Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

THE BAD:
No multi-player -- Planes lack weapon customization -- Kind of difficult for first-timers -- Wingmen commands are lacking -- "Branching story-line" is hardly noticeable

SUMMARY:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is anything but "unsung". This game is probably one of the best additions to the franchise yet. The game follows a group of Osean Air Force rookie pilots who are practically demons on the battlefield. Inspiring fear in their enemies, they quickly become known as the Demons of Razgriz and become the main backbone of the Osean military. However, this all changes in one of the game's many climaxes where the pilots learn the truth behind the war they're...

THE BAD:
-- Wingman Commands could be better -- Possibly of each plane having diffrent fight models -- Needs Online -- Couldnt find 2 player or co-op mode -- Ablibty to buy weapons of your choice -- Campaign needs to be a lot longer -- Could have more Simulation Qualities

SUMMARY:
The 5th Installment to the Ace Combat series, by Namco will have you tearing through the skies in a nicely detailed landscape and high detailed aircraft. With more then 50 different aircraft to choose from, this arcade style flight game is sure to have your heart pumping. Complete in Arcade mode for all out blow em up, shoot em down action, or take to the skys in the story mode as you defend your native country of...

THE BAD:
Some...odd...voice acting.
Some missions are too drawn out.
No 2-player feature.
No online feature.
Shouldn't have to buy planes for your wingmen.
Replays need to be more realistic.
Why isn't there an opening scene on start-up?

SUMMARY:
When I rented 'Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War', I was very excited. I played it for an entire week! I liked the menu ideas, and the music was good. Arcade Mode was the first thing I played on it, which, like I said, was very adrenalizing. I liked how it continued the story of Mobius 1, but should have included aircraft select. After that I continued to Campaign Mode, which had a jaw-dropping and slightly tear-jerking...

THE BAD:
Still too short unfortunately, the game truly is awesome, but completing it was just to quick.

SUMMARY:
If you loved the previous games, there's no doubt you'll love this one.

If you haven't played any of the previes games, don't worry, you don't need to have played them to understand the storyline of this game. You'll find yourself engrossed in this games depthly storyline with truly stunning video scenes.

I recommend this game to any fan of the previous games and any person who enjoys flying games or who just want to live the "Top Gun" experience.

THE BAD:
Mission variety, some seem a little too similar
Can't buy weapons
Wingman commands aren't very well executed, could be better and have more options/commands.
Could of added a few more levels

SUMMARY:
A really well designed game. The best in the genre by far. It has a story good enough to keep you playing your first time through, and then you want to play thru again for the paint schemes, unlockable plane, and finding all the aces to fight. Not to mention the challenge of a harder difficulty to test your skills.
Very large selection of planes to buy and all of them real. The gameplay is fast and furious as should be in this genre, and the soundtrack keeps the blood pumping. This game...

THE BAD:
*Studders when everything's going on at one; atleast on my PS2, the oldest version
*Mission styles for the most part are the same as the other games in the series
*No more costom loadouts

SUMMARY:
Don't believe them when they say the storyline is dynamic: there are two splits, one in the middle and one near the end. The first split makes two missions different while the second split makes one mission different.

Weather isn't dynamic either. It's beautiful, but it doesn't change inflight.

THE BAD:
No reloading (does give game more realism)
No multiplayer (common i like shooting my friends)
THATS IT

SUMMARY:
AWSOME this game blew all my expectations i had...It was such a awsome game that i can put down my remote its story is SUPURB and the amount of detail is astonishing...this game has pushed the PS2 graphically to the brink and the peeps at namco have a GREAT game..i would reccomend this game to the highest even if u arnt a air sim person get this game it is truly that good.......with the little probs in, it still is the best game ive played probably...

9.7 out of 10