<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
Front	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mecha	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Agetec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
10th	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Architect	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
who	O
builds	O
,	O
programs	O
and	O
battles	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
known	O
as	O
a	O
u/AC	O
or	O
an	O
Unmanned	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
u/ACs	O
are	O
AI	O
controlled	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
which	O
compete	O
exclusively	O
in	O
battling	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
actually	O
piloting	O
their	O
u/AC	O
in	O
battle	O
instead	O
of	O
letting	O
the	O
AI	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
Front	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
robot	O
using	O
480	O
different	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	O
Front	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
,	O
originally	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
simply	O
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
Front	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
modified	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
Front	I-Application
Extreme	O
Battle	O
,	O
often	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
Front	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
8/7/8/7	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
