Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

released on Sep 13, 2001
by Namco

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies is an aerial combat simulation. It allows the player to participate in semi-realistic dog-fighting with a collection of fighter jets, including the F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-117 Nighthawk, U-2 Dragon Lady, C-130 Hercules and SR-71 Blackbird. Eighteen missions will take the player from search-and-destroy buildings to one-on-one and all-on-all dog-fighting. Along the way it becomes possible to upgrade the fighter with defense systems, deadly weapons, and other accessories.


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the definitive ace combat experience.

Fantastic refresh of the Ace Combat series. It stands out, to me, as one of the biggest early PlayStation 2 titles and holds up remarkably well to this day.

My favorite of the PS2 era Ace Combat games. I just like how it gets down to business in terms of gameplay. I feel like it's just right in terms of mission amounts- not all of them are hits but the majority are good. The side-plot of the civilian boy is nice, and doesn't get in the way of the experience, which I felt that Unsung War and Fires of Liberation tripped up in to some extent.

It's probably also the easiest to pick up and play just one or two missions- a few of them are longer length but if you only have time for one that's probably fine. All in all, a good time

One of my favorite games of all time. The presentation and storytelling method is beyond comparison. What are the fundamental in core memories I have from my childhood was receiving a PS2 and this game and my father and I had such a blast playing through it and it even on a recent Replay in the year 2023 still held up to every expectation I put on a pedestal