Editing Armored Core (section)

=== Spin-offs ===
{{Main|Armored Core: Nine Breaker|Armored Core: Formula Front}}
In 2004, FromSoftware released two spin-offs from the main ''Armored Core'' series. The first, ''[[Armored Core: Nine Breaker]]'' was released on October 28, for the PlayStation 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/detail.html?csm=035|title=Armored Core: Nine Breaker {{!}} FromSoftware - フロム・ソフトウェア|website=www.fromsoftware.jp|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> Removing the focus from story-based missions, the game is instead built around an Arena mode where the player must compete with computer-controlled opponents to increase their rank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_acninebreaker_ps2|title=Armored Core: Nine Breaker|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|date=May 7, 2006|website=Eurogamer|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> Minigames designed as training exercises were included to allow players to practice specific skills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/armored-core-nine-breaker-review/1900-6133549/|title=Armored Core: Nine Breaker Review|last=Colayco|first=Bob|date=June 22, 2006|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> ''[[Armored Core: Formula Front]]'' was released on December 12, for the [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/detail.html?csm=036|title=Armored Core Formula Front {{!}} FromSoftware - フロム・ソフトウェア|website=www.fromsoftware.jp|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> Like ''Nine Breaker'', its focus was on Arena-style gameplay, though a new mechanic put a focus on building an artificial intelligence strategy for the Armored Core units to execute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3146731&did=1|title=Armored Core Formula Front Review|date=January 5, 2006|website=1UP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105222508/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3146731&did=1|archive-date=January 5, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref> ''Formula Front'' was later released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/detail.html?csm=040|title=Armored Core Formula Front (PS2) {{!}} FromSoftware - フロム・ソフトウェア|website=www.fromsoftware.jp|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref>

Several [[mobile game]]s were released in the ''Armored Core'' franchise from 2004 to 2008, but they were never released outside of Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/armored-core-5-multiplayer-trailer-walkthrough/|title='Armored Core V' Multiplayer Detailed in Video Walkthrough|last=Parkinson|first=Cameron|date=January 28, 2012|website=Game Rant|language=en-US|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/a-rare-armored-core-mobile-game-has-just-been-reissued-on-nintendo-switch-in-japan | title=A Rare Armored Core Mobile Game Has Just Been Reissued on Nintendo Switch in Japan | date=16 April 2025 }}</ref> An American version of these mobile games was in development around 2005, but the title was never released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/22/armored-core-mobile-missions|title=Armored Core: Mobile Missions|last=Buchanan|first=Levi|date=February 21, 2005|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>