core 3 returns the setting back to the post-apocalyptic setting of the earlier PlayStation trilogy. The player is a mercenary in a future where humanity has been driven underground and is ruled by a powerful artificial intelligence called The Controller. Despite The Controller's rule, corporations fight each other for dominance.
Silent Line: Armored Core is a third-person shooter mecha game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec. The game was released for PlayStation 2 in 2003. It is the seventh entry in the Armored Core series and a direct sequel to 2002's Armored Core 3. In 2009, Silent Line: Armored Core was ported to the PlayStation Portable. Like its predecessor, Silent Line retains the series' core gameplay mechanics of customizing mechs, taking on missions or fighting in the Arena, and multiplayer versus modes. Players operate customizable Armored Core mechs and take on missions for various clients, usually corporations.
Armored Core 2 is a third-person shooter mecha game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec in North America, FromSoftware in Japan and Ubisoft and Crafe Entertainment in Europe. The game was released for PlayStation 2 in 2000 and represents the first major graphical overhaul for the series. It is the fourth entry in the Armored Core series and an indirect sequel to Armored Core: Master of Arena. In North America, Armored Core 2 was a launch title for the PlayStation 2. A direct sequel, Armored Core 2: Another Age, was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. The gameplay is largely similar to that of its predecessors. Players take control of powerful machines called Armored Cores and engage in dangerous missions or fight in the Arena against other pilots. Set almost 70 years after Master of Arena.
Armored Core: Last Raven is a third-person shooter mecha game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec in North America, FromSoftware in Japan, and 505 Games in Europe. The game was released for PlayStation 2 in 2005. It is the eleventh entry in the Armored Core series and a direct sequel to 2004's Armored Core: Nexus. In 2010, Armored Core: Last Raven was ported to the PlayStation Portable. Last Raven concludes the storyline that began with 2002's Armored Core 3. The gameplay is largely similar to that of its predecessors. Players take control of powerful machines called Armored Cores and engage in dangerous missions or fight in the Arena against other pilots. The previously warring corporations have merged into a single organization called The Alliance, while a group of mercenaries called Vertex rise to oppose them. The player takes the role of an unaffiliated mercenary, a Raven, and is given the option of which faction to support, leading to several distinct endings.
Armored Core: Nexus is a third-person shooter mecha game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec. The game was released for PlayStation 2 in 2004. It is the eighth entry in the Armored Core series and a sequel to 2003's Silent Line: Armored Core. Unlike Silent Line, Nexus is not an expansion but rather a full-fledged sequel. The gameplay is largely similar to that of its predecessors. Players take control of powerful machines called Armored Cores and engage in dangerous missions or fight in the Arena against other pilots. The game's plot concerns a new corporation called Navis that begins to hoard ancient technology, leading to tensions between it and the existing corporations. As those tensions begin to mount, the player takes on missions through the reorganized Raven's Ark until the corporations break into an all-out war.
