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Not the best in the series

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 35 / 36
Date: May 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game generally plays and looks like all the other Ace Combat games for the PS2 so you won't see or do something new here. Because of this, what will matter is the story line, mission design and variety, aircraft selection, replay factor.

Story Line:
We now have live action cut scenes (real people acting) as opposed to still frame anime shots in AC4 and CG movie in AC5. But the story line is really simple and not really that engaging. I think AC5 has the best story line.

Mission Design and Variety:
You have decent mission variety but there is more focus on dogfighting vs. Aces. This is good to a certain degree but quite repititive. You also now have the option to choose your objectives (concentrate on air-to-air, air-to-surface, or mixed missions) for certain operations. But for me, AC4 has the best mission variety.

Aircraft Selection:
There are less planes here and some are quite old models. This goes in line with the setting of the game (happened before AC5).
You need a lot of money to upgrade planes and weapons and ,believe it or not, I finished my first campaign using a Rafale instead of the usual F22 or F15 in AC4 and AC5.

Replay Factor:
A lot of people are complaining that this game is so short.
But I think this game is intended to be played again and again. (A long game has less chances of being played more than once). So replay factor is quite good if you have the patience. Your Ace Style (Mercenary, Soldier, Knight) affects the 'story line'. You can choose several mission objectives. There are hundreds of aces to shoot down, and a lot of medals to earn. And you need to accumulate lots of cash to buy all planes and weapons.

This game is good for Ace Combat fans but first-timers are encouraged to pick up AC4 (if you want good mission variety) or AC5 (if you want a great story line).

I like this game but I'm on the fence so far

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: May 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of the Ace Combat series. I was addicted to 4, needed to go to video game rehab because of 5. This one I'm on the fence about. I like the graphics and the gameplay. Its kind of a cross between 4 and 5 as far as the controls go. The Story, eh so far its okay. Blowing stuff up? Still lots of fun starting with a hundred missles and air striking the hell out of the enemy. My problem is the fighter choosing and buying. You start with a lousy selection of birds. After the 2rd mission you can upgrade to an F-18, But I liked having like 4 or 5 birds to possibly buy alot easier once I beat the first 3 or 4 stages. I guess I'll have to keep playing it to see if it gets better. I would say if you beat 5 and want to see what the whole Belkan deal was about get this game and play with it. if you want a game with a much better story and more birds to play with get Ace combat 5 and save 20 bucks

Disappointing Ace Combat game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: July 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of Ace Combat. I like this game, but I would wait until the price dropped to $20. It isn't worth losing sleep over if you don't have it yet. I waited with great anticipation thinking "how will NAMCO surpass Ace 05"? Well, they didn't. I finished the game the first time on Hard Level in 3 hours 15 mins. I hope they do better with the next one. The bar is set at Ace05...

Like Ace Combat 4 or 5, just less of the same.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: July 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Think of Ace Combat 5, replace the CG cutscenes with some uninspired live actors, the global WWIII story with the earlier Belkan war, replace the 27 missions with 18, and the 3 wingmen with 1, and you have ZERO.

It isn't a bad game, the graphics are fine. The game play is nice enough. The VS. split screen mode and the weapon choices of ACE combat 4 are back. But the story and the missions are not nearly as inspired as ACE 5.

A good game but has many draw backs

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When i got this game, i was so excited to play it. Since i had played Ace Combat 5, i expected to be as good as the last installment. I also wanted to play it because it describes the events of the belkan war. But after a few missions, it started getting boring; there was no story behind it. The cinematics were all by some reporter and when there were cinematics they all were interviews with the aces you shoot down in the game.
Ace Combat 5 had 27 missions, Ace Combat Zero has 16. I was a bit disappointed when i found this out. There are also more than 50 planes in AC5 this one has WAY less. Hopefully Namco will come out with a bit better of a Ace Combat for PS2.

Great Game for Flying Fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: August 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ace Combat Zero is a prequel to the Ace Combat series, You get fully up to date graphics and gameplay, while finding out what happened to set up the wars in the Ace Combat series.

There are fewer yes-no types of questions than in previous games, and less character development, but the mission tree is much more nicely done - you often get to choose from "land missions" or "air missions" depending on your personal preferences. Also, your aircraft can now be configured to have the missile types that you enjoy using the most.

The cut-scenes have been improved with a more realistic look to them, but in game graphics are about the same as Ace Combat 5. That's not to say they are bad - you get high quality views of the planes you're in, the landscapes you fly over and detailed towns beneath you. It's really rather impressive how well they can render an entire "world" in 3D, in real time as you zoom over it.

The voice actors seem reasonably good, helping you feel involved in the air battles, and the soundtrack is epic in scope without overwhelming you or bombarding you with inappropriate modern music.

You only have one wingman at a time, compared to previous games where you could have multiple wingmen. Occasionally there are other flyers on your side in the sky - it's just that they are not under your direct control. You can specify what types of targets your wingman goes after.

If you're a two player fan, there's now a versus mode where you can fly head to head against a friend and test out your skills. On the downside, the game is MUCH shorter than Ace Combat 5, so if you're a good flyer, you'll finish quickly. Still, you can go back and replay multiple times to get all the endings and to earn all the medals.

A great game for flying combat fans - and especially for those who enjoy the Ace Combat series and want to learn more about its history. Well recommended.

good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: May 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

good graphics, some nice new features, a fun game, but there are less levels and less planes than ace05 and you only get 1 wingman

On it's own, it gets four stars; as part of the series I'd give it three stars though.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are the best yet and it's remarkable to see this level of beautiful work given that the Playstation 3 is out and about already.

And I love the ability to buy and equip a variety of special weapons for each plane, which isn't a feature on any other game in this series.

Dogfighting is excellent, and ground forces put up a better fight than in previous installments of the series.

But what's missing that the others offered is a really challenging variety of terrain. Environments on every level are fairly flat, and all but the most well equipt of opposing pilots are relatively easy pickings for this reason--fish in a barrel. Ace Combat 5 offered the best challenge in terms of really having to choose your aircraft and give commands primarily because of the terrain. You couldn't just get one superplane that would work in all levels like you can in this installment.

And what happened to being able to choose your wingman's aircraft as well? Having no choice in your Wingman's aircraft is a huge setback.

Commands have improved so you can tell your one wingman--only one wingman--to attack Air, Ground, or any target at will whereas the other versions only allowed you to order the other planes to "Dispurse" attacking at will on any target of opportunity in your immediate vicinity.

But there is a huge, positive difference in respect to the wingman following those commands in this game. When you give the order to fire at will, he doesn't just stick to you like the wingmen do in other versions of this game--which is annoying and useless. You give the command to "Dispurse" and your wingman is off kicking butt that might be on the opposite side of the combat area. Excellent.

Story line: Who cares. I never check out the videos between levels on any version, but the Briefings were not as interesting. Maybe they're putting too much energy into trying to make a movie out of it and not enough on play. This isn't Metal Gear. Personal opinion only, I actually liked the story board version that was featured in Ace Combat 4 the best.

And if I can make a suggestion, maybe instead they can put on little interviews with actual fighter pilots in future versions, as well as a bit of flight school.

BOTTOM LINE: This isn't a bad installment in the series, but it's a weak one. If you want to make sure to have every single one in the Ace Combat series, of course you should get it, but don't expect it to offer the level of challenge and excitement found in the others.

Now I have to buy a Playstation 3 so I can play Ace Combat 6!

Best Ace Combat

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

A must purchase for all aviation game freaks. Great graphics, great fun. The only reason I gave the game 4 stars because of difficulty and some minor plot confusion but other than that add this game to your cart-its a blast.

Ace Combat Zero

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: September 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I highly recommend you get this game if you like air combat games.
It has a great story line,easy controls,and relly cool planes.
The dowen side is that it has only 24 missions,and those so called ace enemy pilots are easy to shoot dowen (but then again i've played all the ace combats and I have become rather good at it.
But still this game is great and a must have if you owen ace combat 5.
I think it's cool that the way you fight changes some of the aces that you fight later on and the way the game plays.

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