" ▁mode ▁on ▁EX ▁Arena ▁allows ▁players ▁to ▁custom ize ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁special ▁matches . ▁▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁the ▁multi player ▁tradition ▁from ▁earlier ▁games , ▁Master ▁of ▁Arena ▁keeps ▁the ▁series ' ▁split ▁screen ▁multi player ▁mode ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁signature ▁link ▁mode ▁util izing ▁the ▁Play Station ▁Link ▁C able ▁to ▁connect ▁two ▁Play Station ▁cons oles ▁together ▁for ▁ 1 - on - 1 ▁batt les . ▁Un like ▁earlier ▁games , ▁which ▁required ▁two ▁separate ▁copies ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁title ▁for ▁system ▁linking , ▁players ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁two ▁disc s ▁included ▁in ▁Master ▁of ▁Arena ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁same ▁functionality . ▁ ▁Plot ▁S omet ime ▁after ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Project ▁Ph ant asma , ▁a ▁massive ▁battle ▁occurs ▁in ▁Isaac ▁City ▁between ▁two ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁causes ▁numerous ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties . ▁The ▁player ▁is ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁this ▁battle , ▁having ▁lost ▁their ▁entire ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁cha os . ▁S we aring ▁reven ge , ▁the ▁player ▁enters ▁the ▁R aven ' s ▁N est , ▁the ▁central ▁organization ▁of ▁Arm ored ▁Core ▁pil ots , ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁kill ▁H ust ler ▁One , ▁the ▁pilot ▁of ▁the ▁f amed ▁N ine - B all ▁me ch ▁that ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁enc oun ters ▁L ana ▁N iel sen , ▁an ▁operator ▁who ▁becomes ▁the ▁player ' s ▁manager . ▁El an ▁Cub is