<s>
Silent	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2003	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
seventh	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
2002	O
's	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
the	O
underground	O
city	O
Layered	O
in	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
mankind	O
has	O
begun	O
reclaiming	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Silent	O
Line	O
offers	O
incremental	O
feature	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
player-trained	O
computer-controlled	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
operate	O
customizable	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
mechs	O
and	O
take	O
on	O
missions	O
for	O
various	O
clients	O
,	O
usually	O
corporations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
save	O
data	O
and	O
retain	O
their	O
Armored	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
,	O
earned	O
credits	O
,	O
and	O
emblems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
AI	O
companions	O
and	O
train	O
computer-controlled	O
counterparts	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
play	O
against	O
a	O
trained	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
split-screen	O
modes	O
or	O
by	O
linking	O
multiple	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
together	O
via	O
Sony	O
I-link	O
Fire	O
Wire	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
destruction	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
machine-run	I-Application
society	I-Application
of	I-Application
Layered	I-Application
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
Raven	O
,	O
mankind	O
has	O
slowly	O
begun	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
and	O
repopulating	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Core	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
January	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Core	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
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Line	I-Application
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
included	O
an	O
ad-hoc	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	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
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Tyrone	O
Rodriguez	O
,	O
he	O
quoted	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
3	I-Application
review	O
they	O
published	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Our	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
AC	O
pretty	O
much	O
sums	O
up	O
how	O
we	O
feel	O
about	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
just	O
wish	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
commit	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
gradual	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
pace	O
,	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
give	O
an	O
unqualified	O
thumbs-up	O
round	O
about	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
5	O
--	O
say	O
,	O
four	O
or	O
five	O
years	O
from	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
