Let's Play Armored Core 2 - Escort Train

This mission is home of the classic Armored Core double cross. You are asked to escort a part and if you don't care about your mission success ranking, you can take the part in question, the BEX-BB210. It isn't that great of a part but still if you want it, you can get it.

The initial enemies are groups of flying wing fighters. They aren't too dangerous; just take them out before they can take too much damage. There are a total of 6 fighters that have to be destroyed. Once they are, Cruel Justice enters the scene.

In order to complete the mission, you have to ensure the train does not get destroyed. The easiest way to do this is to destroy Cruel Justice. This is the first time an AC is encountered during a mission but it important to note that ACs in mission (at least until Nexus or Last Raven) do not have as much AP as they would normally; it is about a third of it. They still have their full Defense and ammo stores so you need to destroy him quickly. The AI in Armored Core 2 however isn't the greatest and he is fairly easy to kill. Ultimately Cruel Justice will sit on top of one of the buildings and continue to jump up and down. Destroy him and the mission is over.

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.