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Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Try SP Mission in Ace Mode and find out how good you are...
You will end up facing Mobius 1 from AC4 which can shoot missle backwards...

P.S.: Don't use ADFX to beat the game. That's for newbies

Good luck and have fun!

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.

Wonderful addition to the series.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm not really a gamer but about 10 or 11 years ago I bought a Play Station. Ace Combat 2 was out then so I bought it because I always wanted to be a fighter pilot. It was GREAT for its time but was followed by the flaccid game Ace Combat 3. What an indelible disappointment! Then the PS2 came out and I got Ace Combat 4. Back on track! Actually, in my opinion, AC4 is the best one in the whole series. However, I recently finished AC5 and then stumbled on Ace Combat Zero. I enjoyed this game immensely (more than AC5 and about equal to AC4). It has different facets than the other AC games. The various screens that take you from one function to the next are easier to navigate by far. The quality of the scenes are excellent and perhaps it's just me, but I thought the quality of the planes was better than AC5. It also categorizes you according to your style for attacking targets etc., and at some point, the "version" of the mission offered depends on your style: mercenary vs soldier vs knight. This adds some twists and turns in the game. I agree with another reviewer that perhaps this game is shorter (18 missions) because it's meant to be played again several times (to go through each style, etc.) I enjoyed the story line and they added some new elements like "interviews" and records regarding some of the pilots shot down. There was the obligatory mission or two that started to get tedious as I had to do it over and over and over to finally figure out or practice enough to finally complete it at the end. However, this did not occur as frequently as did in AC5, and I never had to put the game on the shelf for a week or two before trying it again. Another aspect of this game was that I could never earn enough money to buy and own more than one plane at a time, even by the end. (At least 2/3 of the time I destroyed virtually all the targets so I think this "one-plane-at-a-time" deal is built into the game.) Once it's finished you can play free missions. You can only use the 3 default planes and whatever plane you owned at the end of the campaign. I'm not complaining. I very much enjoyed this game and if you like air combat type games, you ought to get this one; in fact, you ought to get the whole series. If you're like me and not a genius game player, you might find the strategy guide helpful also. By the way, I don't understand why Namco designed AC6 only for XBox, after everthing else was for the PS format. I thought they might design it for the next installment in the PS series--PS3.

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.

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!

The Best Ace Combat Game Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is by far the best Ace Combat game put forth yet.

The story = Ace Combat has never been known for its plot and writing...honestly they all contain some level of cheesiness. Zero, however, is the least of the offenders. You actually feel a sense of purpose while playing through these levels, and the fact that you have a choice as to what kind of pilot you want to be (merciless, professional, etc via the combat rating system) promotes this sense of purpose.

Gameplay = You fight the most complicated AI the franchise has ever produced (and I stand by that remark, even after the release of Ace Combat 6). You'll find yourself requiring a strategy to outgun your enemies, and when you take on the squadrons, you'd better prepare yourself for some frustration.

Extras/replay value = This is the bread and butter of the game; tons of unlockables (planes, weapons, a list of aces you shot down, and medals, which unfortunately do nothing). To acquire all these unlockables and extras, you'll need to spend at least 50 hours on this game...even for the most skilled of players.

It's a shame Ace Combat 6 messed up the formula for their latest game...Ace Combat Zero has it down pat. Hands down the best flight sim/arcade game I've ever played for any system.

Ace Combat Zero (PS2 Video Game)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Video Game arrived in excellent condition and quality. Video Game arrived in a very timely fashion.

Another great installment in the Ace Combat Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you played any of the others in the Ace Combat series you'll be unlikely to be disappointed by Zero. It places you in the role of "Cypher," an ace paired with a wingman named "Solo Wing Pixy." The narrative of the game is told through an interviewer trying to understand the war by following the career of Cypher, and by interviewing pilots who flew with or against him. There's a fair amount of FMV devoted to this, which is a nice touch.

One of the nice things about this game is that depending on your actions, you'll be placed in one of three categories: Mercenary (destroy lots and lots of optional targets), Soldier (destroy what's appropriate to the mission), or Knight (avoid destroying targets of oppportunity and save your allies whenever possible). Depending on which category you're in the game changes bit by bit, yielding different endings. Also, the game does tend to emphasize ace-on-ace fights, usually with you and Pixy fighting against 2-8 planes in a "guest star" ace squadron. These also change with your play style, and finding all 150 or so aces gives you something to do while racking up the money to buy some of the most expensive planes. ;)

If you've played anything else in the series you'll most likely recognize most of the planes. About the only complaint I have is that some of the highest-end planes take almost an entire playthrough to accumulate enough money to buy, and their special weapons cost as much as some of the smaller planes as well.

Bottom line, I liked this game quite a bit. I'd recommend picking it up if you liked Ace Combat 4 and/or 5 - you'll probably appeciate the subtle references to those games if you've already played them.

Better than the last

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well here I am again and all I can do is tip my hat to the men and women who created the awsome series. As much as I loved Ace Combat 5 I found myself back in the grips of a addictive game. The one thing I missed in the new installment was the soundtrack. Ace Combat 5 gave us a great song to jam to. Blurry was an awsome addition to the game and I felt a little let down that there was not another theme song to push the envelope in ZERO. Other than that the game is flawless. The planes. The Action. And the Setups just go on to prove the ELITE status of the people at Namco Games. Keep em comming. I need more and I need it now !!!

It will give you a run for your money!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: January 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Truly, this has been the most exciting Ace Combat game I've ever played!

If you thought you mastered the previous two, this game will give you a run for your money! On the missions where you fight the different ace pilot squadrons, it won't be long before you'll be caught in never-ending missile alerts. You would spend your time flying all around in circles before you find the opportunity to shoot one down, but it's a 4,5, or even 8 vs. 1 battle! You'll surely get shot down if you think you can fly easy!

The missions are great, the storyline is good, and the choice of jet fighters are superb! You can replay this game over and over and still enjoy it! I highly recommend this game not only to Ace Combat fans, but to ALL PS2 owners!!!

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