developer armored core: last raven
The PlayStation 2 ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by ___MASK56___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March 4 , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with ___MASK27___ ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and Nintendo ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by ___MASK15___ . As the successor to the original Xbox , it is the second console in the Xbox series . The Xbox 360 competed with ___MASK56___ ' s PlayStation 3 and ___MASK53___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12 , 2005 , with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ). Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , ___MASK53___ then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , ___MASK53___ was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . Armored Core is a mecha - based video game series developed by ___MASK85___ for the PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and mobile phone platforms . " Armored Core " games are third - person shooters , in which the player pilots a large mecha called an Armored Core . "" is the fifteenth and latest title in the series ; it was released worldwide on September 2013 . A video game is an electronic game that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor . The word " video " in " video game " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can ___MASK96___ two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize video games as an art form , but this designation is controversial . ___MASK15___ Corporation ( commonly referred to as ___MASK15___ or MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the ___MASK15___ Windows line of operating systems , ___MASK15___ Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its ___MASK97___ hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the ___MASK15___ Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it was the world ' s largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world ' s most valuable companies . A mobile phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area . The radio frequency link establishes a connection to the switching systems of a mobile phone operator , which provides ___MASK80___ to the public switched telephone network ( PSTN ). Most modern mobile telephone services use a cellular network architecture , and therefore mobile telephones are often also called " cellular telephones " or " cell phones ". In addition to telephony , 2000s - era mobile phones support a variety of other services , such as text messaging , MMS , email , Internet ___MASK80___ , short - range wireless communications ( infrared , Bluetooth ), business applications , gaming , and digital photography . Mobile phones which offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones . Japan (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of Japan ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near ___MASK55___ in the southwest . The original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units , 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch . Its successor , the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000 . The PlayStation 2 is the best - selling home console to date , having reached over 155 million units sold as of December 28 , 2012 . ___MASK56___ ' s next console , the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006 and has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of November 2013 . ___MASK56___ ' s latest console , the PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013 , selling 1 million consoles in its first 24 hours on sale , becoming the fastest selling console in history . The PlayStation 3 ( abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by ___MASK56___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and ___MASK53___ ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 , in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 27 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . ___MASK56___ Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the ___MASK56___ Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make ___MASK56___ one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . ___MASK56___ ' s principal business operations include ___MASK56___ Corporation , ___MASK56___ Pictures Entertainment , ___MASK56___ Interactive Entertainment , ___MASK56___ Music Entertainment , ___MASK56___ Mobile ( formerly ___MASK56___ Ericsson ) and ___MASK56___ Financial . ___MASK56___ is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after ___MASK34___ Electronics , ___MASK23___ and TCL . History . ___MASK85___ was founded on November 1 , 1986 , and developed productivity software for the first several years of their existence . They released their first video game , titled " ___MASK42___ ' s Field ", as a launch title for the PlayStation in 1994 . In April 2014 , Kadokawa Corporation announced the intention to purchase the company from former shareholder Transcosmos . The deal was finalized on May 21 , 2014 . ___MASK85___ expanded into a new studio in Fukuoka in October 2015 , which began operations in January 2016 . The studio focuses on creating computer - generated imagery ( CGI ) assets for the games made by the Tokyo studio . Armored Core 3 is a mecha video game in the " Armored Core " series , developed by ___MASK85___ . Armored Core : Last Raven is a mecha video game in the Armored Core series , and the last entry in the series for PlayStation 2 . It is the last game to follow the storyline started in Armored Core 3 , and the direct sequel to Armored Core : Nexus . Last Raven is also the last game to use the Armored Core 3 engine as a basis for its graphics , as the next game in the series ( Armored Core 4 ) would use a new engine built specifically for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . The game features a branching plot line with multiple distinct endings , a first for the Armored Core series . Depending on the players ' actions within the game and which of the factions they ultimately side with the game ' s plot and ending will vary dramatically . There are six distinct endings featured in the game . The PlayStation Portable ( PSP ) is a handheld game console developed by ___MASK56___ . Development of the console was announced during E3 2003 , and it was unveiled on , 2004 , at a ___MASK56___ press conference before E3 2004 . The system was released in Japan on , 2004 , in North America on , 2005 , and in the PAL region on , 2005 . It primarily competed with the ___MASK53___ DS , as part of the seventh generation of video games . The Wii is a home video game console released by ___MASK53___ on November 19 , 2006 . As a seventh - generation console , the Wii competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and Sony ' s PlayStation 3 . ___MASK53___ states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others . , the Wii leads its generation over PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales , with more than 101 million units sold ; in December 2009 , the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States .