<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
mecha	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survivor	O
joins	O
the	O
Raven	O
's	O
Nest	O
to	O
pilot	O
an	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
unit	O
through	O
the	O
dangerous	O
Arena	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
top	O
pilot	O
,	O
Hustler	O
One	O
,	O
and	O
kill	O
him	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
that	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
places	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Arena	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
import	O
their	O
saved	O
characters	O
from	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
games	O
to	O
retain	O
their	O
customization	O
and	O
gain	O
an	O
advantage	O
in	O
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
,	O
like	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
,	O
retains	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
relatively	O
few	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arena	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
returns	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
required	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
optional	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
import	O
feature	O
,	O
a	O
core	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
continues	O
in	O
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
character	O
from	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
or	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
with	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
their	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
opt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
be	O
locked	O
out	O
of	O
certain	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
tradition	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
keeps	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
split	O
screen	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
signature	O
link	O
mode	O
utilizing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
to	O
connect	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
together	O
for	O
1-on-1	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
is	O
concurrent	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
a	O
massive	O
battle	O
occurs	O
in	O
Isaac	O
City	O
between	O
two	O
corporations	O
and	O
causes	O
numerous	O
civilian	O
casualties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swearing	O
revenge	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
Raven	O
's	O
Nest	O
,	O
the	O
central	O
organization	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
pilots	O
,	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
kill	O
Hustler	O
One	O
,	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
famed	O
Nine-Ball	O
mech	O
that	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PSone	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
banner	O
,	O
Master	O
of	O
Arena	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
)	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
