<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	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
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
an	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
almost	O
70	O
years	O
after	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
colonization	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
organization	O
called	O
the	O
Frighteners	O
overthrows	O
the	O
government	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
Leos	O
Klein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
powerful	O
machines	O
called	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
and	O
engage	O
in	O
dangerous	O
missions	O
or	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
Arena	O
against	O
other	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
console	O
linking	O
feature	O
and	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
pilot	O
machines	O
called	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
are	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
can	O
consist	O
of	O
automated	O
machines	O
called	O
MTs	O
,	O
mysterious	O
unmanned	O
weapons	O
called	O
Disorders	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
existing	O
saves	O
can	O
load	O
their	O
custom	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
into	O
these	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
67	O
years	O
after	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Earth	O
's	O
second	O
largest	O
corporation	O
,	O
Zio	O
Matrix	O
,	O
acquires	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
research	O
project	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
dating	O
back	O
before	O
the	O
Great	O
Destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
these	O
plans	O
,	O
Zio	O
Matrix	O
sends	O
a	O
research	O
team	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
to	O
begin	O
the	O
Terraforming	O
Project	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
Martian	O
surface	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
to	O
approximate	O
that	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
confronting	O
them	O
and	O
saving	O
the	O
human	O
populace	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	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
August	O
3	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
partnered	O
with	O
Agetec	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGens	O
Chet	O
Barber	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
Definitely	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
quality	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
