According to the company, the latest iteration in the Armored Core series starts six months after the events of Armored Core: Nexus and involves a titanic struggle between the Alliance -- a single superpower formed by the merger of the corporations -- and the Vertex, a "missionary group of Ravens" who have grown tired of Alliance rule.
According to developer FromSoftware, the game will feature a branching storyline with 6 multiple endings, an active mission system with each decision affecting the next, and improved game play effects, including for the first time mechs that continue in battle even after losing an arm, leg or head.
The game has been rated Teen by the ESRB and is scheduled to release in North America on June 13th, 2006 at a retail price of $29.99.