<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	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>
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
2	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Amber	O
Crown	O
complex	O
,	O
a	O
testing	O
ground	O
for	O
the	O
shadowy	O
Doomsday	O
Organization	O
and	O
their	O
dangerous	O
research	O
codenamed	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
customization	O
options	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Arena	O
mode	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
expanded	O
in	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
choose	O
missions	O
to	O
engage	O
enemies	O
and	O
earn	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
import	O
feature	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
character	O
from	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
retaining	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
customization	O
and	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
need	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
instead	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
lose	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bring	O
certain	O
exclusive	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
branching	O
story	O
line	O
and	O
instead	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
linear	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
50	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
features	O
17	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
more	O
variety	O
and	O
depth	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
the	O
Arena	O
,	O
Replay	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arena	O
is	O
an	O
optional	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
credits	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
for	O
their	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DualShock	B-Device
functionality	O
allows	O
for	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
vibrations	O
during	O
explosions	O
and	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
is	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
features	O
1-on-1	O
combat	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
customized	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
via	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
retains	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
functionality	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
together	O
and	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
separate	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
more	O
missions	O
,	O
he	O
develops	O
a	O
rivalry	O
with	O
an	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
pilot	O
named	O
Stinger	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
employ	O
of	O
the	O
Doomsday	O
Organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stinger	O
becomes	O
a	O
more	O
dangerous	O
presence	O
as	O
the	O
mystery	O
in	O
Amber	O
Crown	O
is	O
uncovered	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
the	O
revelation	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
top-secret	O
development	O
project	O
by	O
the	O
Doomsday	O
Organization	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
is	O
a	O
weapon	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
tip	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
1997	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
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
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
September	O
27	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>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Phantasmas	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
was	O
more	O
reserved	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
"	O
high-key	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
action	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
were	O
really	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
–	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
few	O
–	O
should	O
enjoy	O
the	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
options	O
in	O
Project	O
Phantasma.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
,	O
while	O
generally	O
agreeing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mechanically	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Fielder	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
"	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
can	O
be	O
beaten	O
within	O
the	O
space	O
of	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
meaning	O
there	O
simply	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
enough	O
here	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
purchase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
