<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	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
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2003	O
's	O
Silent	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
little	O
has	O
changed	O
from	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Nexus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
dual	O
analog	O
stick	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
continues	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
conventions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
pilot	O
large	O
mech	O
robots	O
called	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
and	O
are	O
hired	O
as	O
mercenaries	O
for	O
objective-based	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
are	O
highly	O
modular	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
parts	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
disc	O
,	O
Revolution	O
,	O
contains	O
updated	O
missions	O
from	O
earlier	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
from	O
Nexus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
is	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
55	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
incident	B-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
corporate	O
warfare	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
breaking	O
out	O
once	O
more	O
between	O
the	O
four	O
largest	O
corporations	O
:	O
Mirage	O
,	O
Crest	O
,	O
Kisaragi	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
founded	O
Navis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
Cortex	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
that	O
employed	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
pilots	O
called	O
Ravens	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
successor	O
organization	O
called	O
Raven	O
's	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2004	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
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
