Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Bundle (Includes Flightstick)

by Namco

Product Features

• Live the War Zones in photo realistic detail.
• Command the allied assault force of Aerial, Naval, and Ground Combat units.
• Prove your supremacy on a global scale in the intense multiplayer online mode via Xbox live.
• Pilot the authentic licensed combat aircraft of your dreams. Get in the cockpits of the F15 Strike Eagle, F22 Raptor, and Tornado.
• Enjoy an action packed Ace Pilot experience of unsurpassed quality. Experience firsthand the intense drama and emotions of the battlefield.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UHEA0Y
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,716 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Flying

Product Description

The Next Generation of Warfare Demands The Next Generation of Aces! With over 10 million copies sold worldwide, the ultimate flight action series soars onto Xbox 360! This fall, the entire Flight Action genre will be single handedly redefined as Ace Combat 6, the latest in the No.1 flight action series arrives on the next generation console system to continue its absolute domination. Players can get in the cockpits of their favorite authentically detailed combat aircrafts and command the allied assault force of aerial, naval, and ground combat units. In addition, players will engage in fierce combat at an unprecedented scale and intensity as up to six massive conflicts unfold at once at multiple locations in war zones rendered in photorealistic detail. For the first time in the Ace Combat franchise, players can prove their supremacy on a global scale in the intense multi-player online mode via Xbox Live!! Break the sound barrier and soar 360 degrees through the sky as battles and drama unfold around you on an unprecedented epic scale! Flightstick and face plate bundle are included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must have for the X Box 360 collection, November 5, 2007

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Leon M. Monti-colombi "Spider 1" (Landstuhl, Germany) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Bundle (Includes Flightstick) (Video Game)

WOW this game is fantastic! The gameplay is wonderful and videos pull you into the storyline. It took me a bit to get use to the flight stick but OMG its a must have for this game. save your money and get this bundle, also came with a cool face for the 360. if you love to Ace Combat series i strongly recomend this one. The missions get really hard at times since there are sub missions and you will have to go back and re-fuel and ammo up. you can face up to 300 units on one mission. The online blew my mind, its so much fun. This game is the best so far for the Ace Combat series, I only hope Microsoft will release more games that i can use the stick on (Mech warrior, X Wing...)

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!, October 27, 2007

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Tad Rivelle (MANHATTAN BEACH, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Bundle (Includes Flightstick) (Video Game)

I would have to say that this was one of Namcos finest games created. With the flight stick the realism will fly right past you, although, the flight stick does not have the looks it works extremely well. The flight stick is also compatible with pc games and the Blazing Angeles series. The game includes a wide variety of missions ranging from islands in the tropics to snowy regions near the poles. The game is also similar to the Ace Combat 5 for ps2 except this game was created with more missions and better graphics. I was very much please that I bought this game, and I guarantee that your $150 without tax will be well spent!

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flightstick not worth it., June 8, 2008

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Mountain Mike (Sioux Falls, SD United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Bundle (Includes Flightstick) (Video Game)

Some of the reviews of the AC6 Flightstick Bundle seem to be only for the game itself. I reviewed the game itself separately. This review is for the flightstick bundle, which comes in the box displayed by amazon here.

I bought a used set that came complete with everything from the original purchase, box, cords, faceplate, etc. And, everything worked fine and as intended.

However, I found these controls to be not really much fun at all. My experience with them showed they were slow, sluggish, and difficult to be precise with. I went through AC6 entirely, on two different levels. The only way I could get anywhere beyond about the first 5 missions was to revert to the standard hand-held controller. With that, I could control the plane very precisely.

The flight stick is a great concept, but I feel it's actual performance is much below what I anticipated. It really boils down to being able to control the plane quickly and precisely, which just wouldn't happen with this flightstick for me. Others may have a completely different experience. Read the reviews here to gain an idea of what some gamers have to say about their flightstick.

No instructions come with the bundle, this is the way it came from the factory. There is a somewhat confusing schema on the side of the box which attempts to explain what the function of each button/movement will be. I also bought a game guide which devoted a page to labeling the buttons and trying to correlate them with what the buttons on the hand-held controller did. This helped, but some of it you really had to figure out by trial and error.

Again, some gamers perhaps have had a stellar experience with this Flightstick Bundle. I did not. My experience with the Ace Combat series includes all of them from Air Combat (the first one) through Ace Combat 6, including Ace Combat Zero. All completed at multiple levels. For whatever reason, I was never able to become good enough with the stick to even approach what I could do with the standard controller.