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The Review of Armored Core 3 Prima`s Oficcial Strategy Guide, May 29, 2003
This review is from: Armored Core 3 (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)
This is a simple yet, very veRY VERY usefull guide.
AC3 is a tough game where only the big ones stand up above the rest of AC`s. You can accomplish this by dedicating long and numerous hours: customizing, improving and testing your AC, buying new parts, etc. This is the only way to win (not that it`s unpleasant, AC fans love it!.) But if you want to open up new missions and acquire new parts or simply beating the game with less time, then you`ve got to get this guide!
First of all, the guide begins with a warm introduction, followed by all the general and basic aspects of AC3. It explains quickly yet deeply how to maneuver an AC, all the parameters displayed at the gameplay screen, etc.
After this, is where half of the guide is dedicated for: The 50 missions. It explains when they appear, what to do to make them appear (in case of a secret one), the best way to beat them and much more, all of this for each single mission. Sometimes, the guide briefs too quick the mission, but it shows the essential. Also, the guide recommends a "Required Raven Rank", showing us how difficult the mission will be (it also happens with the "Succes Rate".)
After this huge section, you come across the "Inventory". This explains what kind of mech you have to build for XYZ kind of mission (the guide even give us two mechs built already: one light weight and one heavy weight), shows optional parts, several comparison tables for every AC part, (I really like this section because for example I can give myself an idea of what AC part I`ll change later and such.)
In the decoration department, it doesn`t outstand a lot. You`ll see lots of repetitive pictures throughout the entire guide, especially those taken from a popular CG movie within the game. Overall, it has an orange darkish metallic look and makes you feel like your in the right place. Something that left me like:"What happened?" was that all the way from the "Inventory" to the end of the guide was black and white! It has no colors! Weird? Yeah. Does it make it cheaper for Prima to produce this guide? Another Yeah. Or at least, that`s the way I see it best. But it`s not a Major drawback. Other interesting and honorable extra sections are multiplayer tips, all secrets, all of the arena opponents revealed and a large table with the definitions of all the parts legends.
Last but not the least, I haven`t seen any of those irritating orthographic or photographic mistakes in the guide. They are so common and sooooo irritating, I must say.
Overall, with this guide you won`t have much trouble seeing everything the game has to offer and that`s a lot of funny, interesting, entertaining and super-action-and-adrenaline-packed levels, bosses and missions with lots of replay value, superb graphics and intense music.
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