Considering our core base is mostly here in North America, today's announcement that the mech title Armored Core 4 will be available for PlayStation 3 owners in Europe on April 27 may fall on a few deaf ears. But hey, any non-negative news on the PS3 is always good, right? Right? Heheh, right guys? Here's the info:
Publisher 505 Games is pleased to today announce the April 27th release of Armored Core 4 on PlayStation 3. Armored Core 4 is the latest title in the historic mech-battling action and simulation saga, and is the first ‘next-generation’ incarnation of the internationally beloved franchise. This dazzling brand new chapter offers the ultimate in fast-paced, high octane mech simulation.
Armored Core 4 exploits the awesome power of PlayStation 3 to deliver astounding visuals and eye-watering special effects, including dynamic lighting and shadows, swirling water and mysterious fog. Mech designs benefit from massively more detailed 3D models and the arenas and environments now offer a giant leap in interactivity and detail. Players can use these interactive features to their advantage, for instance by smashing open arena walls to let in the light and search for enemies, or by hiding in water to ambush rivals.
Acording to SEGA, the U.S. 360 and PS3 versions come out in March. Full press release after the jump.
Press release:
ARMORED CORE 4 EXPLODES ONTO PLAYSTATION 3 FOR THE ULTIMATE ROBOT RUMBLE
Milton Keynes, UK – February 19th: Publisher 505 Games is pleased to today announce the April 27th release of Armored Core 4 on PlayStation 3. Armored Core 4
Armored Core 4 exploits the awesome power of PlayStation 3 to deliver astounding visuals and eye-watering special effects, including dynamic lighting and shadows, swirling water and mysterious fog. Mech designs benefit from massively more detailed 3D models and the arenas and environments now offer a giant leap in interactivity and detail. Players can use these interactive features to their advantage, for instance by smashing open arena walls to let in the light and search for enemies, or by hiding in water to ambush rivals.
The classic customisation returns in full effect in Armored Core 4. Every element of the game is designed to offer players the highest possible level of customisation when designing and building their mechs. With just a few simple and intuitive steps, players can augment their creations with serious weaponry, external armour and internal hardware and then fine tune and tweak each unit for best performance. The possibilities are almost infinite! Players are able to test drive their creations in a series of trials and then, when ready for battle, challenge other mechs in order to advance through the exciting tournaments and leagues.
Multiplayer modes feature heavily in Armored Core 4, with deathmatch games and most importantly, full online support for battling with international players as well as exchanging match data, emblems and even entire robot creations.
With its abundance of features, awesome destructive firepower and fast-paced action, coupled with the incredible level of detail in customising mechs, Armored Core 4 is a sure-fire hardcore action game smash.
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10:22 AM on 02.19.2007
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seeing giant robots getting destroyed via some kind of havok engine would be teh sweetness
plus online play... no other AC title got online play... that I know of, please correct me on this one if need be.
im looking forward to it.. I've been a fan since I played AC2 for the ps2 back in the day... it feels kinda lonely, and quiet, but i suppose thats how it feels to be inside a huge mech... lenely, cut off from people, seeing your enemies through hardened plastic.
It goes to show that the hardware that was packed into the PS3, and to a somewhat lesser extent the 360, is more than just something that will make games look pretty. Hardware in and of itself can lead to innovation. I haven't gotten to demo AC4 yet, unfortunately, but I'm really curious about some other aspects of the game, such as dynamic and destructable environments and the like, but I would imagine that if they're not in this installment they will be in the next. While the design decisions made on the Wii are admirable, and they really have done revolutionary things with the controller, I think people are far too quick to write off the innovation that can be had with a hardware upgrade. I don't think that AC4 would work on the Wii, controller problems aside. I don't think the series really worked as it should have on the PS2, either, for that matter, and that's the main reason I'm really excited for its release on the Playstation 3.
-Sean Fischer