• 1 or 2 Players
• Memory Card 1 To 3 Blocks
• Link Cable 2 Consoles

Game Description:
"The one that started it all is back! A limited edition reprint of the original "mech-warfare" title that has spawned 3 sequels is ready for anyone who missed it the first time around!"

Agetec.com

The last war waged among nations, known as the "Great Destruction," ended with mankind vanishing from the surface of the Earth. The echo of humanity that survived left the howling winds and radioactive dust to make their home underground.

Half a century later, the concept of the "nation" is no more. Instead, Corporations lead and rule the populace. Though the world is making a rapid recovery through ruthless corporate competition, social disorder resurfaces as disparities in wealth, terrorist outbreaks, and racism refuse to go away. The ruling Corporations, seeking ever-greater power and wealth, refuse to let the strife end.

It is a new world order, where lives are bought and sold in a twisted free market economy. But there are always exceptions to every rule…

The Ravens - mercenaries who take on any mission for a price, pledge allegiance to nothing and no one and exist beyond the control of the Corporations. Hired to take out the competition, the Ravens take no sides and fight without regard for good or evil.

Features:
• More than 45 detailed missions
• Battles that rage across city streets, military strongholds, underground caverns and more
• Upgrade weapons/armor with money earned in each successful mission
• Ability to save your customized Armored Core unit to a memory card so you can play it on a friend’s system, and 2-Player combat with split screen and link cable compatibility.

Programmers Cheats:

First Person View
Simultaneously press the START, SQUARE and TRIANGLE buttons. The pause game screen appears, press the START button to resume your game with first person view enabled. Press the START button twice more to revert back to the default perspective.

Fixed camera view
While playing a game, hold Circle + X + Start. The game will pause. Press Start to resume the game with the camera fixed at the pre-location. For the Japanese version of the game, hold Circle + X + Select.

Return to default view
To return to the default view, pause the game, then press Start to resume the game. For the Japanese version of the game, press Select instead of Start.

Set Emblem as Background Image
Select the desired emblem then simultaneously press the L1, L2, R1, R2 and SELECT buttons. The emblem image is tiled across the background.

Change pilot name
Enter the garage and highlight the "Change AC Name" option. Now hold L2 + R2 + Right, then hold X and quickly hold Square.

No limit bonus
Complete over 100 sorties with a greater than 90% win record and an over all rating of 98% or more. Then, unlimited leg weight points, core weight points, and generator output points will be allowed. Note: Ignore the overweight warning.

Death bonuses
Intentionally die with less than -50,000 credits. Then, the game will restart from the first level with all items gained in the previous game. If done correctly, your pilot name will change to "Rebel" followed by three random numbers. The first time this is done, the radar will become a grid system and will detect incoming missiles. The fourth time this is done, the rear weapon may be fired while in motion. The sixth time that this is done, available energy will be doubled. Additionally, a ball may be fired from the laserblade by firing the blade, then pressing Jump.