created by Wenis on 04/13/07

Developer(s): From Software
Publisher(s): Sega
Released: 3.20.07 (NA)
ESRB: T
Online: Yes
Videos:
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-High Definition

Overview: Despite being titled Armored Core 4, this is the 11th installment of the Armored Core series.  AC4 is set in the future in a different universe, where a war has been going on that has left the nations of Earth devastated, with their governments been taken over by corporations.  It also features a system that allows you to customize your mech, and has online play for players to battle each other over the PlayStation Network.

Customizing: In AC4, there is a Garage which allows you to vastly customize your mech.  The first part is the Assemble section.  Here you have a current list of parts of ones you own and don't own.  The parts you don't own are labeled "DATA ONLY".  
You can also buy parts you don't own, and sell parts you do.
-Paint. Here you can paint your mech with a wide range of colors, although some parts remain unaffected.
-Test is the next section.  You can test out your newly customized mech by choosing enemies to place in the Arena.  
-Tutorial, as the name implies, is a tutorial of the game.
-Design.  Here you can add visuals to your mech that don't actually affect it's performance.

Criticism: There has been much criticism towards AC4.  Missions are short, some lasting only 60 seconds, online multiplayer is bad, environments are bland, and it's game play is reduced in complexity compared to the rest of the AC series.

This game has received mixed reviews.  They are as follows:
Gamespot - 7.7 out of 10
IGN - 5.9 out of 10
Game Trailers - 7.3 out of 10
GameStats - 86.5 out of 100
1UP.com - 5.9 out of 10
GamesRadar - 6 out of 10
GameZone - 6.7 out of 10
TeamXbox - 6.2 out of 10



Summary: Armored Core 4 is a very fast paced game with decent graphics, tough controls,  and it is not highly recommended for the 'casual' gamer.

pretty short SLO this time. maybe expand with a few articles from gaming sites to make it a bit lengthier. what's there is good though

i thought the SPOTLIGHT ONs were for the exclusives to the console though. AC4 was released for the 360 as well

I'm glad Wenis decided to take up this task. I've never played any of these games, but have played mech games in the past. The graphics don't look bad at all, and I'm sure playing it with some Dolby Digital would rock the neighbors

This post was last modified: 04-13-2007 11:56 AM by gft77.

NIIIIIICE, armored core was the only mech game that came close to being as sweet as my all time favorite mech game heavy gear, i was really disappointed with the psp armored core i really didnt like it, but this one seems to bring it back from the dead.

It was really hard to find info on this game for some reason, especially when IGN.com doesn't work on your computer...

anyways, it would be alot easier if I actually played this game, I played AC:nine breaker for ps2, but i heard this was alot different

Great job wenis!
Even though it was kinda short, i really liked it!!

I think mec games are becoming really over rated but are still kinda fun....
Sorry to all you mec gurus if i offended you!

I remember Mech Warrior (not sure) for Microsoft Windows back in the day. The game rocked. Hopefully many more of those type of mech games will come out and restart the furry.

I think Gundam and games like that have really set mech games back.