Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Developer(s)Project Aces
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Kazutoki Kono
Producer(s)Hiroyuki Ichiyanagi
Designer(s)Natsuki Isaki
Writer(s)Sunao Katabuchi
Composer(s)
  • Keiki Kobayashi
  • Tetsukazu Nakanishi
  • Hiroshi Okubo
  • Junichi Nakatsuru
SeriesAce Combat
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
PlayStation 4
Release
  • JP: October 21, 2004
  • NA: October 25, 2004
  • EU: February 18, 2005[1]
Genre(s)Air combat simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War[a] is a 2004 combat flight simulation video game by Namco for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Project Aces, an internal Namco studio credited with the development of the Ace Combat series.[3] A limited number of the games were bundled with the Hori Flightstick 2 accessory.

Ace Combat 5 features more than fifty licensed real-world jet aircraft.[4] Nonetheless, the game's events and locations are set in a fictional world.[5] The game's main campaign is set during a war between the fictional nations of Osea and Yuktobania. The storyline revolves around the player character "Blaze", an Osean fighter pilot who leads a four-plane unit known as Wardog Squadron as they attempt to ward off the Yuktobanian invasion of their homeland and uncover the truth about the war. Unlike its predecessors, Ace Combat 5 does not include a multiplayer mode, as developers did not have enough extended time to implement one.[6][7]

Although a majority of the gameplay in Ace Combat 5 remains similar to that of its predecessor, Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, several notable additions were made. Among these additions are an arcade mode and the ability for the player to interact with wingmen. The multiplayer mode present in previous titles, however, was scrapped during development.[6][7] The game received generally favorable reviews, although critics noted that the game was not the "revolutionary step forward for the series" that Shattered Skies was.[8]

The game was rereleased on the PlayStation 4 in 2019, as part of a pre-order bonus for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.[9] Bandai Namco has since clarified that it is not a remaster, but instead a port of the PlayStation 2 original, running natively on the PlayStation 4 at higher resolutions.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Release Summary". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  2. ^ Bramwell, Tom (May 26, 2004). "This And That: Wednesday News Roundup". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "IGN: Project Aces". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  4. ^ Namco Hometek Inc. (2004-10-25). "Cleared for Departure: Namco Ships Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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  6. ^ a b Elston, Brett (4 April 2007). "Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  7. ^ a b Sulic, Ivan (2004-09-30). "IGN: Ace Combat 5: Update". IGN. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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  9. ^ a b "Ace Combat 7's PS4 Pre-Order Bonus Ace Combat 5 Isn't a Remaster, but a Port With Improved Resolution". dualshockers.com. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.


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