ARMORED CORE
Official Title  Armored Core
Common Title  Armored Core
Serial Number(s)  SCUS-94182
Region  NTSC-U
Genre / Style  Action / Shooter

Developer  From Software.
Publisher  Sony Computer Entertaiment.
Date Released  31 October 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SCUS-94182
Serial Number In Disc SCUS-94182
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  711719418221  - 
     

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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

You play the role of a Raven mercenary, piloting a powerful Mech called "Armored Core". You only work for profit, as the money you make goes towards upgrades and repaires to your mech.

Multi-national companies are lined up at your door, paying you to complete certain objectives, which mainly include the destruction of a certain target or another mech. The more you complete, the better the pay and job offers, therefore allowing you to build the ultimate Armored Core.

Apart from the single player campaign, you can take on a friend in a multiplayer battle. You each control a mech, and battle it out in a large war area (ranging from huge cities to desert planes).

STORY:
Mankind disappeared from earth's surface on account of the last international war, known as " The Great Destruction". The few who survived the disaster abandoned life on the devastated surface and moved their dwellings underground.

Built at various locations and designed to support a growing population, the underground cities became the only places left for mankind. When that began, man lost his earthly paradise because of his own fault.

Half a century later. Mankind again welcomed prosperity. People lost the concept of "nations" and came to be guided and controlled by "corporations". The principle of free enterprise generated severe corporate competition and swiftly made the world recover, and the strains that accompanied that increased as well. Differences between rich and poor, the raging of terrorism, racial discrimination... The "walls" mankind had built still would not be extinguished. The "corporations" that became rulers sought more power and money, and conflicts would not die out.

A world in which corporations hold all power. With one exception.

Mercenary soldiers that execute requests for a fee whiling maintaining neutrality. They are called "Ravens".

  Manufacturer's description:

"...ONE OF THE BEST PLAYING, BEST LOOKING GAMES THIS YEAR." - Ultra Game Players

Join Ravens' Nest, an underground band of mercenaries who take on any mission - for the right price - and pledge allegiance to no one.

DEADLY
# Over 45 detailed missions of destruction.
# Battle across city streets, military strongholds, underground caverns and more.

FAST
# Manuever with lightning speed and powerful weapons
# Unload lethal attacks in all directions.

CUSTOMIZATION
Custom tailor your armored core with over 300,000 different weapon and armor combinations.

DEEP
# Complete your missions and earn money to upgrade equipment.
# Save your specialized armored core to a memory card and battle it out with a friend.
# 2-Player combat with split screen and link cable support.

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1-3 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  Yes
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 GAME CONTROLS:
  Move character -  D-Pad
  Jump -  X Button
  Accelerate -  X Button + D-Pad
  Change weapon -  Circle Button
  Fire weapon -  Square Button
  Phisical Attack -  Triangle Button
  Strafe left or right -  L1 or R1 Button
  Look up -  L2 Button
  Look down -  R2 Button
  Display map -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Time -  
8019F52C FFFF
 
  Infinite Energy -  
80040FBE 6D60
 
  Infinite Armor -  
801A2818 7000
 
  Infinite Weapon 1 -  
8004128A 00C8
 
  Infinite Weapon 2 -  
800412C6 00C8
 

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FRONT BACK INSIDE
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 - Advert Covers
USA ADVERT PAGE 1 USA ADVERT PAGE 2
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File Size - 1'33 MB
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 - Disc Cover
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 NTSC-J:
  • Armored Core [SCPS-45060]  - 
     
  • Armored Core [SLPS-00900]  - 
     
  • Armored Core [PlayStation the Best] [SLPS-91064]  - 
     
  • Armored Core [PSOne Books] [SLPS-91402]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Armored Core [Reprint] [SLUS-01323]  - 
     
 PAL:
  • Armored Core [SCES-00842]  - 
     

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