Armored Core V

by Namco

• Featuring mechs or ?Armored Cores? that are smaller in scale than in previous games, ARMORED CORE V centers more on tactics and effectively utilizing the geography of a level rather than just relying on attacks.
• Up to 10 players can play online simultaneously in 5-on-5 cell match-ups
• The ability to create smaller mechs of smaller sizes, allowing for greater speed and manueverability
• Upgrade and customize from 500+ items such as head piece, core, arms, legs, and weapons
• Collect multiple armored core units and store them in your personal garage
• New 'Over' weapons can kill in one hit and are broken into three types: close range, long range, and area

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004NRN5EE
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 0.8 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 20, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,090 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

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Armored Core V is a mech combat Simulation game for Next-Gen gaming consoles. The fifth major release in the Armored Core series, the game features extreme customization of the game's robot-like mechanized combat units. This customization includes the ability to create smaller mechs, and more than 500 items to customize them with. Additional features include: 10-player support in online games, a persistent online profile that tracks online and local stats, downloadable content, powerful 'one-hit kill' weapons, and the ability to trade parts and items with other players.

Come Heavy, Or Not At All

In the gameworld of Armored Core V, the ravages of war and natural disasters have depleted natural resources, leaving mankind in peril, and with an attitude focused on survival at any cost. In this world the area around you, what you gain from it, and the tools for doing so are everything. Wage fierce battles for control of territories using the most powerful weapons of war: armored core mechanized combat units.

Use the power of your Armored Core mechs to grab the territory you need.
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Utilize more the 500 customization options to build the mechs you need.
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Choose Your Faction for Local and Online Play

In Armored Core V players join a faction and make strategic and battlefield decisions based on the needs of that group. The overall goal is to acquire territory, which can be altered, to the detriment of rivals. As in earlier releases in the franchise, players can customize their armored core mechanized combat units to fit a variety of needs. In fact, Armored Core V allows for more customization options than ever before in franchise history. Players can upgrade and customize their mechs using 500+ items such as head pieces, cores, arms, legs, and weapons. Armored cores can also be outfitted with a wide variety of weaponry, including new 'Over' weapons, which can destroy enemies with a single round. Designed for strategic use, Over weapons are available in three varieties: close range, long range, and area. Mechs within the game can also be configured to a smaller size than in previous games, making them faster and more maneuverable than in the past. They are also more easily rendered, en masse in online play. Once mechs are configured, they can be stored in garages throughout the play area, making them available more quickly, and as a squad, wherever the player may think that they will be needed.

Players of Armored Core V who have a consistent broadband connection also have to the option of creating a persistent online profile. The profile allows for interactive online multiplayer, in matches up to five-on-five. But online profiles do not necessarily need to equate to online play. Once profiles are setup, they can be used to track both multiplayer online activities, as well as single player success.

Key Game Features

• Interactive Multiplayer
  • Up to 10 players can play online simultaneously in 5-on-5 cell match-ups
  • Each team's 'operator' sets strategy, conducts recon and issues tactical commands
  • Capture territories to accumulate team and individual points, increasing rank
  • Higher rank enables greater purchasing and customization options
• Deep Customization
  • Upgrade and customize from 500+ items such as head piece, core, arms, legs, and weapons
  • Collect multiple armored core units and store them in your personal garage
  • DLC components such as emblems will further customize each armored core
  • Trade parts, booster packs, soldier models, BGM, and in-game items with other players
• A Wide Range of Weapons
  • Base weaponry includes kinetic, chemical and thermal
  • New 'Over' weapons with 'one hit kill' power can change the tides of battle
  • Over weapons are broken into three types: close range, long range, and area

Additional Screenshots

Maneuverable smaller mechs. View larger

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Personal garages for unit storage. View larger

Destructive 'Over' weapons. View larger

Product Description

The ARMORED CORE series is renowned in the mech action genre for its intense one-on-one battles and customization options. ARMORED CORE V is a new entry that revolutionizes the series with more content than the previous games, a completely new atmosphere, and a robust offline mode. In addition, the online mode has been newly designed to focus on huge team-based battles on a global scale.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome sequel! March 21, 2012

By Hug a shopper

Platform for Display:Xbox 360

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Alright so I'm not sure what those 1 star reviewers were expecting(gundams maybe?)but this game is certainly not a 1 star game, and it is an improvement over number four. First this game has an excellent integration of "teams", each consisting of 4 players and 1 overseer if you choose, which is fairly fun and similar to a party in other games. You can customize your teams emblem, colors, or even the defenses of the territory(s) that you hold. Any mission, whether story, against enemy AC's(what you play as), or a boss mission, can be played with your team. Once you've done a few missions and get some team points, you can challenge other teams for control of their territory, and when you take territories your teams emblem is put on the main map for all the world to see!
As far as combat goes you are not the mach 5 super gundam fighter you were in ac4, you are a smaller mech with very different capabilities that rely more heavily on positioning, wise spending of your systems energy, proper use of the multitude of weapons at your disposal, and against other teams and certain bosses teamwork!(unlike acfa where you were so fast the only thing that seemed to even hit people were rifles and occasionally blades and snipers, now anything can be made deadly if you use it properly). Still a fast paced game, especially once you get past the terrible starting AC you get at the start, and the scale is still large just not open and overly bland.
Only gripe is that it is hard at first to figure out if you've never played an AC game but once you learn it or if you have a friend that can help you it quickly becomes fun. Overall it's solid and very fun to play, and is a definite must for any mech fan or even non-mech fans especially if you enjoy customization(it has boat loads of this)!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars I'll try not to be biased, May 7, 2012

By McFluffy

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I have played armored core since armored core 4. Warning though, if your not really into mechs or technical stuff. Your not going to enjoy this game...at all- this game requires understanding of a certain degree of logic and creativity, it will challenge you, if you are patient enough-and i am adhd by the way, you will be rewarded immensely. A bit of warning though, unlike other games, this is more clan/ team based, so if your team sucks, your probably going to hate being part of clan, or you can just make your own and kick KOA out of their home base-ha, i wonder if anyone's going to get the reference.

Also, this game, does not have a story, it is a heavy multi-player game , if you are looking a meaningful story, I beg of you, turn a blind eye to this game for that.

Things that I hate about this game are, when you invade people' territories, and light on fire, especially if you know which team is doing it to you, it becomes a grind. Repeating the same territory with the same freaking turrets in the same area. Also, the server's need tweaking, especially on invasions, with other clans and clan mates, teh game either disconnects players or other team members as well. there are balance issues as well, there are certain things that need to be toned down like Gatling guns USG's, freaking strakoza's, and sniper rifles things and as for things that need to be toned up are normal rifles and pistols'....especially pistols, . Shotguns need to be slightly toned down but not severely.

Neutral things about this game
Clan wars are surreal, so if you get involved with an organized clan, prepare for some alliances and for some major b.s. to fly. I also wish the system to fight people for territory or defend made more sense sometimes, i get why the system is the way it is but other times, i wish, they could have added more features, but this is more of a progressive step to where I think armored core series needs to go towards.

Positive
Things i love about this game, customization you have a lot of choices and you really need to pay attention to each mech's stats, and when you are starting don't buy parts that can specialize in anything ,and if you do, it'll be your choice, , you need to level up your weapons, and you might need up to 7 tries to get your weapon to do a fair amount of damge and do what you want in it's specialization. This may come across as a grind but i say that it's refreshing change, but that's just my opinion since it allows for experimentation and whatnot Also a lot of coloring and art, specifically on your emblems and you can make....pretty much anything. you might say anything ...really....? YES REALLY lots of bobbies and lolicons on mechs now a-days, surprised that xbl hasn't cracked the whip on that yet. also overed weapons or a hit or miss literally. So be wise about using them, you only get a few shots and you cannot use the weapons again, but you glow like a super sayian, so that's cool and it's inst-a-kill on any mech you hit

In short it's fun game but has a learning curve, and a lack of a story, a long with a buggy mutliplayer, but offers plenty of customization and strategy.

This game gets a 7.5 out from me

If your still in doubt, or unsure,my advice would be to rent for a couple of days, play online, see what you think of it, when in doubt try and do not fear change in something that might intimidate you.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars For Chromehounds Fans - Maybe March 23, 2012

By Richard B. Johns

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I really, really miss Chromehounds. So early last year I started searching sites seeing if there was any word on a sequel.

Someone mentioned that this game may be enough like Chromehounds to satisfy us Chromehounds fan-boys. So I pre-ordered it from Amazon.

I am a terrible gamer. I'm old (54) and slow, but I do love playing mech games. The levels of customization of your platform rock. The controls aren't too difficult to learn, and I love the fact that so far I'm down in the rubble versus zooming through the air.

If I can get my old Chromehounds squad to buy this, it has the possibility for many hours of fun. If not, I may get 20 or so achievement points and it'll end up on a shelf in my man-cave with all the other games I had high hopes for.

Game on.