The ARMORED CORE series is a mech action game where players challenge various missions with original customised mecha.

The long-awaited continuation, ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, will finally make its appearance after years of silence.

Players will be able to move freely through massive 3D environments with rapid maneuverability while experiencing visceral vehicular combat.
Players will recognise the sense of satisfaction and achievement when they overcome a difficult situation and relish momentary victory, and perhaps a boost to their standing, before encountering the next challenge.

Almost half a century has passed since the catastrophe known as the IBIS fire.

An unknown new material known as Coral has been discovered again on a remote developing planet called Rubicon 3.
The new energy source meant a new era that would bring about a quantum leap in human society.

The conflict between the secretive invaders and the greedy rebels has begun to show signs of full-blown conflict.

And now, independent mercenaries are also about to throw themselves into the vortex.

One day, however, the Coral caused a catastrophe, and the flames and storms engulfed the surrounding star systems, leaving behind a deadly contamination.

Since then, the area has been under strict surveillance. Planet Rubicon 3 has become blockaded.
The survivors of the catastrophe were holding on to their fragile lives.

The start of the game will bring you right into the field of action with no tutorials, you are armed to the teeth and mash hard to just destroy everything you see that moves.
After completing the initial mission, you will be given a tutorial stage, which not only let's you warm you up with learning the basics based on what current inventory you have in your closet.
Attempting to skip the simulation missions will be a bad idea as you will lose essential free items after completing the test.
Clearing each main mission, will give you more tutorial missions that also gives money(COAM) to buy more weapons, boosters and of course armor.
Cut scenes will appear on certain mission clearance.
The landscapes are breath taking and chilling at the same time. In unreachable high places, you need to use the catapult to propel you straight up high.
There will be some NPC tag team gaming in certain stages as well as boss fight simulation stages to test your metal.

Game Play Trailer

When it comes to boss fights, be ready to find gigantic robots that feels like you're playing Shadow of the Colossus or at times against highly powerful ACs that you must use all your arsenal and wits to take them down.

Customize your unit and upgrade your weapons with careful planning for each mission you partake.
You will require around 30-70 hours of play time for first completion depending on your skill and experience.

Customization & Upgrades
How you customize your mech is crucial to how your system will be able to fight, avoid / reduce damage, and colors or decals. You can not just upgrade your weapons and parts, your core can also be customized too to give your mech more stamina, attack power and speed.
OS tuning will allow you to spend your credits to change your aiming, core expansion, boost kick, weapon bay, which are major upgrades and improvements.
Core upgrades can offer pulse protection, assault armor which generates explosion to cancel out damage and much more.
Your AC(Armored Core) functions as a fully upgradable machine, from top to toe, the colors, textures and decal can be customized, your shield to weapon can be swapped for upgrades too.

Combat
Your upgradable parts includes left, right shoulder, left hand, right hand, head, torso, legs and your core can all be upgraded.
Your weapons are divided into 3 groups, Kinectic, explosive and energy.
FCS (Fire Control System) allows you to control how you lock on to your enemies with auto targeting and later on with multi-targeting.
Healing is done automatically when you receive too much damage that it drains your shield meter.
It's like having 3 health tanks and each tank has a certain amount of damage you can take. Visiting the supply stations will heal your health tanks automatically.
Your AC can do a scan of the environment and reveals enemies or objects hidden by walls, allowing you to plan your attacks before you show yourself.
For your shoulder missiles, it supports single target to multiple targets aiming and some fires homing missiles while others are vertical missiles that deal heavy damage upon landing on enemies and can't be deflected by enemies.