I need a combat fighter game

Lopéz · 25 May 2008 at 16:28

I need a combat fighter game. I have MS Flight Simulator 2004 on the PC if I want to fly planes properly, but I want to jump into a Mig-29 or something and do barrel rolls and fire missiles.

I have a Playstation 2 - this game needs to be for the PS2

Do I need something like Ace Combat? Or would another game better suit my needs?

HELP!

Slinky1989 · 25 May 2008 at 16:33

I would suggest combat flight simulator but they're all world war 2 planes

Psymonkee · 25 May 2008 at 16:36

I would suggest the above as well as it's much more fun

Dogfights the old fashioned way rather than lock on at 28 miles away and fire 3 missiles before returning to base

Falcon 4 on the PC is supposed to be the benchmark for modern combat iirc

Lopéz · 25 May 2008 at 16:37

Cheers guys but I already have Combat Flight Simulator, I want an arcade type jet fighter game for the PS2 this time.

Zefan · 25 May 2008 at 16:37

LOMAC?

Lock On: Modern Air Combat

It's a bit realistic with the controls (so I've heard) but due to that it avoids the rather nasty arcadey feel that often pours from Ace Combat.

Ah, you need Ace Combat.

ste_bla · 25 May 2008 at 16:37

You want Ace Combat : Shattered Skies

wannabedamned · 25 May 2008 at 16:38

Ace Combat series was good on PS2, Distant Thunder, squadron leader and I'm pretty sure there's another one too.

Lopéz · 25 May 2008 at 16:41

Just looked at some Ace Combat footage on Youtube - that's the sort of thing I think I'm after, a more advanced version of G-LOC

What are the prime differences between the Ace Combat games? The Belken (Balkan?) war one looks like it's newer but in an older setting which appeals. Need to find a list of planes and locations featured in each game I think.

Zefan · 25 May 2008 at 16:43

They're set in an alternate reality, so good luck finding locations and countries involved in the fighting

Lopéz · 25 May 2008 at 16:44

Zefan said:
They're set in an alternate reality, so good luck finding locations and countries involved in the fighting

Yeah I read that, I meant jungle/desert/cityscape etc

Zefan · 25 May 2008 at 16:45

Lopéz said:
Yeah I read that, I meant jungle/desert/cityscape etc

Aaaaaaaaah right. I remember in Ace Combat 3 I loved the super high up missions in what's meant to be an SR-71 where you could almost go into space :cool:

Kyle009 · 25 May 2008 at 19:01

Ace Combat Shattered Skies is superb on PS2 and sounds definitely what you are after, you should be able to pick it up fairly cheap nowadays too.

Lopéz · 28 May 2008 at 19:20

Cheers for the advice dudes, picked up a copy of Ace Combat 5 and it ticks all the boxes

Nzyme · 28 May 2008 at 19:22

Afterburner tbh

Streeteh · 28 May 2008 at 19:25

Urban Strike!

... i'll leave

(on topic, i loved ace combat)

orderoftheflame · 28 May 2008 at 20:03

Any of the Ace combat games

Hilly · 28 May 2008 at 20:12

orderoftheflame said:
Any of the Ace combat games

Welcome to a couple of hours ago dude

miracleboy · 2 Jun 2008 at 18:16

I just got Ace Combat 6 : Fires of Liberation for £25 and it's really good - the graphics are excellent and it's not actually as arcadey as I thought it would be. The planes are modelled in fantastic detail and the scenery is way better than FSX on high settings and it runs smooth as anything.

The storyline is a bit surreal (it is Japanese afterall) but the actual combat is great, and there is plenty of medals, achievements and kill records to keep it a bit deeper.

EDIT - oops sorry just re-read your OP, AC6 is only out for the 360.