Armored Core – Formula Front International is a strategy game for the PlayStation Portable, diverging from the typical action-oriented gameplay of the series. Players customize their mechs and deploy an AI to engage in battle autonomously. The experience includes training in arenas to refine AI performance, with the international release featuring added combat scenarios for enhanced gameplay.
Unlike most other, action-oriented Armored Core titles, this installment is a strategy game. The player has no direct control of the mech in the action but can customize the mech as always, implementing additionally an AI that will fight on its own. The role of the player is to customize the mech and train the AI on training arenas. The `Extreme Battle` international release of the game included additional combat scenarios.