I honestly think the gameplay on the second game from PS1 was the best. I bought this looking for that style but was disappointed. The boosters don't work properly and you can't fly like before.

I love the visual design of Armored Core, but the gameplay feels very rigid and despite some semi-impressive cut-scenes the voice acting and writing is so weak that you'll wish you hadn't watched it.

It's a dark and gritty future. Governments have fallen and you work for - and answer to - corporations now. You're a mercenary Armored Core pilot scratching out a living in the crumbling ruins of civilization, whether it be in devastated cities, abandoned factories or inhospitable wastelands, and...

When I owned a PlayStation 2 many years ago I really enjoyed playing Armoured Core 4 and was ecstatic when I found out that Armoured Core V was hitting the shelves. I was even happier when I was asked to review it and grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

I will start out by saying I have been with the Amored Core series since Armored Core 2. I feel I must get it out there that, as people that have already bought the game know, this game is a little different.

When the PS3 version of Armored Core 5 surfaced in Japan earlier this year, it instantly beat Resident Evil: Revelations to the top of the charts - and even gave the 360 a rare top 10 showing at number six.

When playing as a team, you can take this one step further and have one player act as the mission operator. Rather than joining the fight, the operator watches an overhead view of the conflict and delivers orders to their teammates while painting targets, waypoints or key objectives that then appear...

Stepping away from franchise reboot of prior instalments, From Software’s latest offering is a blend of the old and the new, juxtaposing a shift back toward traditional mech warfare against a new territory system that neatly combines singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay.

Fresh meat for AC fans; Decent depth but still easy enough to pick up and play; Giant robot wars

Servers are region-locked; Graphics are shiny in some parts but could do with a scrub up

Before causing RPG fans to gnaw their fingers off in frustration at the devilishly difficult Souls series, From Software were busy making games filled with massive, customisable machines of war, amongst other things.

Mechs handle very nicely indeed - good simulation balance; Cracking online features; Deep level of customisation

Awful interface; Mission design could be a lot better; Still not as satisfying as it should be

Hate, I think, is a strong word when dealing with a video game. It's just a piece of entertainment, after all, but sometimes you come across something that just doesn't gel. Perhaps it's something to do with you, your willingness to enjoy the game at the time of playing, or perhaps the game is so...