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Ace Combat 5 with Flightstick 2

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I love air combat games, and it's really impressive how good the graphics have gotten. Ace Combat 5 takes place in a fictional world, with real life planes. Of course, there are very clear similarities here - your team has all English names and phrases, while your enemy seems to have very Soviet sounding names. Their abbreviated names is the "Yukes".

You're part of the 108th Squadron and you, with your wingmen, fly around in a variety of situations. You help defend a civilian airport against attack, having to shoot down the tanks and planes before the airport falls. You fly over a snow-filled arctic ocean, taking out submarines. It keeps you on your toes.

I find it a bit amusing that all of the enemies here speak English - and none use coded channels. You can hear all of your enemies' conversations and radio chatter while you fly around. So much for military planning ...

The graphics are really quite impressive. You see every tilt of your plane's flaps, the firing of your afterburners. The water, mountains, ice floes, cities all have an impressive level of detail, including shadows and lighting from the sun. The HUD helps to organize your attacks - at times it can seem a bit excessive, getting in the way of what you're trying to see, but you get used to it.

The cut scenes actually move the plot forward and have interesting insights into what is going on.

The joystick controls might be good or bad for you depending on your playing style. I know some people who love them - but others who are used to their regular controller might find it hard to switch and get used to a new control system.

The patch that comes with the set is rather large - it's a full back sized patch and not a shoulder or front-pocket size. It's about a full foot high. It has the dog logo on a blue field, with gold accents.

Well recommended for fighting plane fans!

Ace Combat 5 with Flightstick 2
This is an excellent game and the Flight stick is amazing.If you really want to Ace these missions then this Flight Stick is a must for series gamers.

this is the best game ever!!! I said to my self when I played it the first time on christmas day 2004. I know every thig about fighter jets. And the first time I played shatterd skies I was hooked on all the ace combats. I beat the game last month flying the f-15c. the flight stick is great and very real looking.I know have beatin ace combat advanced and am waiting for ace combat zero: the belkan war.

Including a HOTAS with Ace Combat 5 isn't going to change the fact that the game uses unrealistic mechanics. If you're looking for a fun, simple arcade shooting game then this isn't a bad choice. However serious simulation fans will be seriously disappointed: we're still stuck to the PC.

[...] GAME SPOILERS BELOW [...]
Some examples? The combat AI is terrible: you'll find yourself disposing of your enemies' "elite units" in waves. If you do find that one or two of the enemy craft slipped past you, just tap on your infinite afterburner and groan as your fighter makes a horrifyingly slow turn (Seriously, FedEx has planes that turn sharper than these "jets") to bear on your enemy who, for some mysterious reason, is still flying a bee-line in the other direction. Should for some ridiculous reason you actually find yourself being tailed by one of these buffoons, you need only perform one *your chosen basic fighter maneuver here* and you should find yourself with a clean shot. And the level that made me stop playing and put this game away forever? The one where I use my fighter's A2A missiles to destroy the enemies' aircraft carrier submersible. Yes, that's right.

It is the best flight stick for the Playstation 2 ace combat 4,5,6. The flight stick will work with these games.

this is the best game ever!its very hard though.i cant wait for ace combat zero.i have the demo disk.its spoused to be about the war 15 years ago they talk about.any way,this is a 27 level game,it takes about 10 hours to win.and get your tissues!you will cry.a little secret.i did.so,ace combat5 with flight stick,buy it.you will be amazed.