Armored Core: Formula Front (2004)

Developer

FromSoftware

Platforms

PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2

Genres

Strategy, Tactical

Where to get it

Website

How it feels

Playing feels less like piloting a mech and more like tinkering in a workshop, methodically tuning machine and AI before stepping back to watch your creation fight on its own.

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About

Unlike most other, action-oriented Armored Core titles, this installment is a strategy game. The player has no direct control of the mech in the action but can customize the mech as always, implementing additionally an AI that will fight on its own. The role of the player is to customize the mech and train the AI on training arenas. The two versions of the game allow for data transfer via USB, letting players exchange mech data between the PSP and PS2.

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