<s>
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mecha-based	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	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
14th	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
focused	O
on	O
quick-reflex	O
combat	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
V	I-Application
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
V	I-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
level	O
geography	O
to	O
their	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
curiosity	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
producer	O
Toshifumi	O
Nabeshima	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
should	O
hold	O
the	O
controller	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
ideal	O
to	O
effectively	O
control	O
ACs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
this	O
way	O
of	O
playing	O
is	O
called	O
“	O
densetsu	O
no	O
AC	O
mochi	O
”	O
( 伝説のAC持ち	O
)	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
“	O
legendary	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
grip	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
V	I-Application
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	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>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
nonetheless	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
everyone	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
those	O
with	O
an	O
eye	O
for	O
detail	O
and	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
patience	O
will	O
be	O
rewarded	O
with	O
a	O
deep	O
,	O
engaging	O
and	O
entirely	O
idiosyncratic	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
sterile	O
and	O
cold	O
experience	O
"	O
without	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
