IGN Reviews Ace Combat 6

"Ace Combat 6 isn't a perfect game. A lot about the presentation feels dated, the dialogue is drab, and though the sound effects are done well, the constant beeping that warns of incoming missiles is a bit much. But what Ace Combat 6 does well, it nails. The realistic visual design married with the arcade controls make for a game that anyone can have fun with. This is the closest to the imaginary dream of being in Top Gun that most of us are ever going to get."

[chanto23]

ll be giving this one a try...

PS. I've never played any of the previous ones...can somebody tell me what this game is about. Is it action like shooting and blowing stuff or is it a flight simulator?

[Close_Second]

...PGR4 for the skies. Looks great, plays great but a simulator it is not.

[Panthers]

Its a great game. I played Ace Combat 4 and I loved it.

[Shaka2K6]

The PSP version is much better.

[Close_Second]

...explain how its ruined. Stop the fanboyism and back up your thoughts.

Your comment, as it stands, merely says I'm pissed off that its not on the PS3.

@WilliamRLBaker - AC has never been a simulator so I would not even dare to compare with one. Its always been firmly grounded as arcade air combat.

[WilliamRLBaker]

the series was never really that good, it was far below the flight sim standards of....well flight sim on the pc, The only way you can EVER play an flight sim game good is with a flight stick and throttle the psp version sucked it was basically a ps1 ace combat game.

Edit: ace combat is the only flight game on calibur to even approach flight sims on the pc most notable being flight sim by microsoft which is highly regarded as one of the best flight sims ever. So while its marked as an Arcade flight game, its still the only series that has been of a calibur to approach an actual flight sim on the consoles even if the series wasn't very good.

[BloodySinner]

Shaka2K6, you lose a bubble. Congratulations!

[gamesR4fun]

just a arcade shooter w planes unless its changed lots from b4 it'll b a lot of fun for killa speed freaks. Hope they included some decent online tho cause the planes on this can b even more fun than Warhawk. Unfortunately you cant land it and take over a tank but still dogfighting rocks.

[WilliamRLBaker]

I'm picking up the special flight stick and throttle copy, its gonna be great!

[Bonsai1214]

lower than i would have expected for this series. the bar was set high in my mind when i first played 4. then it was raised even more when i played through 5.

nothing gave the a thrill like that solo mission in 5 where you had to stay below 300 feet or something like that. one mistake and you were finished. does this game have any of those sweaty palm missions? and also, is the story good? because i enjoyed the canon that went along with the 2 other games i've played.

this was a AAA series, hopefully they'll sort the problems out when they port it to ps3.

btw, how much is the flight stick and throttle?

[WilliamRLBaker]

I only know that the flight and throttle come in an bundle, the game the flight stick, the throttle and a special face plate as well as some extra documentation.

150 bux is the suggested retail price.

[gogators]

It the only thing that keeps me on the edge with this one. I have been collecting too many accessories this generation, and some of them haven't been very good. I know there is a co-op multiplayer, but if there is some team skirmish, then I might have to make some serious considerations on this one.

[supaet]

ace combat is always a 8-8.5/10 series.

stop being a fan boy

[WilliamRLBaker]

the flight stick and throttle is top notch and works amazingly.

[Bnet343]

Ace Combat was never a AAA series, it just scored around 8's.

[Bonsai1214]

in my book, its AAA from the level of enjoyment i get from it. and how does saying that make me a fanboy? i have 6 bubbles for a reason.

and the flightstick.. i want it to handle as well as the ol' sidewinder back in the day.. haha. playing TIE Fighter with a joystick was a blast (or maybe it was some other game... it has been like a decade..)

[TheMART]

Hahah dude having one bubble more then where all of us start on doesn't say so much. You could have Sony minions in a group that vote for each other.

Those guys having 10 bubbles there are some that talk good stuff, also a lot that don't dare to speak their mind, afraid they get hit by the Sony Defence Force and loose bubbles.

To say you have 6 bubbles for a reason sound like you think you're all that, sounds pretty silly.

By the way, indeed Ace Combat series are always scoring between 8 to 8.5. They're not the kind of games that are scoring AAA above 90% mostly. And it really doesn't matter that much.

This is another genre the 360 widens its line up of games. Didn't Warhawk have the same average score? 8.4? And all the PS3 fanboys are so happy with it because its the only game they play???

A dogfight with 16 jets is pretty much fun if you ask me!

[lodossrage]

This game is a MUST buy. It doesnt matter the console, this is ACE COMBAT.

If any negative reviews come by, DON'T BOTHER listening to them.

[crazyman]

this was a game I was getting at launch but now im no so sure now that the joystick bundle doesnt seem to be coming to the uk, so I might wait and by the stick off ebay and then get the game but I still realy want this game.

[jay3]

I loved the demo for this game, which was very much a pleasant surprise, I'll be picking this one up for sure.

[UltramanJ]

I've been an Ace Combat fan since the fantastic Ace Combat 2, and this is easily the most impressive Ace I've ever played. The graphics and sound (especially the sound) really pull you into it's excellent atmosphere.
PS3 owners shouldn't fret, it'll be arriving on PS3 next year.

[sak500]

100% agreed. Played teh demo and was awed by it. A must have. When's it out?

Edit: oops dint read teh below post. So its out on 23rd cool. So this will be 4th purchase in 2 months damn, and still COD4 and ME around the corner.

[ry-guy]

I agree too, the demo floored me. I enjoyed it, and even if it was one mission I played it over and over. It was alot of fun.

You know, that four letter word the reason you buy a game?

[Phaqutomb]

http://www.gamestop.com/pro...
this game ships on the 23'rd of this month.
I got ace combat 5 when it came out on the PS2 with the flight sticks and it made the game much more enjoyable.

[segasage]

it must be a niche game like dynasty warrior type games...

[Z501]

Belkian War sucked.
Shattered Skies,much better.

SK=pt.5
BW=pt.6

[nix]

i'll think about it when it comes out on PS3! q:

[Dmack79]

The PS3 version should be interesting.

[jackdoe]

I wasn't really feeling the demo, just felt like a high def version of Ace Combat 4-5 to me. It was very pretty though.

[Skerj]

Would be AAAA-Z if Kenny Loggins was on the cover and sang the original and remixed versions of "Highway to the Danger Zone" throughout the entirety of the campaign.

[xplosneer]

I want my PS3 version....Not saying this is bad but I don't have an Xbox 360 yet.

[sicknnyc]

This Series Was DECENT at best. For me to believe that it made a 360 (Pun Intended) and is now a must have game is bull.

I will wait for After Burner.

[DiGiTaL Ki11eR]

who cares what score it gets, airplane games have always sucked.