Зәрлі Ядро 2: Марстың Жорығы (Zärli Yaḍro 2: Marstıñ Jorığı)

2000 video game

Armored Core 2 is a 2000 third person shooter mecha video game developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth entry in the Armored Core series and an indirect sequel to Armored Core: Master of Arena. In North America, Armored Core 2 was a launch title for the PlayStation 2. A direct sequel, Armored Core 2: Another Age, was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. The story takes place almost 70 years after Master of Arena. Following the colonization of Mars, a powerful organization called the Frighteners overthrows the government at the behest of their leader, the enigmatic Leos Klein. The player is a mercenary who is tasked with dismantling the Frighteners and defeating Klein. Armored Core 2's gameplay is largely similar to that of its predecessors. Players take control of powerful machines called Armored Cores and engage in dangerous missions or fight in the Arena against other pilots. Like earlier games, Armored Core 2 features a local multiplayer mode that includes a console linking feature and allows two players to fight each other with their own custom Armored Core.

Armored Core 2 is a third person shooter in which players pilot machines called Armored Cores. These Cores can be fully customized with different parts, weapons, and paint schemes to create a unique loadout. FromSoftware partnered with Agetec and released a North American version on October 26 the same year as a launch title for the PlayStation 2. A European version was released in partnership with Ubisoft on January 19, 2001.

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. NextGens Chet Barber wrote that the game was "Definitely one of the best titles currently available for PS2. Certainly worth owning, unless you're turned off by the complex mech building system or you hate mechs entirely." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40. Reviewers praised the graphical quality of Armored Core 2. Game Informers Andrew Reiner called the lighting effects and environments "absolutely incredible." GamePros Cheat Monkey wrote that "the graphics bring the AC world to life." GameRevolutions Shawn Sanders found the "particle effects [to be] impressive". AllGames Jon Thompson, on the other hand, didn't find the graphics to be as groundbreaking as his peers, writing that "it still looks acceptable." Gameplay had mixed responses. GameSpots Frank Provo called it the game's "true beauty." IGNs David Smith wrote that the "progression curve occasionally leaps in bizarre directions at times." PlanetPS2s Jessyel Gonzalez agreed with Smith's complaints, noting that the game "demand[s] every single bit of patience in your mind to master the game." Criticism was directed at the control scheme, with Smith noting that the game "has dragged its old control scheme into the new generation with it, and we gamers are much poorer for it." Thompson added: "The mechs are not as responsive as they should be, the targeting is oversensitive, and on the whole, the process of combat sometimes becomes more of a hassle than a good time."