<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Breaker	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
ninth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
pilot	O
mech	O
robots	O
called	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
in	O
a	O
competitive	O
Arena	O
ladder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
parts	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
parts	O
only	O
available	O
after	O
completing	O
certain	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nine	O
Breaker	O
,	O
players	O
pilot	O
large	O
mech	O
robots	O
called	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
2	O
player	O
split-screen	O
modes	O
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
play	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Nine	O
Breaker	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
proper	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
training	O
program	O
that	O
sees	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
pilots	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
hone	O
their	O
skills	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
another	O
war	O
breaks	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Breaker	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
October	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
Breaker	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Sulic	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
the	O
text	O
from	O
my	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
review	O
into	O
this	O
space	O
...	O
given	O
how	O
similar	O
the	O
two	O
titles	O
are	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Bemis	O
from	O
G4	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
stale	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’re	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
fanboys	O
,	O
congratulations	O
!	O
</s>
