10 Jul 1997
10 Jul 1997 - PlayStation
26 Jul 2007 - PlayStation 3
22 Oct 1997 - PlayStation
01 Jun 1998 - PlayStation
10 Jul 1997 - PlayStation
25 Mar 2015 - PlayStation Portable
26 Jul 2007 - PlayStation Portable
25 Mar 2015 - PlayStation 3
Armored Core is a mecha video game released in 1997, the first in the Armored Core series. It is an action game played from third person perspective.
In the presumably distant future, the vast majority of Earth's population is wiped out by a cataclysmic war known as the Great Destruction. The harsh conditions that result force the few remaining survivors to live underground for fifty years, during which time corporations come to power. The two largest corporations, Chrome and Murakumo Millennium, constantly battle each other for supremacy, causing significant strife among the populace. However, the competition provides endless opportunities for the Ravens, mercenaries who exist independently of the corporations. You, the protagonist, pilot an armored core (AC), which is a giant mecha robot.