<s>
,	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
mecha	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
From	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
popular	O
2005	O
game	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Banpresto	O
released	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
Special	O
Vocal	O
Edition	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2s	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A.C.E.2	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
involves	O
its	O
own	O
original	O
plot	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
covering	O
events	O
that	O
already	O
happened	O
in	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
,	O
albeit	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
unusual	O
occurrence	O
,	O
as	O
Banpresto	O
has	O
done	O
this	O
with	O
most	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
series	O
are	O
not	O
connected	O
by	O
an	O
established	O
continuity	O
(	O
exceptions	O
include	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
classic	O
timeline	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
remakes	O
or	O
updates	O
abounding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
links	O
back	O
to	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
original	O
enemies	O
return	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
backstory	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
System	O
changesFaster	O
Combat	O
:	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
delivers	O
and	O
portrays	O
high-speed	O
mecha	O
combat	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor.Pilot	O
Cut-Ins	O
:	O
The	O
game	O
will	O
feature	O
the	O
pilots	O
in	O
both	O
2D	O
and	O
cel-shaded	O
3D	O
forms	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
their	O
only	O
presence	O
was	O
in	O
sound	O
bites	O
played	O
while	O
launching	O
and	O
during	O
certain	O
battles.More	O
Weapons	O
:	O
Each	O
unit	O
can	O
also	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
this	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
separate	O
the	O
units	O
primary	O
ranged	O
weapon	O
and	O
melee	O
weapon	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
game.Improved	O
Support	O
:	O
While	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
three	O
unrelated	O
characters	O
for	O
a	O
combination	O
attack	O
,	O
they	O
simply	O
perform	O
a	O
generic	O
all-out	O
attack.Favorites	O
System	O
:	O
Much	O
like	O
recent	O
entries	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
specifically	O
MX	O
and	O
J	O
)	O
,	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
,	O
neither	O
of	O
these	O
set-ups	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
simple	O
mode	O
"	O
for	O
first-time	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
return	O
in	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
joined	O
by	O
five	O
new	O
ones	O
(	O
although	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
,	O
Endless	O
Waltz	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
return	O
from	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
fourteen	O
series	O
,	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
Glorious	O
"	O
by	O
Rina	O
Aiuchi	O
;	O
its	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
also	O
performed	O
by	O
Aiuchi	O
,	O
is	O
"	O
Precious	O
Place	O
"	O
.A.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
follows	O
the	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
using	O
remixes	O
of	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
featured	O
anime	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
songs	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
uses	O
much	O
more	O
faithful	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
borrowed	O
from	O
anime	O
,	O
while	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
songs	O
for	O
each	O
series	O
are:Aura	O
Battler	O
Dunbine	B-Application
-	O
"	O
Dunbine	B-Application
Tobu	O
,	O
Senka	O
no	O
Tsume	O
Ato	O
"	O
Blue	O
Comet	O
SPT	O
Layzner	O
-	O
"	O
Melos	O
no	O
Youni	O
~	O
Lonely	O
Way	O
~	O
"	O
Brain	O
Powerd	O
-	O
"	O
In	O
My	O
Dream	O
"	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
:	O
Endless	O
Waltz	O
-	O
"	O
White	O
Reflection	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
L-Gaim	O
-	O
"	O
Kaze	O
no	O
No	O
Reply	O
"	O
Macross	B-Application
:	I-Application
Do	I-Application
You	I-Application
Remember	I-Application
Love	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
August	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
vocal	O
version	O
of	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
A.C.E.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
3	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
songs	O
of	O
each	O
respective	O
series	O
will	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
their	O
original	O
vocal	O
themes.Aura	O
Battler	O
Dunbine	B-Application
-	O
"	O
Dunbine	B-Application
Tobu	O
"	O
Blue	O
Comet	O
SPT	O
Layzner	O
-	O
"	O
Melos	O
no	O
Youni	O
~	O
Lonely	O
Way	O
~	O
"	O
Brain	O
Powerd	O
-	O
"	O
In	O
My	O
Dream	O
"	O
Gundam	O
Wing	O
:	O
Endless	O
Waltz	O
-	O
"	O
White	O
Reflection	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
L-Gaim	O
-	O
"	O
Time	O
for	O
L-Gaim	O
"	O
Macross	B-Application
:	I-Application
Do	I-Application
You	I-Application
Remember	I-Application
Love	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
