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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rather Good Port to the PSP Handheld, October 28, 2006
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
Ace Combat X : Skies of Deception brings the air combat world of the Ace Combat series to the PSP handheld. It's a rather good port of a quite fun series.
Ace Combat is, in general, a flying game involving modern style airplanes of a wide variety - F15, F18, F22, A10 and so on. You fly with a few wingmen, fighting for a fictional country against its enemy. The game is made up of a series of missions, sometimes air to air, sometimes air to ground, sometimes over sea, sometimes over cities.
The PSP version is less linear and more strategic. You can choose which territory to work on next. On the other hand, you don't have any control over your wingmen in this version - they usually try to stick close to you, but you can't issue them orders or outfit their planes.
The graphics are rather good for PSP abilities. They have anime style cut scenes but they are non-moving, stationary images. If you had to compare the in game graphics they would fall somewhere between Ace Combat 3 and Ace Combat 4. Oddly, the game doesn't do a good job of showing "how fast" you are going, with the portrayal of objects around you. So it can be hard to judge distances or dogfighting situations.
The sound is on the tinny side and has a new annoying voice which repeats the "caution" style alerts. The techno-beat soundtrack can get wearying after a while.
Trying to use the little stub joystick at the same time as the D Pad can be extremely frustrating. I know that there aren't many choices when using a PSP, but surely they could have come up with another combination of keystrokes that worked well.
In general, the PSP version is much slower than the PS2. When we play the PSP, then go back and play Ace Combat Zero, it's amazing how much faster the gameplay moves in Zero.
There is a multiplayer mode, which can include both other PSP players as well as computer players. If you have friends who own PSPs and this game, that could be a fun way to pass a few hours.
Well recommended as a playing alternative, for when you're away from your PS2!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great flying game for the PSP, January 25, 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
I've never played an Ace Combat game before this one. But I've recently started playing a lot of PSP games and this one came highly rated.
I'd definitely say that the graphics are pretty for the PSP. Compared to other PSP games, I don't think you'll be disappointed. The music and sound are also crisp and clean.
The storyline takes place with cutscenes and work well with the story. Graphics are good and the VO is not hokey. Always a plus.
There are 15 missions approximately but some of the missions change based on what decisions you make in the game. That leads up to some decent replay value.
Speaking of replay value, you'll find yourself wanting to replay the game again. The first time through, you'll be struggling to have enough credits to buy more than one plane at a time. But the second time through, you can play with some of the more sophisticated planes. I remember struggling with some of the earlier missions that I breezed through with a better plane.
Some of the game play gets a little bit redundant. Flying against some of the harder fighters turns into nothing more than 10 minutes of circling and trying to get a decent missile lock. Not that I've wanted to stop playing but it does get a little bit frustrating. I've found that I've enjoyed the ground missions more where I get some more variety in what I get to shoot.
Overall, I'm very happy with the title.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the PSP's best game!, February 17, 2007
A Kid's Review
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Yeah, it's true. the graphics are good, with realistic explosions (for the psp), and when use the after burners, and when you fire a missile. The controls are SO smooth, which many people like there games to have. The voices are ok. Your operator sometimes sounds really shy, but gets a really "new" voice when something happens. The voices for the enemies (yeah, you can actually hear them) are pretty good. The game is also challenging, but if you know strategy, it will be easy. There are also many playable planes from the F-22 Raptor to the A-6 intruder, and a mixture of planes like attackers (bombers) and fighters. I say BUY IT!
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