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Ace Combat Advance
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Namco
Developer: Human Soft
Genre(s): Action, Shooter
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Summary
Embark on 12 brand-new missions in the Ace Combat universe. Pilot a total of 10 selectable planes in two levels of difficulty: Novice and Ace. High-Action Air Combat. Destructible buildings and objects; bomb enemy strongholds and destroy the enemies defenses. Easy, practical controls put players right in the action. Earn Special Unlockables. Destroy enough planes to earn an 'S' ranking during missions to unlock new planes. Detailed Free-Roaming Environments. Fly air-to-air and air-to-ground missions over detailed arctic, forest, ocean, and desert environments. [Namco]
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What The Critics Said
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GamePro
Once you get the hang of the game engine and acquire better strike craft, the game becomes a very pleasurable experience. Ace Combat Advance is the perfect stopgap between an air-combat sim and an arcade top-down shooter.
Read Full Review >Pocket Games
Very different from the PS2 games, but still a fast-paced and somewhat fun dogfighting sim. [Spring 2005, p.68]
Modojo
When compared to the rest of the Ace Combat games before it, it feels like a letdown, limited in so many areas and also forgiving in terms of fighting against a supposedly invincible enemy army.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
The story has been whittled away to the barest of plots, just enough to tie the missions together, and the movies and voice acting are obviously gone.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
A fairly playable, albeit generic, portable air combat game with a passable selection of fake planes and simple missions.
Read Full Review >NintendoWorldReport
This game will only last you few for a few hours, if you're lucky.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
If the developers had focused on making this title more of a 2D shooter on rails instead of trying to recreate the Ace Combat experience on the GBA screen, it could have been more enjoyable.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Although your jet fighter naturally stays at one altitude, the game's unusual control scheme allows you to dive for a moment by pressing Up on the Control Pad. [Apr 2005, p.100]
G4 TV
After spending a while with this game, you’ll realize you’re not actually playing Ace Combat. You’re playing a quick-and-dirty flight game with the words Ace Combat slapped on the box, and entering eight-digit passwords whenever you want to pick up where you left off. This undercooked turkey barely earns its wings.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
It may have a sophisticated graphics engine and a good assortment of aircraft but for a game that should be presented in 3D, it falls flat.
Play Magazine
The thrill of the series has always resulted from engaging in semi-realistic dogfights amidst some of the most gorgeous visuals ever seen - features that are sorely lacking in the GBA version. [Feb 2005, p.81]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gaby H. gave it a9:
A pretty good game for a GBA iteration of the popular Ace Combat franchise.
