| Armored Core 4 | |
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| Developer(s) | FromSoftware |
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| Director(s) | Hidetaka Miyazaki |
| Producer(s) | Toshifumi Nabeshima |
| Programmer(s) | Kiwamu Takahashi |
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| Composer(s) | Kota Hoshino |
| Series | Armored Core |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Armored Core 4 is a 2006 mecha-based vehicular combat game developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The fourth main entry of the Armored Core series, the game serves as a reboot for the franchise and is set in the future where a war has made the nations of Earth devastated and their respective governments have been replaced by corporations. Conflicts soon begin to break out between the corporations, which use massive combat robots, Armored Cores, to fight each other. The player is a Lynx, a name given to pilots of highly advanced NEXT Armored Cores.
Armored Core 4 streamlines many of the features of previous entries while retaining their highly complex customization system. Players are given missions from various clients in return for credits, which they can spend on unlockable parts and weapons. In addition to system link and split-screen multiplayer, players can engage in online battles with up to seven other players. Armored Core 4 is also notable for being Hidetaka Miyazaki's debut as game director.