Game Description

Namco's console flight sim series continues in Ace Combat 5. Set in the near future of an alternate reality, the game has players taking to the skies in one of 50 realistic, modern aircraft, to defend their fictional home country of Oesa. Teamwork is crucial in this edition of the game; players take full command of their own squadrons, and will be challenged to make on-the-spot tactical decisions that may determine the failure or success of a mission. The series' staple dogfighting is also prevalent, of course, so virtual pilots will have many opportunities to demonstrate their flying skills in the heat of battle. The game's main campaign tells its story over 30 individual missions, highlighted with cut scenes. As usual, Oesa is at odds with its longtime rival nation Yuktobania, but the appearance of an unidentified aircraft, capable of decimating an entire Tactical Fight squadron, may shake things up. The Ace Combat series began in arcades, and originally came to consoles as the PlayStation game Air Combat. The series moved to the 128-bit generation with Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies, followed by this fifth release. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Producer: Hiroyuki Ichiyanagi

Director: Kazutoki Kono

Lead Game Designer: Natsuki Isaki

Lead Programmer: Satoshi Suzuki

Senior Programmer: Katsuhiro Ishii

Map Director & Lead Designer: Masato Kanno

Aircraft Modeling Director: Isshin Yabuki

Lead Aircraft Texture Artist: Yasuhiro Kawai

Lead Cockpit Artist: Ryuta Jufuku

Cinematics Director: Kousuke Itomi

Animation Director: Kaiko Harada

Director of Photography: Hiroyasu Hosoya

Lead Background Artist: Hiroki Nagaoka, Hiroyasu Hosoya

Character Modeling Director: Tomohiro Abe

Sound Director: Tetsukazu Nakanishi

Music Director: Keiki Kobayashi

Package Design: Takaharu Suzuki, Tadahiko Kawaguchi, Hiroyasu Hosoya, Kazutoki Kono, Masahiro Onda

Localization Manager: Noriko Wada

Localization Producer: Hiroshi Tanaka

Assistant Localization Producer: Taiki Homma

Localization Staff: Michael Murray, Takashi Akiyama, Shoko Doi

Quality Assurance Manager: Glen Cureton

Quality Assurance Supervisor: Daryle Tumacder

Lead Test Pilot: Gene Bang

Assistant Lead Test Pilot: Mike Peterson

Test Pilot: Jomokian Arbuckle, Mark Brown, Corey Chao, Chris Cotton, Jhune Dela Cruz, Leticia Duenas, Brian Ellak, Levi Hill, Ryan Lecha, Justin Mateo, Jesse Mejia, David Miller, Chris Morgan, Phil Musil, Sivphui Ngan, Andrew Nicholson, Scott Pendleton, Matt Peterson, Y Pham, Chris Stanley, Dan Tovar, Chester Vergara, Brandon Voytoski, Thomas Yang

Senior Product Marketing Manager: Kim Morgan

Marketing Specialist: Wayne Shiu

Public Relations Manager: Mika Kelly, Kristin Calcagno

Channel Marketing Manager: Mika Kelly, Brian Schorr ~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide