Armored Core 2 Cheats - Playstation 2

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SAVEGAME FOR EUROPEAN VERSION Sep. 04, 2009		27KB

Add defeated AC emblems
Press [Select] + [Start] when the victory message appears in the arena to add the defeated AC's emblem to your list.

Steal Emblems
If you see an emblem in the arena that you want to use, select the appropriate AC and press [Triangle] to display the spec screen. Then, press [Start] + [Select]. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Select "Edit Emblem" to view it.

Plus cheats
Intentionally lose the first mission after the Raven test, then die with -50,000 credits or less to activate the "Plus" cheats. The game will restart from the first level with all items gained in the previous game. Your pilot name will vanish from the "Pilot name" slot. The more times this is done, the more cheats you will unlock. Some examples are better radar (grid system that detects incoming missiles), fire projectiles from laser swords (press [Circle], then quickly press [X]), cooling twice as fast, being able to fire rear weapons while in motion, and double available energy.

Unlimited energy, weight, and arm weight
Successfully complete the game and allow the credits to complete. You will now be able to play with unlimited energy, weight, and arm weight.

Defuse Explosives: Extra money
Select the Defuse Explosives level and equip yourself with the Karasawa MK II. Stay far away from the flame throwers and destroy them with the Karasawa. You should not get hit very much and get an easy 43,000 credits.

Destroy the main computer: Hidden AC part
On the mission given by LCC to destroy the main computer, you will play in the same starting area as the radar destroying mission. However, you will start at the place just to the right of the secret part. From here, move left two containers and blow the third one up to receive the part. The part is an extremely fast lock on missile launcher that fires 12 in just 6 to 7 seconds with 60 rounds.

Eliminate Leos Kline: Hidden AC part
On the mission where the Earth Government sends you to kill Klein, but requests that you keep their surrounding system intact you can find a new set of energy weapon type arms. Note: This turns out not to be the real Klein but an unmanned AC. Equip a head with a hacking of 4 or greater. In the last hallway before entering the chamber where you will do battle with the fake, you will encounter two side doors. The first door will be on your right and the second will appear on your left, just a few feet before the door to the main chamber. On the floor of the small room behind that left door is the hidden AC part. The AC part's description states that they are considered to be a more energy-based version of the modern slug gun.

Radar Base: Hidden AC parts
There are two AC parts in the same building on both of these levels. Get outside, then move all the way to the right to find three buildings with doors on both sides. Shoot the door on far side of the building furthest to the right to find a different part on each of those level.

Infiltrate STAI Battleship: Defeat Protect The Train: Hidden AC part
Play the "Protect The Train" mission. When the train arrives, destroy the second to last train car to reveal a hidden AC part. This results in an automatic mission failure, but you get to keep the part. It is a Back Booster extension part that speeds up backwards boosting.

Rescue Research Team: Hidden AC part
Go approximately halfway through the corridor with the floating platform. Repeatedly shoot the different colored disk at that location. Fall all the way down the opening that appears to find the LS-Moonlight, the most powerful laserblade in the game.

Safeguard Secret Information: Hidden AC part
Equip a head with a hacking of at least 4 . Turn left in the room before the elevator, then open the doors. Shoot the crates in the center to uncover a panel in the floor. Shoot the panel to find a hidden missile launcher AC part.

Stop The Surface Weapon: Hidden AC Training room: Hidden AC part
Repeatedly shoot the circle in the ceiling until it breaks. Enter the hidden area and follow the shaft to find a part for your radar.

Zio City Suppresion: Hidden AC part
When fighting during the Zio City Suppresion mission, leave a special forces unit alive and go towards the green buildings in the urban area. The part is the Orbital Cannon. It is near the wall. Search carefully and do not get destroyed.

Bonus AC parts
Successfully complete all of the following missions in the indicated series to unlock the corresponding part:

Emeraude: ELB-XXE/LAPIN
Balena: HOY-B1000
Zio Matrix: ZLR-ZIO/MATRIX

Defeating Leos Klien
When entering this level, go to the hallway that has three doors in it. Be sure to use your thrusters "the strong ones" and blow through the mines. You will not get hurt. Check the doors in that hallway. There should be the best generator in the last one.

Build a heavyweight AC and equip it with the pursuit missile pod. You can take him down in less than thirty seconds. Point the sights straight up, or close to it. When you fire, most of the missiles will hit him. Tap [Fire] rapidly so they fire as fast as possible. After he is "destroyed", he will change into a white disorder unit/AC. With conventional weapons, this is next to impossible to lock on to, as he zips back and forth too quickly. However, by using the the same tactics above, Kline is easily overcome. After this mission, you can use overweight ACs.

Defeating Matthais
Unlock Matthais, choose the Battle Dome and use the Karasawa and a well armored AC. Fight by keeping him under fire until he takes to the air. Activate the Limiter Release, keep with him, and do not let up. To make it easier, have the Energy Weapon Amplifier and Accelerator.

Go to the Falna Craters level. Matthias has a tendency to get in back of you. When the battle starts, do the "Limiter release" trick and fly backwards to where you are about to leave the mission area (near the red line on the radar). Matthias will try to get in back of you, and he will step out of the mission area.

Defeating Werehound
Note: This trick can also be used against other ACs. First, equip your AC with the Bazooka Arms and Multi-Missile Warheads. You also must have legs that are suitable for flying. Once you have gone into the Arena, select Werehound as your opponent and Etal Base (with all the towers). Fly up to the platform on one of the towers. He will not hit you that well there. Switch to the Multi-Missile Warheads. Try to keep him within the target as long as possible. Keep firing. Occasionally, he will suffer a system error. This is good. As his AP goes down, keep firing at him until you have no more missiles. If he is still alive when you run out of missiles, confront him with the Bazooka Arms. This also causes a system error sometimes.

To defeat Werehound easily with only a little damage, equip your AC with Hover Craft Legs (cheap), Missile Arms (medium price), and Nighteye Head (medium price).Use the cheapest Core, the Vertical Missiles (high priced), and any other parts as desired. Choose the Ruined Highway and wait for him to boost to the building that you are on ,Note: He will use his small rockets. He cannot lock on; use the Vertical Missiles and keep firing, no matter what. He will not fire his arm weapons. If you need to use the [R3], boost to the other tall building across the arena and fire your arm missiles. When he lands, press [R3] to boost back to the other building. Keep repeating and he will not be able to keep up. He will eventually overheat and his AP will decrease quickly.

Easy money
An easy way to make money once you have completed the game is to do the Rescue The Research Team mission with the 46000c reward. First, go to the garage and put on the altimeter on the Cockpit Arrange section. Then, do the mission. As you are falling down the pit, watch the altimeter. As soon as it reaches -1800 ft., then press the button for Over Boost. Try to aim your AC into the tunnel and you should not get shot by any disorder units. Run to the end of the tunnel and open the door. Over Boost to where you found the research team. You should have not been hit many times and the entire process takes about a minute.

Gain back mission lost arena opponents
Win over 220 arena battles and bet the Phobos mission. All arena characters (Strung, Brazen, etc.) will be available.

Boosters
Contrary to popular belief, the H4/T Boosters are just as strong if not stronger then the Artere and GEX3000 Models. The statistics lie. This can easily be proven by going into split-screen mode with two of the exact same ACs with the exception of the boosters. Pause game play, tape down the [X] and resume the game. Whoever rings out first has the better booster. The same is also true with the generators. In actuality the HOY-B10000 is the best booster in the game. It also recovers much faster than the others.

Extra tough Arena fights
If you are lucky enough to become the fabled "Nine Breaker" and you complete the entire game, you can get some bonus Arena fights. Even though they may look easy because of their rank, look at the stats for pilot rank and you will realize the are no joke. Also, the lower you go, the harder they become.

Rank #54. Scarlet (AC-Wild Honey): Not too much of a threat.
Rank #55. The Veteran (AC-New Dawn): Tougher, but can be handled.
Rank#56. Falcon VIII (AC-MK VIII): Tough opponent; likes to fly.
Rank #57. Riot (AC-Gallows Bird): Very strong; may take a while to defeat.
Rank #58. Matthias (AC-Funeral Mask): Very hard match.

Also, if you look through the line up after completing the game, a few more people will challenge you.

Rank #34. Castor (AC-Universal Star)
Rank #20. Bulk (AC-Mass)