Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat 5 is a worthy successor to the Ace Combat series in almost every respect. Fans of the series will love this game and many more may yet fall to its charm. The game's one major flaw is its lack of multiplayer options. However, if you are a flight game fan, and are looking for a new game on PlayStation 2 that you can enjoy, you need look no further. After all, the quote underneath the Ace Combat Project logo is correct in saying, "Nothing else comes close."

"Nothing even comes close" is a pretty bold tagline for a game, but if your game is Ace Combat 5, perhaps you can afford to be a little cocky. After all, the next installment in Namco's flight combat series looks as though it's going to deliver everything that was great about Ace Combat 04, and much more. Specifically, the game will feature approximately 50 real-world aircraft, a 30-mission campaign that promises to be lengthy and involved, and most importantly, tons of intense dogfighting. The game is being shown in playable form for the first time at this year's E3, so we quickly took the opportunity to take the game for a test-drive. Long story short: Now we're more excited than ever about it.

"In the few hours that we've spent with the finished game at this point, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War hasn't failed to impress on any front. The graphics are easy on the eyes, the constant radio chatter really adds to the atmosphere, and the controls are both intuitive and responsive."

"Ace Combat 5 isn't the huge step for the series that Ace Combat 04 was, but it's still a great flight combat game, featuring grueling arcade-style action and plenty of surprises."

"AC5 takes everything AC4 did right, pushed the PS2 beyond what most thought visually capable, and expanded upon it in every conceivable way and landed itself the title of my supreme game this generation."