Armored Core: Master of Arena

Armored Core: Master of Arena (1999)

by FromSoftware, Agetec
Genres:Shooter
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Behind the scenes in Isaac City, two corporations are embroiled in a vicious fight for control and supremacy over the general populace. During one of the most violent encounters between the corporations, a large number of innocent civilians are caught up in the chaos and perish. One survivor, a young man, loses his entire family. A few months later, the embittered survivor decides to take action and exact revenge; his target is the pilot of an AC. That pilot is simply known as "Hustler One", and he pilots the AC around which events on that tragic day played out. In order to discover more and track down his quarry, the young man seeks out recruitment with the Ravens' Nest. And so, another Raven enters the fold…Show more
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February 07, 2025
Man, this game have aged like wine, it's simple fabulous i dont remember to play any other 3D game this fast on that era, the customization, from parts to color and even your own logo. And thats not all, a great story, kind of kitsch but funny, i would love to play them all again on any new system probably it never end up happen, but here we are to dream.
The third part in the PS1 trilogy, I loved this game. I'm a sucker for Armored Core Arena games, and this one does not disappoint. There's even a function to carry over ACS from previous games and make a custom arena, which I actually wish I had more time to mess around in. The storyline is pretty interesting, and works well off of the other two games. There are more parts, and multiple arenas to test out your creations. This one is just so much fun. This is definitely one of my favorite series in the PS1 era. That in, buying a physical copy of this is insanely expensive. The current PS5 version Is unfortunately missing the functionality to carry over your AC from the original armored core game to this one (as of this typing). Which is a definite shame. If these games came up on GOG, with that functionality intact, I'd buy them in a heartbeat.
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