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EDIT I simply cant recall the last time I have had genuine fun replaying linear missions 600 times over since the late 90s early 2000s.
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9/10 - Overall. 6/10 with MP (Multiplayer) grade included. Great Game.

The game is great, manages to recapture the essence of the older games well (04, 5, 6). While I can't compare it to the more recent entries in the franchise, this is certainly a step in the right direction and a re-establishment that ACE COMBAT is still the 'King' of this genre in my book.

There is practically no minor or severe flaws in the game, the biggest flaws I have managed to find is in Multiplayer.

The fact that there is a clear 'Best Weapon and or Best Plane' combo is insulting to players and to the developers themselves. They created a system of this plane is good at this, and uses this. However this is entirely negated in MP when there is clearly one or several planes that can guarantee you at the very least a high score with little to no skill.

This huge flaw and several others including re-spawn killing, are glaring oversights, and shows multiplayer underwent no real play testing unlike the main campaign.

Even with MP being a relative sh*t show, this game is still excellent and i never bought it for MP in the first place.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b][u]EDIT[/u] I simply cant recall the last time I have had genuine fun replaying linear missions 600 times over since the late 90s early 2000s.[/b] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/10 - Overall. 6/10 with MP (Multiplayer) grade included. Great Game. The game is great, manages to recapture the essence of the older games well (04, 5, 6). While I can't compare it to the more recent entries in the franchise, this is certainly a step in the right direction and a re-establishment that ACE COMBAT is still the 'King' of this genre in my book. There is practically no minor or severe flaws in the game, the biggest flaws I have managed to find is in Multiplayer. The fact that there is a clear 'Best Weapon and or Best Plane' combo is insulting to players and to the developers themselves. They created a system of this plane is good at this, and uses this. However this is entirely negated in MP when there is clearly one or several planes that can guarantee you at the very least a high score with little to no skill. This huge flaw and several others including re-spawn killing, are glaring oversights, and shows multiplayer underwent no real play testing unlike the main campaign. Even with MP being a relative sh*t show, this game is still excellent and i never bought it for MP in the first place.