Well Ive actually had Armored Core 4 for awhile now, but I figured Idsay something about it. I just finished the endmission a couple of weeks ago and I gotta say this game is awesome! Its definitely the best mech game Ive played next to ZOE the second runner. I suppose you could class me as an "Original" seeing how I played all of the armored cores prior to four, but man the new dash systems really make this game exciting. The only thing I found really dissapointing was the fact that the one on one battles were extremely short. The longest one I fought was against Amazigh and that was 45 seconds. The one on one battles were what really got me into Armored core in the first place and its a real shame they picked quantity over quality this time. I didnt even have to use different  maps. Although I think the new dash and slash effects were really gratifying. Especially on the queens Lance mission when I had to dodge all the battle ships and just slice a hole in the main ship...yeah pretty sweet. All in all it was definitely worth the 49.99. A must have for mech fans.