Advantages: Intense full on action from start to finish
Disadvantages: Way to easy to complete in one sitting

...Love it or hate it, Ace Combat 2 is a flight shoot 'em up that offers intense action from start to finish. The only draw back is that you can reach the finish at the end of day one, so longevity is a serious fault with this game. However, if you like the kind of game that has you gripping your controller till your knuckles turn white and sweat breaks out on your forehead as you try to get the HUD crosshairs to lock on to the AI controlled plane in front of you, this game has that kind of intensity to it that makes up for it's short game life. Flight sim officionados and budding RAF members should by it, anyone else should really stay well clear.... Read review

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Advantages: Better than it's predecessors from the same publisher
Disadvantages: Not that much good compared to the same genre elsewhere

...Namco's third attempt at a flight sim has proved a little more successful in its attempt to provide longevity to the game, with more endings available at completion and more varied missions this time. They also seem to have just ported the same graphics over from Ace Combat 2, with little enhancements that are hardly noticeable from the prequel. However, they have once again captured that intensity that will have you riveted to your screen for the first few times you play it, and it's only after a little practice that you can start to relax a bit and start blasting away merrily with your cannons, until you get to the later levels where all sorts of enemies can await. Overall, the best of a bad bunch from Namco, if you are a die hard flight sim fanatic then it's probably worth spending a bit of money, otherwise I would... Read review

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Advantages: Grahically incredible!
Disadvantages: It gets boring really fast :(

...I have never played any of the previous games in the Ace Combat series and to be honest I wont be buying anymore! Yes its fun for a little bit but there are no cheats available so when you get bored and want to fly the fast planes with the awesome guns- you cant unless you have unlocked them! This is quite annoying as I got bored after a few hours lol! Ever level is the same- you fly a plane and shoot something... theres only two things that change 1. It gets harder 2. You have to both more up than the previous level! Graphically the game looks amazing but if you get close to the floor it looks like its off the playstation one! That is really the only plus! :( In summary: If you a keen flyer then by all means its worth a look, but I play games for fun... and this just is not my cup of tea!... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing for the price amazing for the graphics
Disadvantages: None love it

...Ace Comabt 6; the best flight arcade game in history, forget "Over G-Fighter" this just doesnt come close. avlaible on he Xbox 360 the truely great gaming console no true gamer should be without. thats right not avalaible on the PS3 well looks like Namco are changing sides and so shoudl you. story is based around a city which came under attack by the "Estovakians" your mission is to retake "Gracmeria" along with you wing man "Shamrock". over 18 missions lasting hours on end with unlitited amounts of hours of playtime. online ENABLED play agaisnt friends for true Air Supremacy and tets your skills. Lead your team into battle for denefse or attck purposes. over 15 aircraft to unlock and choose from with phot realsitc graphic and true aircraft feel. feel the speed of each aircraft and master over G turns for desparate dog... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent gameplay and a variation of Jet planes to use
Disadvantages: At times feels like you are not going fast enough!

...The Ace Combat series is definitely one that has progressed over the years. Ace Combat X, the series debut on the PSP, is absolutely amazing. Graphically, the planes in-game look amazing. However, dont expect thrillings backgrounds graphic-wise, flying over the buildings shows you how little effort they put into making the scenery look good.On a lighter note, the cut scenes, the menus, etc. are artistically done very well. The menus are also very easy to navigate leaving you with more time for flying rather than selecting options. Selecting missions, aircraft, etc. are very easily done with a few button presses. Aircraft selections and options are numerous, which provides more depth for aircraft and military fanatics. The aircraft models are very nicely done an the game includes currently used aircraft (new and old) along... Read review

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Advantages: Phenomenally addictive and engrossing game
Disadvantages: Slightly unrealistic, can be repetitve

...and play Ace Combat - Distant Thunder. ABOUT ACE COMBAT --- The Ace Combat games are a series of flight combat sims from Namco for the PlayStation. I've never played the first two games, while the third in the series, Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere was a bit duff; overly complicated, graphically unremarkable, and a bit dull. Ace Combat 4 was always going to be for the PlayStation2, and was released back in February or March (sorry, can't remember precisely) this year, with the name Distant Thunder attached. THE STORY --- The game's plot (yes, it has one) revolves around a war that takes place between the Septembers of 2004 and 2005, on the fictional Usea continent. A giant asteroid called Ulysses is found to be heading for Earth, and a giant superweapon called Stonehenge is built in a neutral country to try and destroy the asteroid... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Fun, Exciting Plane Action!
Disadvantages: Not much added from earlier games, No online play

...Ace Combat - The Belkan War pretty much uses all the same features as its predecessors, however don't be disappointed! If you enjoyed 'Ace Combat 5' and Ace Combat 04 then the term 'been there, done that' will undoubtedly spring to mind, don't let this put you off though, the skies are still infested with enemies and the game is just as pleasurable as the earlier ones, you'l still have a great time playing. If you have, or plan on playing the game the first thing you'l notice is the story hasn't really developed and should be familiar to those who play. For a number of years, Ace Combat games have defined there nature by combining combat with pretty good narrative commentary. This time round, the story follows an alternate-reality war between Osea and Belka. Osea is a large nation whereas Belka is better known for its... Read review

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Advantages: Photo-realistic planes and landscapes
Disadvantages: Slightly repetetive. More arcadey than flight sim

...Ace Combat:Distant Thunder is the fourth game in the series and the first on PlayStation 2. I had only played the original and missed out numbers 2 & 3. I used to like the original, back when the Psone was released. AC:DT involves you flying a combat aircraft in a series of single-player missions or head-to-head in 2 players 'deathmatches'. The first thing that grabs you about this game are the photo-realistic landscpaes around you, and the sense of speed you get when flying at a low level. If you have ever wanted to fly a plane like in the movie Top Gun, this is as close as you are likely to get. The controls may be more arcade like than hardcore flight sim, but this is the PlayStation 2 and only to be expected. In fact this makes it more accessible than a lot of PC based flight sim games. The sound effects are good... Read review

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Advantages: Thrills, fun to watch, superb to play
Disadvantages: Too short when you play through the story mode

...Missile approaching, dive, dive! ACE COMBAT 2 is on the whole a brilliant game with only one flaw, but ill come to that later. SO Gameplay: The gameplay of this flightcombat sim is superb. After a couple of minutes grappling with the controls, youll find yourself swooping under bridges, through citys, going up as high as you can then diving and pulling out at the last moment, plummeting out of the sky into an enemy tank and then watching the replay of you and the tank going up into flames. This really is high thrill stuff. It is easy to start flying, just go to new or load game, select play mission, choose your plane and your off! The loading time is about 3 seconds for each mission, which is superb. The missions are really varied, some of them fending off tanks trying to reach a downed troop carrier plane, escorting ships through... Read review

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Advantages: a lot
Disadvantages: no one

...Hi I want to present you opinion about Acecombat 2. I like this game and I hope to creators to edit new game of this series. In this game you are the pilot and you must to execute a lot of missions. Every mission has its own territory of military battle. And there are a lot of plains in this game. When you start your career you will fly on little and old plains but after every mission will be appear a new plain in your airshed and you can execute your mission on modern plains. Else in this game you can receive medals. There are more than 15 medals you can get. But it is not so easy because you should kill aces to get them. After you will finish this game 3 times you can get bonus plains such as: SU-27, F-22 Raptor and others modern plains. Else after your finishing you can win 3 bonus missions but they are very difficult because... Read review

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