<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Verdict	I-Application
Day	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mech	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
15th	O
installment	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
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechs	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
different	O
weapons	O
and	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
mechs	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
is	O
reset	O
when	O
one	O
faction	O
dominates	O
the	O
others	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
season	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verdict	O
Day	O
is	O
set	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
contamination	O
that	O
isolated	O
humanity	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
subside	O
,	O
allowing	O
humans	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adding	O
to	O
the	O
conflict	O
is	O
a	O
mysterious	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Reaper	O
Squad	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
Unmanned	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
(	O
UNACs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verdict	O
Day	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
light	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
although	O
acknowledging	O
the	O
weak	O
graphics	O
and	O
confusing	O
menus	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
remarked	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
special	O
kind	O
of	O
magic	O
here	O
that	O
most	O
games	O
would	O
never	O
even	O
attempt	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
the	O
missions	O
pretty	O
tough	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
mercenaries	O
and	O
UNAC	O
auto-AI	O
system	O
provide	O
beginners	O
with	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
backup	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
