Lethal Skies II

by Sammy Studios

Product Features

• The war between the World Alliance and the World Order Reorganization Front has the world a very dangerous place. You'll fly cutting-edge jet fighters to keep that violence from spreading into the blue skies.
• Play through over 20 difficult missions where you'll do everything from hunt submarines to get into dogfights
• Enjoy super-detailed jet models, amazing new lighting effects, and graphically rich environments as you complete your missions
• New split-screen i.Link and 2-player modes with interactive 3D battle maps

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009YXDG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 15, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,131 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #34 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A year-long global war between the World Alliance and the World Order Reorganization Front has ended with planet Earth in peril. As a result of resentment and distrust, the World Alliance has begun to split and the seeds for a new global war are being planted. Nowhere is safe, not even the skies.

Features:

New planes, new missions, new features... and a vicious new enemy!!

• A graphic leap from the original, with super-detailed jet models, amazing light effects, and graphically rich environments
• 20 missions that put the player in command of an Air Force amidst an epic war, with unlockable campaigns that lets players switch roles and become the enemy
• Fly modern-day, super-advanced, and even experimental jets. Seven new planes give you access to 19 of the world's most devastating fighter planes.
• Futuristic premise and the greatest array of war machines ever amassed, including jets, bombers, helicopters, tanks, ships, submarines, hovercraft, battle-mechs, attack satellites, flying fortresses, transforming bases, and more!!

Big Feature Payload

• All-new, 2-player mode with split-screen or using iLink
• Dynamic camera, with five different third-person, first-person, and in-cockpit views
• Wingmen command before and during missions
• Fully customizable planes and ordinance, interactive 3D battle maps, movie archives, unlockable art galleries, and more!

Product Description

In Lethal Skies II players climb into one of 19 jet fighters and set out on various missions that range from hunting submarines to dogfights with enemy aircraft.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ace Combat 4 is still the best....., September 20, 2003

By 

jax (Runny River, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lethal Skies II (Video Game)

Although I have only played through the first few levels of "Lethal Skies 2", I thought I should review it since no one else has at this time. The graphics are a notch below what they should be, especially since "Ace Combat 4" came out 2 years ago, and it still looks better than this game. The planes themselves look somewhat choppy, and the levels are lacking detail badly. The music, though you can choose the track before you play a level, is all generic rock that gets on your nerves fast. (There are 25 tracks or so to choose from and I could tolerate only a few.)

Now on to the gameplay and control...which needs help too. If you are familiar with "Ace Combat" controls, this game will not feel as tight. You dont really get a solid feel/control of the plane, thus making it more difficult to dogfight than it should be. The missle targeting system is flawed, where once you launch a missle it automatically locks off the target, and in order to fire that second missle (to complete the kill), you must lock on again.

For those of us expecting "Ace Combat" quality out of this game you might be a little dissappointed like me. But if you need a new jet fighter game, get this game but dont expect to be thrilled.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the Good Gamers, October 23, 2004

By 

Andrew W. "BCM" (Redlands, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lethal Skies II (Video Game)

Leathal Skies II may not beat to Ace Combat 4 (Its only real competition) on the graphics front, but it has it in every other aspect. I own both games, and got bored of Ace Combat 4 within two hours. I'm still playing Leathal Skies.

This game has very realistic flight patterns, and you just can't do anything that's physically impossible. Your payload (missles, et cetera) is also realistic. You can actually see your missles in the replays, and when you launch a missle, it is gone. You see it depart from your wing, and when you see your plane next, the missle is gone! Let's see Ace Combat compare to that. (With its 52 missles in 3 cubic feet)

Even on the graphics front I am liking it. It has georgious landscapes, although they do get a little sketchy if you're too low to the ground (id est, about to crash) The plane graphics and HUD are superior to Ace Combat 4.

And now for the best part, the gameplay! Wheras with Ace Combat, you can practically beat it with your eyes closed, and it gets very boring as a consequence, in Leathal Skies I'm finding it hard to get past the 4th level! And that's on easy! I can almost gaurentee that you will only stop playing if you are stuck, not bored.

It has a nice little plotline, and although you as a pilot don't have a uniqe personality, your wingman (and wingwoman) do. They don't just send you on some randome arse mission, you are actually sent there for a reason, and that reason is explained.

However, due to its dificulty curve, I would recomend Ace Combat 4 to any gamers who outright stink at games. But if you're average or above, this is probably the game for you.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Start In Understanding Air Combat!, January 14, 2011

By 

Roy F. Lauper "kilroy" (Greensburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Lethal Skies II (Video Game)

Unlike 'Ace Combat 4', the graphics for the story-line was Very-Good! The Arial Graphics were Good/Very Good! The Challenges in each Stages, were well planned and worth-well playing! The Fighter Designs/Lay-outs were Good, but not Great. Actually, almost better than 'Ace Combat 4', almost! The Best Graphics I have seen so far is 'Ace Combat 5'! 'Lethal Skies II', comes close.