<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	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
fifth	O
entry	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
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Age	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
continuity	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
1997	O
's	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
after	O
Leos	O
Klein	O
's	O
coup	O
in	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Earth	O
government	O
must	O
contend	O
with	O
corporations	O
rebuilding	O
their	O
influence	O
and	O
a	O
rebel	O
faction	O
attempting	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
existing	O
regime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
extremely	O
similar	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
changing	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
only	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
include	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
accepting	O
missions	O
from	O
various	O
corporations	O
to	O
earn	O
credits	O
for	O
new	O
parts	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
and	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Another	O
Age	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arena	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
added	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
and	O
recurring	O
through	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
Another	O
Age	O
,	O
giving	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
load	O
their	O
own	O
personal	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
from	O
a	O
save	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
was	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
coup	I-Application
attempt	I-Application
led	I-Application
by	I-Application
Leos	I-Application
Klein	I-Application
the	O
Earth	O
government	O
struggles	O
to	O
realize	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
objectives	O
,	O
relocating	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
underground	O
cities	O
to	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Age	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
April	O
12	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Age	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>
IGNs	O
David	O
Smith	O
called	O
Another	O
Age	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
expansion	O
yet	O
"	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
in	O
essence	O
the	O
same	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
