Ace Combat

[germanturkey]

anyone play any of these games?

i've had 4 for years and got 5 today as a b-day present

its quite remarkable that a flight sim/arcade would have such an interesting and endearing story. i can tell that 5 is going to have a great story...

the flight models are also amazing as well as the cg that tells the stories

your thoughts?

[Ikari Warrior]

I only own 5, and I enjoyed it until I got stuck on a certain level:

I can't shoot down the damn Arkbird!

But on the whole, it's a wonderful game, and I've enjoyed it immensely, if only I can get myself un-stuck.

F-14 TOMCAT FOREVER!

[Ironbear]

Owned 4 for a while and played it through.

Fun, even though the flight physics are very simplified.


A-10 forever!

[mr44mag]

Beat 4 way too easily. Megalith was awesome.

[MonkeyBoy0314]

I've never played it, but my stepdad loved #'s 4 & 5! Maybe I outta play them.

[musashi1600]

I only own 5, and I enjoyed it until I got stuck on a certain level:

I can't shoot down the damn Arkbird!

When the bottom laser fires, get above it. Do the reverse for the top laser. Leave the UAVs to your wingmen. Took me a few tries, but I got it done. ^_^

So who's waiting for Ace Combat Zero?

[Siendra]

For the most part, the games are fun. If I wanted a sim game, I could brake out MS CFS.

The Unsung War controller is awesome.

[Haruhi]

Ace Combat games are great. They're simple and to the point. The story bits between missions is a nice touch, too.

[Ironbear]

I tried a more realistic simulator called IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles some time ago...
Hey, I'm not badmouthing AC! Their just more focused on action than realism. IL-2 Sturmovik was a fully grown simulator!

Ahem... anyways, when I first time tried "No external views" option, I ended up hacking a squadmates tail with my propeller to pieces. Didn't know I was the last one in the lift-off line...

But yeah, I had tons of fun with AC4. Don't get me wrong. I just wish there hadn't been so many useless planes in the game.
I mean, the only plane to use as soon as you got it is the awesome F-22 Raptor. Or was that the exact model in the game...? I can't remember accurately.
In real combat, the F-22 is just overpowering. This was the same in the game.


Still, I simply have always loved the A-10.

[germanturkey]

^^ yeah the f22 is a real nice plane. but i like the f15active or the su37. i still don't have enough money to buy the x02 even though i've played through the game twice... haha

if i wanted a real good sim, i'd just get falcom 4.0 or the newest version... it basically puts you in the middle of a war and lets you fly around

[Ironbear]

I did enjoy the plane that has a huge "bomb dispenser" under it's belly, and literally shower the ground in bomblets.
I used it only for the beach mission, but still... It was a cute plane.

[Ikari Warrior]

four-month-old thread ker-bumpity! Because I finally blew away the arkbird!!! in ace combat 5. It took a four month hiatus, but I finally got it :D

[DarkNataku]

wow this thread is old, but yeah i loved 4 wanted more missions, then i was trying to find 5 with a controller but it was way to much. especially now that we are at the end of the ps2 life. dont see a lot of uses for the stick. haha f-16 love using that plane when doing some of the ace missions. love the su37 and x-02 (took a while stupid mig-21bis - fishbed took forever to fill the kill bar) have 3 falkens. love the inside cockpit looked, usually something in the other planes get in ur way. was ace combat: zero any good?

[germanturkey]

i heard that zero wasn't good

yes, megalith rocked my socks..

also that sea battle in 5 kicked butt

[SousukeSagara]

i love these games, IMO AC4 is the best out of all of them. i had a blast with that game

[DarkNataku]

yeah i was a bit mad on ac5 bc you couldnt re-supply during a mission. and that all planes only had one sub-weapon instead of u deciding from like 3 different ones. really zero was bad. oh well maybe they will do something for next-gen. i heard about and ace combat for psp. wonder if its any good.

edit:its called ace combat X. and was it just me or did the game sometimes slow down.
here are some pix:
http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/703/703303/ace-combat-x-skies-of-deception-20060426041338571-000.jpg
http://www.meristation.com/EPORTAL_IMGS/GENERAL/juegos/SonyPSP-Simulador/05/IMG-cw44653bc62f1f3/MeriStationAceCombatX%20(3)pe.jpg
http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/703/703303/ace-combat-x-skies-of-deception-20060426002334888.jpg
http://gry.o2.pl/upload/files/e32006_p2_ACE-COMBAT-X-Skies-of-Decep.jpg

[The_KreatureV02]

Ace Combat Zero < Ace Combat 4 & 5

Zero is highly superior. The story is also phenomnal also, I'm still working on unlocking all the paint schemes and the hidden hanger.

[Gasaraki]

"<" means "less than", so you said Ace Combat Zero is less than(not as good as) AC4 and 5, which contradicts your next sentence.

[Sauron]

The best part about Zero was fighting the other ace squadrons. There just weren't enough differences between Mercenary->Soldier->Knight so it feels more like a chore to get S rankings in all missions from Normal to Ace (though the idea was interesting, they should've done more with it).

[SousukeSagara]

i need to get ace combat zero

[germanturkey]

^^ i dont' think its worth it, personally. i mean, its getting 6 and 7s for reviews, whereas the last two were getting 8s and 9s

[DarkNataku]

so what was wrong with it in ur opinion