Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

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Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Ace Combat X Box Art
Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Release date(s) 24 October 2006 (NA)
26 October 2006 (JP)
16 November 2006 (AU)
8 November 2006 (EU)
Genre(s) Simulation
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: T (Teen)
CERO: A
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable
Media 1 × UMD

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception is a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld console. It is the newest game in the Ace Combat series and the second for a portable console. Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception is the eigth installment of the Ace Combat video game series, and the first for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) system. It was released in the United States on October 24, 2006.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Aurelia is a peaceful nation located on the southern edge of the Osean Continent. Cold climate and vast underground resources have kept Aurelia out of war and conflicts for many decades.

In 2020, however, the neighboring country of Leasath , under the command of Diego Gaspar Navarro, launched an invasion on Aurelia, using advanced technology such as the Gleipnir flying fortress. The Leasath attack was in retaliation for Aurelia's supposed involvement in promoting civil war in Leasath by aiding their enemies and providing supplies. However, it is eventually discovered that Leasath had an alternate motive for attacking Aurelia. Reduced to a single operating airbase, the remnants of the decimated Aurelian military banded together to strike back at the Leasath forces occupying Aurelia. At the forefront of this crusade is Gryphus Squadron, one of the last remaining Aurelian squadrons. The responsibility falls on Gryphus One to liberate Aurelia and restore peace to the land.

Aurelia Flag

and military insignias

 Leasath Flag

and military insignias

 Southern Cross Emblem

[edit] System

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  • This is another game by the Project Aces Team.
  • This game is set in the same world as all other Ace Combat games as of Ace Combat 2 by the Project Aces Team.
  • The player plays the role of the flight lead in Gryphus Squadron, of the Aurelian Air Force.
  • The game is in English, but has subtitles in the following other languages:
    • Japanese
    • English
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Spanish
    • Hangul (Korean).
  • Wireless multiplayer support for up to four players. There is a Cooperative Mode versus 2-6 A.I. controlled fighters.
  • Multiplayer handicaps available.
  • Multiplayer Modes:
    • Dog Fight-Survival
    • Dog Fight-Shoot Out
    • Base Attack (attack/defend)
    • Air Superiority (King of the Hill)
    • Beacon Battle (Capture the Flag)
    • Escort Mission
  • Wingman command system is no longer available because of the limited number of buttons on PSP.
  • The player can choose different paint schemes for the aircraft.
  • Certain planes may be modified for improved gameplay by unlocking parts in Campaign Mode
    • Examples:
      • thrust-vectoring nozzles
      • canards
      • turbo engines
  • Radio chatter quality similar to that of Ace Combat 04.
  • graphics are of lower quality when compared to Ace Combat 04, primarily due to the PSP's lower resolution; though very good for a PSP game .
  • HUD is almost the same as the other AC games, except the player is allowed a visual of the target on the top-left and a Multi-Purpose Gauge.
  • Cutscenes are said to be similar to those of Ace Combat 04.
  • Medals are awarded by completing various objectives in Campaign Mode and Multiplayer.
  • One of the enemy superweapons is a massive airborne fortress.
    • It has optical camouflage, and is able to launch an SWBM (shock-wave burst missile)which has an attack similar in scope to that of Stonehenge in Ace Combat 04. It also has a Shock Cannon that will disintigrates objects near it . The fortress is called the Gleipnir.
  • Like other Ace Combat games, there are several Special Weapons per plane, though this time the weapon will look the same for each aircraft that carries it, rather than changing its looks to mirror a real-world equivalent.
  • There are four levels of difficulty.
  • You can choose your route through the campaign, which affects how the game progresses.
  • there are multiple mission branches
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Upon finishing the game on Ace mode and finishing the SP mission (itself needing the player to beat every other mission on any difficulty), the player may purchase the Leasath super-fighter known as "Fenrir". The craft features an extremely narrow profile, angled wingtips to increase yaw performance, and a Coffin-type cockpit. Unlike the AI-flown Fenrir, the purchased version cannot cloak and wields no microwave weaponry; this is more than compensated for, however, by one of the craft's special weapons: a pair of Light Shock Wave Missiles with enough firepower to decimate an entire fleet (one LSWM will destroy almost every ship in the second fleet in the Armada mission, if fired at the carrier, sparing only a damaged Aegis cruiser).

[edit] Aircraft

Note: Aircraft marked with an '*' are original/fictional aircraft made by Namco.

Aircraft Role Cost MSSL Ammo Special Weapon 1 Special Weapon 2 Special Weapon 3 Unlock Conditions
F-4E Phantom II Fighter, Carrier-based $0 52 Napalm Bomb (NPB) Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) $2600 Unguided Bomb, Large (UGBL) $2300 Available at the start
A-6E Intruder Attacker, Carrier-based $4600 56 Unguided Bomb, Large (UGBL) Long-range Air-to-Surface Missile (LASM) $1800 Advanced Air-to-Ground Missile (XAGM) $2000 Complete mission 01
JA-37 Viggen Multirole $5800 56 Unguided Bomb (UGB) Long-range Air-to-Surface Missile (LASM) $2300 Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) $2500 Complete mission 02
XFA-24A Apalis* Multirole, Carrier-based $8700 54 Unguided Bomb (UGB) Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missile (XMAA) $4100 Advanced Air-to-Ground Missile (XAGM) $3900 Complete mission 03A
F-5E Tiger II Fighter $9300 48 Unguided Bomb (UGB) Rocket Launcher (RCL) $2700 Quick-Manouever Air-to-Air Missile (QAAM) $3700 Complete mission 04B
F-1 Kai/Kaizen Attacker $10300 56 Rocket Launcher (RCL) Unguided Bomb, Large (UGBL) $3800 Long-Range Air-to-Surface Missile (LASM) $4100 Complete mission 01 in second playthrough
F-16C Fighting Falcon Fighter $12800 56 Rocket Launcher (RCL) Long-range Air-to-Ground Missile (LAGM) $5000 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missile (XMAA) $5900 Complete mission 04A
MiG-29A Fulcrum Fighter $14400 58 Unguided Bomb (UGB) Rocket Launcher (RCL) $4500 Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) $6500 Complete mission 05B
A-10A Thunderbolt II Attacker $15100 60 Advanced Air-to-Ground Missile (XAGM) Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions (SFFS) $6500 Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb (FAEB) $8400 Complete mission 06B
MiG-21-93 Attacker $15400 66 Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) Long-range Air-to-Surface Missile (LASM) $7100 Electronic Countermeasures Pod (ECMP) $6800 Complete mission 03A in second playthrough
Mirage 2000D Attacker $15900 60 Unguided Bomb (UGB) Guided Penetrating Bomb (GPB) $5600 Advanced Air-to-Ground Missile (XAGM) $6600 Complete mission 03B
F-14D Super Tomcat Fighter, Carrier-based $16600 62 Advanced Long-range Air-to-Air Missile (XLAA) Napalm Bomb (NPB) $5900 Guided Penetrating Bomb (GPB) $5900 Complete mission 06A
MiG-31 Foxhound Fighter $18400 62 Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) Unguided Bomb, Large (UGBL) $6700 Advanced Long-range Air-to-Air Missile (XLAA) $8600 Complete mission 06A
YR-302 Fregata* Attacker, Carrier-based $21000 60 Napalm Bomb (NPB) Long-range Air-to-Ground Missile (LAGM) $6600 Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb (FAEB) $10800 Complete mission 07A or 07B
Tornado F-3 Fighter $225000 64 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missile (XMAA) Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) $10400 Electronic Countermeasures Pod (ECMP) $10300 Complete mission 07A
F-15E Strike Eagle Attacker $23200 66 Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions (SFFS) Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile (SAAM) $10400 Guided Penetrating Bomb (GPB) $8600 Complete mission 07B
X-29A Fighter $25700 64 Quick-Manouever Air-to-Air Missile (QAAM) Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb (FAEB) $13100 Long-range Air-to-Ground Missile (LAGM) $10300 Complete mission 07B in second playthrough
XFA-27* Multirole, Carrier-based $26000 64 Quick-Manouever Air-to-Air Missile (QAAM) Stand-Off Dispenser (SOD) $10700 Electronic Countermeasures Pod (ECMP) $12100 Complete mission 03B
Su-27 Flanker Fighter $27400 62 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missile (XMAA) Unguided Bomb $8500 Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions (SFFS) $11000 Complete mission 08B
F-2A Viper-Zero Attacker $28900 68 Long-range Air-to-Surface Missile (LASM) Self-Forging Fragment Submunitions (SFFS) $12300 Advanced Medium-range Air-to-Air Missile (XMAA) $14200 Complete mission 09B

Other unpilotable aircraft include:

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Ace Combat series
Video games
Air Combat | 2 | 3 | 04 | 5 | Zero | Advance | X: Skies of Deception
Objects and locations
Countries / Organisations: A World With No Boundaries | Aurelia | Belka | Erusea | Gründer Industries | ISAF | Leasath | Osea | Sapin | Usea | Ustio | Yuktobania
Planes: ADF-01 Falken | ADFX-01 Morgan| X-02 Wyvern | R-100 Delphinus | XFA-27 | XFA-36A | R-311 Remora | X-49 Night Raven
Superweapons: Arkbird | Excalibur | Hrimfaxi & Scinfaxi | Megalith | SOLG | Stonehenge | XB-0 Hresvelgr | Gleipner | Meson Cannon | Fenrir
Other
Aircraft of Ace Combat | Characters of Ace Combat | Ace Combat X Super Aircraft
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