Armored Core 2: Another Age

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. GameZone
    87
    If you've seen one Armored Core title, you've seen them all. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. This is easily the best of the bunch.
  2. Core Magazine
    83
    In spite of a few omissions, Another Age is near exactly the expansion that gamers were looking for.
  3. Game Revolution
    83
    You still can't find a more engrossing, bot-builder. The level of customization has yet to be matched, making AC2:AA one of the most replayable games in your library.
  5. Next Generation Magazine
    80
    Palpably incomplete…[yet] the deepest mech game yet made for a console. [Nov 2001, p.100]
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  6. Electric Playground
    80
    So what’s not to like? Really nothing, but neither is there really anything that stunned me. This is good, solid, ‘Mech gaming, yet nothing more.
  7. GamerWeb Sony
    80
    While many may be frightened off due to the depth and complexity, others (especially fans of "AC 2") will joyfully sink their teeth into this one.
  8. GameSpot
    80
    A dizzying variety of new and classic armaments and parts, allowing for unprecedented amounts of Armored Core customization.
  9. Hot Games
    80
    What you need is patience, thorough reading skills (to get through the manual), and a real appetite for destruction.
  10. IGN
    78
    It is in essence the same game, just with new core parts and a massive selection of new missions.
  11. TotalGames.net
    75
    We just find this new instalment (if not version) of the same game (oh-so) slightly better for reasons we can’t truly explain. It just is. Slightly.
  12. Gamezilla!
    72
    Only slightly different, Another Age fails in the fact that it is nearly a cookie-cutter copy of the original game. If the original was excellent to begin with, why not play it again?
  13. GamePro
    70
    Don’t enter Another Age expecting a full-fledged sequel to Agetec’s giant-robot fighting franchise. This AC2 expansion pack adds about 100 missions and new multiplayer options…but not a whole lot more.
  14. Yahoo!
    70
    An excellent expansion pack.
  15. PSX Nation
    70
    A massive improvement over the decent shooting/evading/customizing/dashing action from its predecessor. No mech fanatic would be sane without checking it out.
  16. Maxim Online
    60
    This build-your-own-robot game gives grease monkeys a 20-story garage, hundreds of parts, and plenty of time to tinker with and create the ultimate 40-ton rig.
  17. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    50
    Another age is for Core heads only, and even some of them will be disappointed with more of the same. [Oct 2001, p.145]
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#70 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#44 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
  1. RodneyN.
    Sep 27, 2001
    9
    I am a huge fan of Armored Core 2, and an even bigger fan this new installment. Although it lacks the arena mode, and really doens't I am a huge fan of Armored Core 2, and an even bigger fan this new installment. Although it lacks the arena mode, and really doens't have a story line, the improved resolution, larger more detailed levels, new inovative parts, and 100+ missions help htis game out tremindously. The mission variety is greater, and the response time is a lot better this time around as well. You can also use the anolong sticks too. But the one thing that keeps me and my friends addicted to this game is the 2 player co-op mode. Now thats what this series needed. It's a shame they took out the on-line aspect of it.… Full Review »
  2. iKen
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    Played on PlayStation 2.
    Gameplay: GREAT.
    Story: GOOD.
    Graphic: GOOD.
    Music/Sound: GREAT.
    Dialogue: GOOD.
  3. MrFettuccini
    Dec 29, 2018
    7
    I wish I could control my robot just like they show in the intro. The atmosphere is dark and the story has lots of missions, but gameplayI wish I could control my robot just like they show in the intro. The atmosphere is dark and the story has lots of missions, but gameplay suffers from the slow and predictable movements of your mech and buying and mounting new parts is far from easy.… Full Review »
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