Big robots, big guns and enough explosive action to rattle your very core.

User Rating: 7.5 | Armored Core 4 PS3
By Rizer | Review Date:
Armored Core 4....well...actually ANY Armored Core game, is a complex followthrough on a simple idea; build a robot then go out and blow things apart with it. As time went on, however, the features grew and grew until, at last, the options involved with creating a prized war machine seemed nearly endless and players found themselves more enthralled with constantly overhauling then most everything else. It's fun, and is still basically about trashing gaint robots for cash, but the serise itself has seemed to evolve to appeal to the type of people who simply like to create, test and compete much in the way a streetracing junkie can't stop messing with cars. So while the idea may seem like it's simple, if a player is new to the serise, he or she may find themselves getting deeper into the limitless options as time goes on.

STORYLINE:

The story, believe it or not, is quite unique among scifi tales. It's about the shifting of power in a future where companys fight (more often literally than not) for domination over entire planets while small liberation sects try to rid themselves from their absolute rule. You, the player, are what is known as a raven, a mercinary, that makes a living doing freelance dirty work for whoever pays the most and for a while, you and your manager are okay with that, until events unfold that reveal a terrible truth.

Personally, I would have like to see the story go more in depth as it has a lot of potential, but I've wanted this since the first armored core game I've ever played and nothing has really changed too much. GAMEPLAY:

The gameplay in this game can be a little misleading at first. It seems to be simple; you hop in a robot and blow everything up. At first, it IS that simple, but shortly after you got one or two solid missions under your belt you dive headfirst in molding your AC (amored core / giant robot) to fit your playing style. Interestingly enough, while you mold your machine to fit your needs the stances you must take on some of your missions require you to adapt as well. Some mission require mass amount of fire power, while some require speed, others edurance, still others accuracy and so on. Because the AC is treat as an accual vehicle would, a constant game of give and take involving overhauling and using spacific parts takes place. Add and almost limitless supply of parts and combination of AC tactics (both AI and online players opponites) and chances are you be spending a LOT of times twiking your 3,000 ton ride then watching blow up and blow other things up.

GRAPHICS:

Awsome. Like, crazy awsome. The detail of the machines and what it can do to it's surroundings is eye popping. The only real downside in the graphics department is that the missions can go by so fast and the levels aren't that huge.

SOUND:

The sound is good, but it's the techno track of this game that I really like.

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