«©NCSX» The Overkill Engine mechs (OKEs) of Carnage Heart are back in a new PSP game where players design a mech and program it with artificial intelligence known as "thinking routines." The goal of the programming is to create a automated war machine that is capable of going into battle by its lonesome in order to attack enemy mechs, avoid obstacles, and defend itself against the opposition. The logic routines are called "chips" and they may be linked together into strings of commands which dictate how the OKE reacts to conditions on the battlefield. In addition to allowing a mech to rely on its logic to protect itself and launch offensive measures, players can also manually take control of an OKE and guide it to victory.
To get gamers started, a Tutorial Mode leads players through the rudimentary basics of the programming system which is based on visual routines. These routines are chained together into "if-x-then-y" commands which the OKE obeys. Since the programming is simple, just about anyone can create simple commands for the mech to follow. More complex routines and multi-chain commands for high-level programmers may be implemented as well. To get players started, a series of sample logic routines is included which show how a mech acts based on the programming. The ad-hoc mode allows up to six players to link up along with a video data trading mode.
All orders will ship with a bonus soundtrack CD which contains songs that were composed by but not used in the game.
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