Ace Combat Zero:The Belkan War

Publisher: Sony

Platform: PS2

Category: Flight Simulation

Rating Info

Release Date: 15/09/2006

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Number of Players: 1-2

Ace Combat Zero:The Belkan War Description

Take to the skies once more with Ace Combat! The flight combat series is back for its sixth mission on the Playstation line of consoles. The world of Ace Combat is populated with good guys and bad guys, it's all so clean cut. You are a good guy and must shoot down the bad guy aeroplanes. It's a winning formula that has done Namco proud since 1995. 15 years before the events shown in Ace Combat 5, the build up to the Belkan war was played out over the border between Belka and Ustio. You play a part in this conflict as are a mercenary hired to defend the small country of Ustio against its larger neighbour. In order to do this, you will fly 18 missions against the Belkan Air Force in an array of officially licensed aircraft. As you fly these missions, you will go up against the ace pilots of the enemy, who each have individual fighting styles and will adapt to the way you play the game. The enemy AI has been enhanced since the last game in the series, making the challenge even greater. Assisting you in this challenge are your wingmen, who you can direct with increased accuracy over the limited controls found in Ace Combat 5, enabling you to co-ordinate attacks or defend yourselves more easily. The addition of the Ace Style Gauge affects the way the game plays by reacting to your style in the air. This also affects the radio chatter you pick up in your headset, with stylish flying gathering praise from your allies. Ace Combat Zero also adds multiplayer missions to the series, with a variety of different styles of play. From co-operative missions against enemy forces to versus dogfights with a squadron each, two players can enter the split-screen air and do battle.

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Reviewed by: karl399	Date: 23/11/2006	Rating:
A very good, although short, addition to the Ace Combat series. The graphics are good, but no improvement over Squadron Leader. The key improvement in this sequel is in the AI, you have to work much harder to shoot down enemies, especially later in the game. If you've enjoyed Ace Combat games before you'll definitely like this one, but it's certainly one to rent, as it only lasted me about two weeks.

Reviewed by: Paul2585	Date: 31/03/2007	Rating:
Another solid entry in the Ace Combat series, the AI is solid and the mission structure is much the same as last time, which is good because the missions are challenging and fun, its also bad because if you get shot down your looking at about 20 minuites to go through again. This remains the best flight sim on Ps2 and if you liked the other Ace Combats no doubt you will like this one to

Features

Epic plot and missions, and more than 30 licensed aircraft Improved enemy AI - some team-up, others choose to take you on in one-on-one dogfights
The Ace Style Gauge System - your combat style and choices in battle determine the reactions of other pilots and affect the missions and enemies you will face
2 player mode - take on a friend in split-screen dogfighting action and dominate the skies

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