Armored Core
Armored Core is a mecha video game released in 1997, the first in the Armored Core series. It is an action game played from third-person perspective.
Armored Core is a shooter developed by FromSoftware, released 10 July 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Armored Core is
Armored Core is a shooter game developed by FromSoftware and released in 1997. It was published by Agetec. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the presumably distant future, the vast majority of Earth's population is wiped out by a cataclysmic war known as the Great Destruction. The harsh conditions that result force the few remaining survivors to live underground for fifty years, during which time corporations come to power. The two largest corporations, Chrome and Murakumo Millennium, constantly battle each other for supremacy, causing significant strife among the populace. However, the competition provides endless opportunities for the Ravens, mercenaries who exist independently of the corporations. You, the protagonist, pilot an armored core (AC), which is a giant mecha robot.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Armored Core launched on 10 July 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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