Armored Core 2: Another Age

Another Age isn?t a sequel to Armored Core 2, but an expansion pack?is it worth the upgrade?

Don?t enter Another Age expecting a full-fledged sequel to Agetec?s giant-robot fighting franchise. This Armored Core 2 expansion pack adds about 100 missions and new multiplayer options?but not a whole lot more. Another Age?s controls have been tweaked, but not quite enough to kill the ol? frustration factor: While you can now move with one analog stick, you still can?t use the other stick to look around. Another Age also gives you even more mech pieces to play with, bringing the total number of potential mecha combos up from a mere kazillion to a much more impressive-sounding googolplex. Otherwise, the algorithm remains the same: Beautiful mech graphics and effects, but dull level designs; solid battle sounds set to uninspired music. And while there are a good variety of mission types, ranging from sabotage to city defense to arena contests, most objectives wind up being synonyms for ?quickly blow everything up.? Hardcore mech-tweaking fanatics who have run the first AC2 into the ground will want to pick it up immediately; the uninitiated may want to rent first.

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