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The ultimate challenge for a Raven!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Armored Core Master of Arena, this game will push your piloting abilities to the limit! It is the third game of the Armored Core series, it comes with two discs which contains scenario mode and the extra Arena. The Arena is where Ravens do battle with their Armored Cores (The battle mechs), you can gain special parts when you win against certain opponents, but for every match you win you'll get prize money for which to buy parts to customize your AC. Does the Arena sound boring? Then perhaps you should try a mission, but be warned, you must pay for ammunition and repair costs, so do try to show some restraint... Anyone can play this game, all it takes is determination!

THIS IS MY ALL TME FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hello, I have had this game for about a year. Oh, if you are having trouble on that giant battle tank mission try flying on top of it and destroying the missile launcher first then shoot at the cannons(this also works on that submarine level near the begining. well, I have beaten the first disk and I am working on the second disk. I use the quad laser cannon and the laser rifle and the moonlight laser blade, some people think that brute force can't win in this game but I haven't had a problem yet. Buy this game NOW or face the wrath of guilt or something. The souff elff has spoken.

Armored Core Masters of Arena

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Hmmm... Well, This game is the same tired formula of the two previous games mixed into one giant package. I enjoyed this game, not because of the great missions, not because of almost endless battles, but the thing that most impressed me was the ability of ultimate customization of your mech. (I built all the gundams and tallgeese, and the dolls!) The options are almost limitless, as you can build the aformentioned. The site to do this is www.gamewinners.com. just go into playstation games, and you'll find it. eventually. Back to the game, The graphics are somewhat mediocre, the controls are somewhat murky, and the number of missions are inexusible. (19? please.) But, in light of all these flaws, This game is either rentable or purchaseable. do either as soon as possible, or if you have a playstation 2, BUY armored core 2: another age. It's just like Project Phantasma.

The best Mech Game- PS. Its a Gundam!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Hey, I have this game and it is incredible. The hardness factor of the boards is about average and is very fun.

Best part is you can create any Mechs you want.

I found out that you can create the Gundams! I have created them so don't tell me its not possible. If you want to email me my email is gundamiceblade@yahoo.com

I would say that it is best used with the Iteract Controller because then you can use the joystick in it. I feel that this game is incredible. You would be lost with out it.

The only better game is. AC 2, but if you only have PSX get AC MoA!!!!!

Rchangel(+)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I want this to be sort of a last word on this game. If you have any background in mecha combat, anime, or simply good taste you will like this game. The degree to which you will like this game varies directly with your affinity for those things which i have mentioned. The game itself is good. The graphics are on, the sound isn't spectacular, but it does the job. The storylie is imaginative and involving and the mechanics (menus, loading, disc swapping) are all just fine. If you are picking this game up as your first in the series you will have to work hard. Some of the complaints i see on other reviews about battling are based on the fact that new players are fighting Plus+ es. As far as i know you can only become a plus in the first game. All that speed, boosting power, magical radar, DEADLY laserblade that shoots stuff is earned by becoming a plus, not to mention launching overweight, overpowered mechs which i enjoy all the time. Spending your time in the first couple games collecting equipment and earning special abilities comes in very handy in MOA. I noticed in EX Arena all of the battles in humanoid legs are pretty easy until the last. It's like this. If any player got my mech together (16 slot core, heavy arms, medium humanoid legs, moonlight saber, finger machine gun, tri-barreled lookin' back weapon, slug gun, wide fcs, dynamite generator, best boosters(i can't bother with the exact stats)), and fought the kind of power boosting, weapon switching, six missle dodging, machine gunning, laserblading, smoking firestorm of a battle that i did, they wouldn't complain. This game rules. If you like mechs If you like anime/japanese style combat(front mission, gundam, patlabor, votoms, voltron, zeyromer, etc.) You will love this game. Whiners with no experience, ambition, and appreciation for a decent game and the whole giant robot phenomenon need not apply.

armored core is a good game for mech fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: July 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i got this game cuz i wanted one like gundam wing but i didnt have a DC i only rocomend it for hardnore mech fans

Thanks for pointing out the mistake...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: June 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Earlier I stated to read everything that the gamer from NY said and take it as true. I'm changing some of my review. Loading times are not that bad...I wouldn't say they are 30 seconds, but I'm not sure if they are 3 seconds either, I haven't actually sat there to count. You dont have to change disks as Wisconsin pointed out. Everything else is true. Until I found the trick to beating them ..................... that not only could they hit me with everything they shot and my missles and bullets seemed to be shot at something invisible on the screen, but missles that have reload times of 10 and 15 on my core have reload times of 1 on the computer core. What's up with that? The flying while using a sword continues to fry my noodle. How can I get my core to do that? No one has found that trick yet, maybe thats something only the computer cores can do so it makes arena fighting even more of a challenge?

If you love this game and you don't have the first 2 games, or even the first one, then that is ok, but be warned, if you do buy the first 2 you will see what we are talking about and say to yourself: "WOW, These rock! Why didn't they make MOA like these and just improve on them? Graphix, joystick use, etc."

The market is no longer cornered by Fromsoftware on robot games. There are more out there that are good, both on PS and PC. Instead of buying this one, just keep playing the first 2 til something else comes out and even then I would wait for some other poor sole to write a review so you can read it and make a decision. Wish I did.

Armored Core FAN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Overall, this game is awesome. Although there are some problems with you AC getting in the way of the camera. And in one player mode, the arenas are all one on one. It would be at lot better if you could choose either to fight one two or three enemies at a time, like in a battle royal. Every man for himself. It would also be cool if you could play two player on the same team, doing missions, and such. Another good thing to do would be to make it so that you could hire people to help you, like MT's. Or if you could take on protege's. I like this game, and once i got used to it i started doing good. In three days, after I got going good i made it 60% through the game.

Time to set the record straight....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: June 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Time to set the record straight. Armored Core: Master of Arena is so much better then everybody says it is. I don't have the first two games in the series, but I am certain it can't be worse than the first. Why does everyone hate this game? There is no horribly cheap AI. Sure, they can aim somewhat well, but it's nothing a GOOD gamer cant handle. People you say you WILL die if you just started with a new core in AC:MOA. That is so false it hurts. I am new to the series, and I am now a master of this game. Crappy graphics? Not a chance. Just by looking at the back of the box of the original AC (i don't have it), i can see grainy blocky polygons, but on AC:MOA, there are nicely textured heaps of eye-candy. Disc changes if you choose the wrong menu item? Nope. Press X without switching discs and it brings you back. Excrutiating load times? Yeah, right. I counted. 8 seconds to start an arena game, 3 seconds to load the replay, and 7 seconds to go back to the Raven's Nest. NOBODY BEAT IT IN SIX HOURS. It seems that the people who write the bad reviews don't have basic counting or math skills. If, like some people say, it takes 80 seconds to start and finish an arena game (30 seconds to start, 20 seconds to load the replay, and 30 to go back to the menu) If there are roughly 250 ACs in the game, that is 20,000 seconds of loading time right there. Six hours is 21,600 seconds. That leaves 26 minutes and 40 seconds to beat all 250 AC's, which would mean you must beat every AC in the game in 6 seconds apiece. Actually, 3 seconds, because you must watch the replay again. And you CAN cancel the replay. I found that out by reading the words "X = Replay Cancel". That means that when you press X, it cancels the replay. Maybe you people should play until you beat level two before writing a bad review. Sheesh. Well, that seems about it... . If the game's bad reviews are pulling you away, then hopefully this one will pull you back. I loved it. Please also note that I am not trying directly to offend anybody, but I am just so darn tired of all of the bad reviews of a game that I love. There have been a lot of lies about this game, and I just wanted to set the record straight.

SB Wisconsin

Don't get angry, just read this review

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

What a pure waste of potential and huge insult to a die-hard consumer base. Read everything Gamer from NY said (which is right on the mark) and add these short falls...You have to fight in the arena to get missions, and you fight missions to be allowed to fight in the extra arena to get awesome parts that you can use in the missions. So I finish all the missions and arenas to get flame shell and stealth to use where? At least in ACPP you almost had to win the arena to get large missles to blow up that dudes ship(can't remember his name)and finish the game.

If you didn't import a core with parts from the first 2 games with human plus, arena and missions could be difficult, I don't know, I didn't try it. If arena was tough I wouldn't be so disappointed...but there is a way to beat them all almost as easy as just standing there. I won't tell you here, I don't want everyone in the universe mad at me!

Here's how it could have been a little better...

More than just a handful of missions. There are 2 disks, but only 19 missions and over 150 arena opponents. Talk about monotonous! There could have been a ton of missions with more than 1 storyline to follow. Remember in AC1 how you could have taken Chrome missions or Murakumo missions? There could have been 4 or 5 companies vying for your skills, some companies jumping in only after you have proven your skills in the arena.

Keep the weights, amounts, costs, energy drain, range, etc. consistant!

Make AI better, or at least fair. What's up with the new opponents being able to use their sword while they fly? No human plus surgeries in this game that I have found yet...

Make arena more of a risk. If I win I get money and sometimes a part, if I lose, I lose nothing. I should lose money or one of my parts if I lose. After fighting over 100 other cores and getting 10-60K each plus parts, I now have more $ than Donald Trump.

More hidden parts!

Better parts would also be cool. In this game there is a new core that has 5 expansion slots, a head with no radar, bio sensor or noise cancelor. What's up with that? There are some kick butt legs, a set of armor arms, gattling cannon arms, and some cool hand weapons. Human plus operations or some hidden upgrade. Wasn't that operating table in AC1 the coolest?

Anyway, I finished the game so I may as well trade it in cause there's just nothing to keep my interest in this one...

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