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Reviewed by UK Guest, 21st Feb 2005. |
| Review Summary: To buy or not to buy? |
Overall Score: 4/5
 
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Review: Ace Combat Squadron Leader on the Sony PlayStation 2 is without a doubt an excellent flight combat simulation without getting bogged down into the realms of ultra-detailed complexity that goes with a PC flight sim. The graphics are superb, the flight and weapons control are very obvious and natural, the missions are good and varied....very much like the previous offering (AC4). However, with the exception of the definitive improvement of ground graphics detail, this game is not that much different to AC4. Don't get me wrong, if you don't have a combat flying game, you won't be disappointed with this. If you already have AC4....is ACSL worth the £'s? Probably not right now...wait until the price goes down. There are indeed a few down points from the previous title. It is not uncommon to run out of ordinance during a mission. If this happens in ACSL, well, just tooling around in an impotent MIG 35 is not my idea of flying combat. In AC4, you could fly back to base, land , and re-arm, an option not open to us armchair wannabe aces. My other main beef with this game is the moronic chatter from some of the wingmen which definitely detracts from the 'seriousness' of flying combat situations. It is incessant and irritating. Other than that...great game :) Have fun. |
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4 |
| Review Score: |
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4 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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PC & Video Games