Armored Core 3 pretty sweet so far

The intro to this game is pretty cool.  And by cool I mean totally sweet.  It\'s awesome.

While the movement is pretty familiar you can tell it\'s been re-worked.  There\'s also some new features/improvements of AC2.  You\'ve got the ability to take up to 2 \'consorts\' with you on a mission.

I haven\'t tried it yet but it says in the instruction manual you can jettison empty weapons from your mech and pick up others.  I\'ll write some more later if anybody\'s interested.

Can you play cooperative mode by I-link?

Thanks.

Yeah, Tell us about the multi-player options.

and tell it like a bed-time story.

I\'m not sure about co-op but I will check it for you.  

Once upon a time:

Yes you can i-link for 4 players.  There\'s team battle and battle royale modes.   Another interesting thing is that you can actually i-link 3 PS2s and 1 of them is for watching the match.

And they lived happily ever after.

[GmanJoe]

Does it finally use the analog stick?

ac2 used anoulouge stick, or atleast in uk, ... so has it been improved??? i really like ac, but ac2 was a let down

From what I\'ve read AC3 does use the analog stick.

About damn time is all I have to say.

The only thing that I can\'t stand is the slow turning speed.  I hate being shot the hell up while I\'m turning at 1 cm per minute.  

Other than that AC 1,2, and 3 are GREAT!

[GmanJoe]

Originally posted by nataku
From what I\'ve read AC3 does use the analog stick.

About damn time is all I have to say.

That\'s what made AC2 so frustrating. The lack of analog control! SHEESH!

man it used anouloge, though excact the same as dig....

yeah the turning spped can be frustrationg in ac2, but i guess a massive robot wouldnt turn that fast.... hope they speed it up a bit in ac3

Yes the analog stick is useable in this version.  Another positive thing is that you can assign each indiviual button config via the options.  The only bad thing about this is you can\'t assign the directions of the analog (to setup movement like most FPS TS, Halo, etc)

The turning is still slow but they have many new parts/extensions.  One of the new extensions is a turn booster.  I haven\'t tried it yet to see how well it works.

The cores are now divided into 2 groups: those with overboost, and those with \'orbits\'.  The new orbit cores have 1 or 2 orbiting parts that can be ejected from the core and fire on your target.  Not sure on the energy cost of this maneuver.

sounds very good, when you have played it more do a biger more detail review......

AC2 was one of my favorite games. I cant wait, online play i hope.

Didn\'t they take out AC3\'s online mode?

There\'s no mention of online mode in the manual or onscreen.

You can\'t play co-op for the missions.  The new cores (orbits) rock!  They basically have 1 or 2 pieces from the core that detach and hover slightly above your AC.  Everytime you get an enemy in your sights they automatically fire on him.

Something else I noticed in the manual is that some units can cloak.  But this can be countered by radar that detects cloaked units.

I haven\'t got to try out all the new parts b/c some are very expensive.  But here\'s basically the slots available for every AC:

• Legs
• Arms
• Core (Overboost type or Exceed Orbit)
• Head (some new functions w/radar)
• Generator
• FCS (the ranges of weapons and lockons seem to be reduced)
• Radiator (never had probs w/these yet)
• R arm weapon (Some new weapons like Howitzers)
• L arm weapon (You can now equip flamethrowers and some xtra weapons besides swords over here)
• Back weapons (Some new weapons like anti-missiles)
• Extension (extra boosters and new weapons)
• Inside (not sure exactly where on the AC this is but mostly options for extra weapons here)