Ace combat assault horizon
Each mission also allows for special weapons to be outfitted on an aircraft to aid in hitting ground targets, jamming enemy radar, or hitting multiple air targets simultaneously. This is made even easier as better aircraft become unlocked later on. Regardless, responsive controls aid in chasing down enemy fighters. In some missions, the player pilots an Apache or a bomber, but the vast majority of the game's missions take place in a fighter jet. Moreover, along the course of the 16 mission campaign (17 if you break the first one up into two), the player can expect to switch between characters and aircraft. The name of the central antagonist is explicitly similar to Makarov, the central antagonist from Modern Warfare.
Looking at the last paragraph its pretty clear from the start that Assault Horizon wears its influences on its sleeves. The whole story is told through in-mission dialogue and some well produced cutscenes that feature some good voice acting. After a rebel faction within the Russian army, calling itself the New Russian Federation, gets ahold of nuclear warheads codenamed "Trinity" they then proceed to launch a coup in Moscow - before beginning an all out war against the US and NATO forces while being lead by Russian ace pilot Andrei "Akula" Markov. The central focus of which is Colonel Bishop and his wingman Guts. and NATO special forces group called the 108th Task Force (more commonly referred to as Task Force 108). The main story campaign follows a group of American pilots who comprise Warwolf squadron, the sharp end of the stick that is a joint U.N. In fact, in a strange way, the more Assault Horizon tries to emulate Modern Warfare, the more open the player becomes to the utterly crazy spectacle taking place. So does this bold gamble for Namco pay off within the context of their long running Ace Combat franchise?Īs far as the narrative is concerned the answer is yes. Viewing Ace Combat: Assault Horizon this way, it becomes clear that this is an over-the-top modern warfare game with a multiplayer component that is aping on many of the mechanics set forth within other franchises. If this game took place on the ground and if the player assumed the role of a solider, it would probably play identically to a third person shooter - sans cover. However, the game's visual aesthetic is very similar to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, and to call this a flight sim is selling Namco Bandai's latest release a bit short.
From the outside the game looks like a flight sim/aerial combat.
A post on the r/acecombat subreddit revealed that the announcement was made on the official Japanese Ace Combat homepage days ahead of the delistings, stating that “this will be effective as of this week’s PlayStation Store and Xbox LIVE updates”. Late January 2017 - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360Īce Combat: Assault Horizon was first delisted from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in late January 2017.