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Inexcusably bad controls and load times ruin it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 20
Date: March 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game has nice graphics and very cool mech designs.Creating your own custom mech is especially neat.Unfortunitly the controls and load times in this game are crap!

For controls:Instead of useing the left analog stick for moving/strafeing and useing the right analog stick for looking/aiming,the way it is in other mech games and FPS shooters.In Armored Core the left analog stick is used to move,the right analog stick goes tottally unused and you must press shoulder buttons just to look/aim up or down.Having to press shoulder buttons just to aim up or down is absurd.While the missions themselves are challeging on their own,the bad controls make the game 7-10 times harder! Almost unplayable at times.

The Load times:While the load times themselves are'nt THAT bad,unfortunitly its the style in which the game loads which is terribley frustrating.For example in the arena battles if you lose a fight and wish to replay it,instead of instantly begining the match,the game feels the need to load the whole thing up again! Hello the match is already loaded! Just restart it!!!! The mission levels are even worse.After loseing you don't have the option to instantly restart,instead the game sends you all the way back to the menu screen and you have to re-select the mission,skip the briefing and wait for the mission to load....ALL....OVER....AGAIN!

You'd think with the way the load times are a bit high,that the developers would have taken the time to make things as convienent as possible.There is no excuse for such sloppy programing.

Overall the horrible controls and terrible loading completly ruin this game and make for quite a frustrateing experience.Somehow i also get the feeling that the makers of this game don't want you to play it either.

Get ready for a headache.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: May 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you haven't played Silent Line - don't. You'd simply be wasting your time. If you do want to play it, just rent the game. You won't get much else out of it. Compared to all other AC games, this one's difficulty is set on "Absolutely as close to impossible without quite being impossible." You won't have any fun playing this game. Almost all of the missions are defend this, defend that, protect this, protect that. Get the idea? You won't do anything interesting. For most of the missions, I estimate you'll have to try them at least 5 times. I've played all the previous AC games, and didn't have problems with any of them. This one is different.

As I said, the missions are difficult. Not only that, if you DO complete missions, you either A) Will barely make ANY credits, or B) Will lose credits. That's right, some of the most difficult missions in this game are only worth 30,000 credits on average. This isn't like old AC games where you could make money. So, if you have AC 3, I recommend converting the file to Silent Line so that you can have your old AC and credits. Otherwise, you won't go very far.

On a positive note, the graphics look cleaner, and the cockpit view is pretty cool, although I don't use it. It would take a lot of getting used to. The book that comes with the game is quite helpful, there's a lot of information in there that you hardly find in the little guides that come with the game. But, if you've already played AC games, you probably won't need it.

The arena is pretty fun, too. It's amazing how the arena is extremely easy, compared to the storyline mode, where it is extremely hard. Other AC games seemed to find a pretty good balance between the two, this one doesn't.

Maybe the source of all the trouble I'm having is the OP-INTESIFY optional part. I never liked it, I thought it was a cheap cop-out. If you have that part from AC 3 and have gotten all of the little benefits from getting it, you probably will have an easier time. I don't use it, I don't like it. I haven't played Nexus yet, but I read that they took that part out of the game. So, I'm looking forward to playing that.

So, with all that being said, what do you have from this game? A massive headache, with decent graphics, good music, an easy arena, and an almost impossible difficulty level. If you need help completing missions, God help you. The strategy guides and walkthroughs I've read don't help. You're on your own. I recommend playing something else.

A Fun and Frustrating Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was really looking forward to owning Silent Line: Armored Core but was a little let down after playing through the first couple of missions.

If you're the type who likes big bad mechs with plenty of customization options, this may game will be of interest to you. If you only have a passing interest in this genre (as I do) then this game may frustrate you too much to enjoy.

Several of the missions are EXTREMELY difficult and MUCH practice is needed which often involves playing the same mission over and over.

The graphics are ok as is the sound but the gameplay is a little on the clumsy side.

As I hinted at above, this game's real strong point is in the customization options. It's really alot of fun putting together you mech from a large variety of parts including arms, legs, heads, cores, weapons, back units, radiators, boosters, etc... Then of course you have to choose on a color scheme which is also quite fun.

All in all this game is alright but I wouldn't go forking out the cash for this title if you're not a big fan of big robots.

An ok game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: November 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is sort of pointless since you cant get past the 4th level but if your into AI and putting combat machines togher this is the game for you!!! The thing I liked about it was its storyline yet the weird thing is the weopons follow some of the other earlyer Armored Core games.

Best Mech game EVER

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: August 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Armored Core 3 Silent line kept me awake from 3:30 pm when I bought it to 2:33 AM the next day.I can't out down the controller!The game goes on and on with missions, bonus parts,arena fights, and customization! My mech is #1 in arena,extended arena, and I have 183 parts! I recommend ANY mech fan to buy this game!

Words cannot explain...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

...its the same controls, physics, engine, etc. as ac3, so you know its good. plus it has the new weapon target feature where you can destroy an enemies (or he can destroy your) weapons. plus its got the weapon drop feature which lets you drop weapons on the battlefeild to move faster then come back and pick them up again, of course your enemies (as long as they're ac's) can too! but the most fun has to be the multiplayer. all ac games have been 2 player split screen(i-link 2 player on ps2 ac games) until ac 3 which had 4 player split screen (its alright) and most of all, 4 player i-link!!!! thats 4 ps2's, with a copy of ac3 in each, one tv per ps2 (hooked up to them of course), one 4 pin to 6 pin cable per ps2 (hooked up to ps2 with 4 pin end into the s400 port on front of ps2) and the 6 pin end of the cords all 4 plugged into an i-link hub. this makes for awesome gaming since there is so much you can do. halo may have 16 player support in its x box system link, but everybody has exactly if not a little different person to play as!!! BORING!!! ac games let you customize. that customize-ability combined with linking ps2, although 4 player maximum (still alot) is much more fun than any fps. speaking of fps, silent line also has the cockpit view. silent line forever!!! peace out.

Definitly worth buying!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is REALLY GOOD!This game has several new features like creating your own arena or creating a you (and yes a you)that experience's as you experience,hard to explain you have to get it to understand.Over 200 new part to customize.And plus if you have the game ARMORED CORE 3 you can load your old AC's(Robots) to this game that would make everything a whole lot easier.There are also destructable weapons this making you're opponent vunerable and easier to kill.So If you have the money buy this game and AC3 if you dont have the game.

Best Armored Core in Years

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: August 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This Armored Core is an Expansion to Armored Core 3, and boy what an expansion, you can now go into your mechs cockpit and see from the "Ravens" point of view. Plus SL also includes new parts like dual laser rifles and different cores to use on your AC. The music and sound is great(it gets better in the last level), the graphics have also been upgraded a hair more than in AC3.This one also includes AI training, you can make and customize an AI that you can teach tactics but beware it will pick up your good and bad habits. This game was easier to beat though.

10 Stars

The Perfect Mech Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Being a Mechwarrior veteran, It is very hard for a robotic combat game to impress me like SL:AC has. There are 200+ Parts available and 100's of expansion missions. The Graphics of this game are spectacular! The lighting effects are visually stunning as well are the textures. The controls of this game are very responsive but require very good hand eye coordination/reflexes. I say this because you have to analyze the best weapon to use based on damage and range (I have 6 but that is most than usual. The average number is 3). The gameplay is very deep; you can select from various parts for your: Core (body), Arms, Legs, Arm Unit Left, Arm Unit Right, Back Unit Left, Back Unit Right, Booster, Radiator, Generator, Extention, Inside, Head, FCS (targeting system), and optional parts. The possible combinations are endless. Overall this game is the ultimate mech game for PS2 owners. Great Graphics, Awesome sound, Amazing Controls, and Spectacular Gameplay makes this game a must-buy!

Here's the breeakdown:

GRAPHICS: 9.7 (A)

SOUND: 8.9 (B+)

CONTROLS: 9.4 (A)

REPLAY: 9.9 (A)

LEARNING CURVE: 1-3 Hours

The best of the AC series!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who love the Armored Core games, this is the best game out so far yet. Its way better than Armored Core 3. this game has new arena opponents to battle as well as new battle grounds to choose from. The AC garage is better that the origional AC Garage. It has more weapons and equipment to mount onto your AC and the paint shop gives a new feature, such as giving your AC camoflauge and gives you the option of using a first-person view mode. They also have new emblems to chose from. If you loved playing Armored Core 3, then you have to get this game. Trust me, it's worth it.

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