Armored Core 4
Armored Core 4 reinvigorates next-generation platforms with the classic action that defined mech games! This 10th anniversary edition of the hit games has an all-new storyline, new environments, and online capability. Engage Primal Armor the all-new defense shield that adjusts its strength according to specifi c battle conditions
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Armored Core 4 Personal Review
This is an excellent high action game. The controls are hard to get perfect for all you have to do but its well worth it.
4 Stars Excellently Done
Firstly, the product shipped and arrived promptly after ordering and arrived in perfect condition. Secondly, the game itself is alot of fun, and the only thing I would knock about it is its musical selection (some tracks were quite epic, but others just seemed much too out of place and peppy for the setting).
All in all, a good experience.
4 Stars The most underated game on the 360
Most professional game reviewers have three trends in their criticism of this game.
1. Missions are too short
Although some missions can be played in less time then it takes to load the mission, this is generally not the case. In past armored core games they had missions that would take long amounts of time to complete. This went against one of the main focuses of this game which was trial and error. Now instead of realizing half way through a 30 min. mission that you can not complete it cause you have run out of ammo, you won’t have to commit 30 min. to trying the mission over again. This makes the game more approachable.
2. Bad story and Control scheme
Although the Controls are hard to master, its hard to imagine a different control setup if there were real Armored Cores scouring the planet. As for the story, it is pretty bad, but for mech games its not too bad.
3. Custimizing the Armored Cores is too complicated
For your first hour playing the game, yes it is too complicated. It won’t be so baffling though that you’ll give up.
4. Someone else told me that the game is too hard
TOO HARD? Not at all. I got through it with only restarting four missions over again.
Overall
The game play is amazing, the story is bad, the missions are A little too short, and the online component is fairly robust. Right now there is a lack of fast paced action games. Armored core 4 fills that gap even if it is just for the purpose of having fun and of corse blowing things up.
5 Stars Best Armored Core Yet
I have found Armored Core 4 to be a 13 step process. I’m currently on step eleven myself, although I did preemptively do step twelve already. All in all this is the best Armored Core game ever made. The way energy and primal armor is handled is awesome. The fact that special parts are awarded for completing a mission with S Rank instead of hunting through the entire area for some minuscule item is a great step.
I could probably go on for quite a while about how great this game is… but let me just say this: This game is NOT hard, I am currently beating all of the levels on Hard Mode with Rank S using only two Energy Blades.
Now then, the 13 steps.
Step One: Insert disc.
Step Two: Watch absolutely beautiful, goosebump inducing intro sequence.
Step Three: Create new game.
Step Four: Be forced to go through video and game options.
Step Five: Be forced to go through tutorial, so as to know exactly how to control your AC.
Step Six: Choose a pre-built schematic and work from there.
Step Seven: Go back and forth between Test and Game Control options until you have your very own perfect control setup.
Step Eight: Play through the first mission.
Step Nine: Thoroughly enjoy the first mission and proceed to learn about the new ways to customize your AC while completing other missions.
Step Ten: Create several schematics which are variations on your first to accomplish missions with special needs.
Step Eleven: Beat the game, and go back through each mission getting Rank S, then go back through again and do the same on hard Mode.
Step Twelve: You are ready for online play… Unfortunately, no one is playing the game online.
Step Thirteen: Save money to buy Armored Core: For Answer.
5 Stars A great collection to mech games in 360.
This game is fun. You can create your own mech with LOTS of parts. It can enjoy and excite you for about 5 years. You can have custom controls and apply paint job to your mech. Who doesn’t like armored core 4?
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