Armored Core: For Answer

March 19, 2008 FromSoftware FromSoftware, Ubisoft Entertainment
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PS3 X360
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The 13th release in the franchise, Armored Core: for Answer is set ten years after Armored Core 4 and sees the largest machines in Armored Core yet called Arms Forts.
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Release Date March 19, 2008
Developer FromSoftware
Publisher FromSoftware, Ubisoft Entertainment
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Science fiction