<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	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
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
begins	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
through	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Raven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
returns	O
the	O
setting	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
PlayStation	B-Device
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
mercenary	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
where	O
humanity	O
has	O
been	O
driven	O
underground	O
and	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
powerful	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
called	O
The	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customization	O
extends	O
to	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
unit	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
individual	O
parts	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
paint	O
,	O
and	O
emblem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
allow	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
their	O
custom	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
core	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
pilot	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
units	O
,	O
massive	O
customizable	O
mechs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
earn	O
money	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
complete	O
missions	O
for	O
three	O
major	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
money	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
weapons	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
parts	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
after	O
a	O
removal	O
in	O
Another	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Arena	O
is	O
a	O
free-form	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
other	O
pilots	O
to	O
rise	O
in	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
Arena	O
matches	O
can	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
credits	O
and	O
parts	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
their	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
earlier	O
counterparts	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
hosts	O
a	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
friends	O
via	O
split	O
screen	O
or	O
console	O
linking	O
with	O
a	O
Sony	O
I-Link	O
Fire	O
Wire	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
supports	O
USB	B-Device
mice	I-Device
for	O
emblem	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
for	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
franchise	O
but	O
retains	O
many	O
similar	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
depicts	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
humanity	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
live	O
underneath	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
surface	O
after	O
a	O
catastrophic	O
global	O
nuclear	O
war	O
broke	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Layered	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Controller	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
dictates	O
almost	O
everything	O
that	O
happens	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	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
4	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
complicated	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Shawn	O
Sanders	O
from	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
none	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
complexity	O
and	O
depth	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
