- February 10, 2015
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+
A tidy tester for your New 3DS’ excellent head-tracking 3D, but there’s too little for old hands to grasp onto. Even if you’re a first timer flyer it’s hardly a direct hit.
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Developed by the Project Aces team, ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON intensifies the franchise, escalating combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky. Players will engage in combat across the globe, dodging skyscrapers, and turning their enemies into fiery supersonic debris in both single player and online multiplayer. Never before has com…
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ Review
Available on 3DS As far as cheeky updates are concerned, Bandai Namco’s re-release of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy – a title which originally took to the skies in 2011, the year the 3DS launched – takes the biscuit. Pushed to market in order to take advantage of the hardware refresh that is the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ boasts a superficial improvement over its original release – including support for the New 3DS’ C-Stick and amiibo connectivity – but remains a surprisingly compelling – if short – action title that does a commendable job of taking the Ace Combat series and shrinking it down for the small screen. The basic storyline will be familiar to anyone who considers themselves a seasoned fan of the franchise, which started its life in arcades during the mid-’90s before transitioning to home consoles like the Sony PlayStation and Xbox 360. It takes place in a war-torn fictional country and sees you thrust into the role of a rookie pilot fighting to liberate the land from the clutches of nefarious rebel forces. The action takes place across a series of missions which are short enough for portable play but contain enough action and variety to maintain your interest. Typical of the franchise, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ refreshingly doesn’t paint its cast in black and white – the lead characters are imbued with backstories, which show that even the bad guys have morals and valid reasons for hopping into the cockpit.
60%Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy Plus review
A tidy tester for your New 3DS’ excellent head-tracking 3D, but there’s too little for old hands to grasp onto. Even if you’re a first timer flyer it’s hardly a direct hit.
50%But wait, there's more - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + Review
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus is fundamentally the same enjoyable game as it was when originally released in 2011. This latest version adds Amiibo and thumbstick control for the New 3DS XL, but shortfalls such as repetitive gameplay and lackluster graphics remain unchanged. There's not enough new material here to warrant an entirely new release and the minor additions would be better suited as DLC.
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