ACE COMBAT SQUADRON LEADER REVIEW

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Reviewed by UK Guest, 4th May 2005.

Review Summary: Just brilliant.

Overall Score: 5/5

Review: As soon as I started playing Ace Combat Squadron Leader on the Sony PlayStation 2, I was hooked. This game has everything that you could want from a game. The cut scenes are great, if a little long, with brlliant graphics. There is a complex story around which the game is weaved. You can choose your plane from an ever-expanding list and there are many different special weapons. Once you get into the actual game, you find yourself flying with either two or three other planes, to whom you can administer orders, and respond to the occaisional question, though that can become annoying in the middle of a sharp turn. There is radio chatter from both your side and the enemies and this is different every time you play a mission, as it is affected by your actions. You really get a sense that the lives of the soldiers on the ground rely upon you. The difficulty levels cater for almost all abilities, and there is an arcade mode as well as a mission one. This game does not glorify war as so many others do, because both your allies and the civilians get fed up with it, and there is a very interesting climax, totally unexpectedly. This game also has a history behind it, as is shown in the opening sequence, and it effects the later game, too. I have since played Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies, and this is much better. The drawings in that for the cutscenes are nice, but both the plot and the gameplay lack an edge. I would certainly advise buying this game. It is the best that I have played in years, if ever. You sometimes even feel annoyed at some frustrating turn in the plot, because it holds you so deeply. The missions also vary in type. There are objectives to escape from somewhere, destory a base or fleet and protect a ground force that's storming a castle, all within a few missions. I would urge everyone to buy this game.

Ratings

Value For Money:		5
Review Score:		5
Recommended?		Yes

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