Reviews and Problems with Ace Combat Assault Horizon
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Overall 8
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Xbox 360 Review
Console Obsession
15 January 2012
Excerpt: Like it or not, Call of Duty is gaming’s biggest franchise, so in order to attempt to emulate its phenomenal success developers have long been drawing inspiration from
Excerpt: Boys have always had a fascination with planes. As kids, we'd hold our arms to either side and roar about the garden. We'd jump off furniture, mimicking take off.
Conclusion: Initially thrilling, the buzz soon fades as repetition sets in. Nevertheless we’ve not played a more engaging or exciting arcade flight game on any console, and with a...
Excerpt: The games of the Ace Combat series have never tried to be flight sims but they have always felt as if they had the same respect for the super-engineered and precise
Summary: There should be some of this combat on your horizon
Pros: Solid and intense flying action; scripted moments are thrilling; tight controls; varied levels with different aircraft.
Cons: Multiplayer servers aren't very busy and matchmaking can be tedious; graphical glitches; some frustratingly cheap moments; military based plots don't get any more gene...
Pros: Awesome jet fighter action with stupendously great models; military shooter-influenced design; innovative dogfighting and ground attack mechanics; great-looking and hi...
Cons: Gameplay is ultimately shallow and somewhat repetitive by its arcade nature; long-winded and tiresome missions that wear out their ability to generate tension; timed e...
Conclusion: Assault Horizon is likely to be divisive among series fans. But whatever your opinion on its new direction it’s unreasonable to call it a bad game.
Excerpt: It must be tempting for game developers to try to replicate the Call of Duty business model because of the tremendous success it has had within the last few years.
Pros: Dogfight mode is thrilling, Highly detailed cities provide realism, Good entry game for those who have never played a flight-simulator
Cons: Short campaign with a weak story, Simple controls, Missions tend to drag on