Armored Core 3

"Ac3 How cool is that?"

I picked up the game this weekend and I put it in the PS2 and the game started. The first thing that came to my mind was this is nothing new. Then after I started playing the game it dawned on me ''Where did these graphics come from.'' Then I kept playing and the more I played the more I started to realize these strange new features and customization abilities. Anyway this game is nothing short of a miraculous.

STORY- 10/10
If you have played any other AC game then you know how the story works. But this time around they have strangely found someway to make it better. The story actually lets you do be a AC pilot in the Raven's Nest and you get to pick the mission's you get to do and you get to chose what company to do missions and so on you pick what and when you do what you do. Yeah they got the arena too, we all love the arena, but in this it get's hard, VERY hard. So to sum it up this game's Story is a masterpiece of design and playability.

Graphics- 10/10
The first thing I thought when I saw them was ok they got a new back ground ,nothing great. But then it hit me hard it's not just the background it's everything from the ac to the background to the interface it all rocks. Then it continues to what the weapons look like when they are being shot to the explosion's to every aspect of the game(Graphics wise)has gotten better. I would have to say that the best part about this game is it's new Graphics because now when something blow's up, It Blow's Up. So One final word to sum up the graphics portion of the game Miraculous.

Game play- 9/10
As far as game play goes It's all good but it's nothing new the controls are the exact same from all the others but still why switch from something that works right. So all I have to say about game play is that free roaming blowing up other giant robots with laser's and missals, it doesn't get much better than that. To sum up game play in one word Awesome.

Sound- 10/10
The sound. I don't know where to start the sound has gotten so much better than the previous AC's had to offer. The sound now is more in tune with the game the music has gotten better but that alone is not the only thing that improved the sound of the weapons the sound of the explosions the sound of missile's flying by your head they have all the bug's worked out. with that said let's give a moment of silence for AC, AC-Masters of Arena, AC2, and AC2-Another Age. The reason for the silence is because the sound was probably the worst part of the other 4 title's but now we have something to look forward to.

Replayabilty 10/10
Well what can I say Running around in a giant robot blowing stuff up can't get old. Although the story might get old after awhile, but using a multi-tap and playing with your friends blowing them up because you own it and play it, that is priceless and will never get old. But as far as the story goes that will take many hour's to get old and even longer to hate it. This is one of those title's that just has it all Robot's Explosion's and Female's.(we think some of the pilot's are female).

To Buy? Or to Rent?
Well This is going to take some serious calculation if you rent it it's cost money, but buying it cost's more but you will have to rent it more than one time. You would probably end up renting it about 50 time's so BUY it, it's worth the money and it's worth the time it takes you to go to the store and buy it.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 05/06/03, Updated 05/06/03