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Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception [PSP]

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)

Shooter, Flight Simulation

PSP

Developer	Namco Bandai
Publisher	Namco Bandai
Series	Ace Combat

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Description

The Ace Combat level of excellence comes to the Sony PSP portable system in an all-new game designed specifically to take advantage of the handheld's capabilities. Enter into an entirely new highflying action-packed world that will challenge your abilities in new ways as you take on the role of an ace pilot defending the country of Aurelia. The player's adventure begins after the neighboring country of Leasath, who filled with secretive motives veiled behind long internal conflict, has invaded. It's time to liberate your country for freedom for all!

This first PSP installment of the popular Ace Combat franchise features a suite of highly detailed and realistically modeled licensed aircraft. New additions include original aircraft and Wi-Fi multiplayer, ensuring that Ace Combat for the PSP will be a memorable, and must have experience.

Authentic flying experience: Pilot licensed aircraft such as the F-14D or Tornado F3 for realistic flying and thrilling action, anytime, anywhere.

All new storyline: Set in an entirely new world and setting apart from installments on the PS2, this new story opens up a whole new universe ripe with a multitude of new skies to explore.

Strategic AI System: The player must choose their course of action wisely as combat decisions directly affect their destiny. If the player chooses to destroy a military installation instead of backing up friendly forces that are under attack, the next mission objective will reflect this decision and change accordingly.

Original tunable aircraft: Players can tune original aircraft with parts unlocked in Campaign mode further enhancing the flying experience.

Wireless Ad Hoc: This new and exciting addition to the series allows up to four players to engage in a variety of wireless Ad Hoc combat competitions.

Reviews on Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception [PSP]

AJMouse on Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception [PSP], 30-11-2006

"Since I finished some other games I had a more time free, which I started to spend on games I usually don't give alot of attention to. Skies of Deception is one of them. Appearantly it belongs to the Ace Combat series (of which I never heard until today), and that's after playing the game for about 4-6 hours. Needless to say, if you're not buying this 'cause you never played an Ace Combat game, it's okay, the story will still be interesting enough, and the game is just an arcade shooter.

Just an arcade shooter? Well... yeah, a jetfighter does not have 82 missiles and 12 'special' missiles with unlimited bullets. A jetfighter will not just have 20 percent damage with an impact of one missile from a hostile jetfigher. That is not a bad thing.

I completed the first mission with ease, shot down some planes with my auto locking and never really used the bullets, just the missiles. It took some time though, most missions are very long. It doesn't really matter cause you can just switch off your PSP when you have to change stations or run to another bus to transfer and switch it back on later (even the next week). There is a timer which doesn't really make sense cause usually you finish your missions way below that timer. Also okay. It's all just fun!

There are some cutscenes in between the missions (still anime style pictures with a voice-over) and after that you can pick your mission. Almost always you have to choose a mission... How are you going to proceed? Will you help your allied troops, or will you destroy an upcoming big threat first? I like it. The course of the game changes on how you play it. You can still play all the missions on the free mission mode.

So yeah I like this arcade shooter, but I'm not sure if there's a big audience for it. I like flying (thought it was the coolest thing in all GTA games) so maybe it's just that. I might even complete this one. 4 out of 5 because face it, it's not the best game EVAHH! ;) - but it's still a great game. heh."