Luckily, folks of all skill levels are welcome. Nearly every aircraft in the game's extensive library includes a cockpit view, and experienced jockeys may opt for expert-level controls, but Assault Horizon is hardly a gauge-obsessed flight sim.

+ Emphasizes rousing close-range gunning over tiny targeting boxes; detailed ground scenery, + Lots of different aircraft, including jets, multi-role fighters, helicopters, and bombers

? Why doesn't the game include local split-screen co-op

Sometimes, it is hard for me to believe that the Ace Combat series has been around since the launch of the original PlayStation. Air combat holds a special place in my gaming past as I have really lost...

+ Great mission diversity; + Action is intense; + Online modes are fun; + Series feels fresh again

Missions are sometimes too long; Frustrating objectives; Story is forgettable

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 it. Both Homefront and the newest iteration of Medal of Honor owe a lot to Activision's series and are just two examples, but  Call...

That, in a nutshell, describes the entire game. This cannot really be called an Ace Combat game, as it has none of the characteristics that made the others great. This game can essentially be described as HAWX 3. So here we are again, another Ace Combat outing.

The Ace Combat series has been in the air since 1992 when the franchise first hit the arcades. The games were always a firm favourite within the arcade combat flight simulation genre, but they were always dogged by one or two shortcomings… Ace Combat: Assault Horizon ends that cycle as developers...

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In recent years I have felt that the Ace Combat series has become a little tired and wondered if there was any life left in the series. To address this the developers have given the game a complete overhaul and undoubtedly this brings some excellently crafted combat in what is on the whole a pretty...

Waaaaay back when I was just a small Simon, we had a Mac Plus in our house. It was our first computer and kind of a big deal... for me because of a game called Falcon . Falcon was an F-16 flight simulator. I played the hell out of that game as a kid - it was one of my first experiences in gaming.

This is not truly an Ace Combat game, and fans of the series will probably be disappointed. Everyone else will find this to be an entertaining blend of two genres and should find plenty to like even if they're normally unfamiliar with 'mission-based flight combat' titles.

The Call of Duty syndrome has spread to a whole bunch of games. What started off as being a tribute to Michael Bay has now turned into an epidemic. It has inevitably found its way into all sorts of genres, with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon being the latest victim.