Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies

This product is also called Ace Combat: Distant Thunder in Europe.

Background

The Ace Combat series soars once again. Experience aerial combat like never before. A brand new gripping storyline, planes rendered from actual fighter aircraft, and 24 fabulous missions will keep pilots-to-be on the edge of their seats. The visuals will speak for themselves.

Gameplay

Over a dozen missions with dazzling graphics and terrains that will take your breath away. Fly over 20 of the worlds greatest fighters ranging from the F-15 Eagle to the F-117 Nighthawk. Also equip your aircraft with a choice of weapondary and even change paint patterns. Work with your group and take down the enemy, friends move around freely and attack at will. Follow the story of a boy who's parents were killed by a downed jet, and find out how weapons that were meant to protect us, erased countries from the Earths surface. Fly over mountains, oceans, cities airbases and anything that springs to mind with outstanding detail, high-end lighting effects, realtime weather conditions and time of day. Game has Multiplayer dogfights and games, the sky is your limit in this fantastic instalment to the Ace Combat series.

Features

• Dogfight and divebomb your way through one of the most thrilling, white–knuckled air combat games ever created.
  
• Introducing Wingman Command: control your entire squadron in–flight.
  
• Issue orders and coordinate group attacks. Your split–second decisions determine mission success or failure.
  
• Intriguing story spanning over 20 missions
  
• Realistic graphics in console air combat. Enjoy vividly rendered aircraft, exquisitely detailed environments, real–time weather effects and dynamic lighting. Stunning CG cinematics complement the epic storyline.
  
• Features over 50 unique, real–world planes with selectable color schemes.
  
• Multiple game modes—including the immensely popular Campaign Mode—and loads of unlockable content for hours of additional flying excitement.

International release dates:
Europe: Feb 8, 02
Japan: Oct 23, 01

Official URL

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