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The Official Ace Combat 6 thread of narrative bloat and online joy

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gkryhewy

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A host of good news on this game, and I thought it was worth bumping this thread. I'll also update the OP with this info.

1. Price (US) has been dropped to $27.99 shipped on Amazon (LINK). It's rumored that this is because the game is about to get a Platinum Hits re-release with some of the DLC added to the disc (in particular, the holiday-themed planes are rumored to be included). You may want to wait on that, but $27.99 is a good deal in the meantime. In addition, the some of the DLC (including the holiday-themed planes) is now free:

Ace Combat® 6 Soars to Platinum Hits Status with Free Downloadable Content

November 6, 2008 - NAMCO BANDAI Games America today announced that Ace Combat® 6: Fires of Liberation™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft has achieved Platinum Hits status and is now available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Additionally, players across North America can now download the following previously released premium holiday-themed aircraft and multiplayer stages for free:

F-14D – Halloween A-10A – Christmas F-14D – Zipang Team Battle 1 Battle Royale 1 Co-op Battle 1 Co-op Battle 2 Siege Battle 1

Thrusting players into massive living battlefields, Ace Combat 6 lets players pilot cutting-edge real world aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor and A-10 Thunderbolt as they take on screaming enemy fighter jets, ground-based anti-air emplacements and hulking naval vessels. Up to 16 players can test their dogfighting skills online in a variety of multiplayer modes, including objective-based air raids and cooperative missions. Unanimously praised by critics and fans alike, Ace Combat 6 was chosen as one of Time Magazine’s top 10 games of 2007 and lauded as “bigger, better and even more photorealistic than its predecessors” by USA Today.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, exclusively for Xbox 360, is available at retailers nationwide.
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2. The Flight Stick Bundle is being re-released as a Best Buy exclusive for $149.99. (LINK) This is showing up in stores already, and should show up online soon. Even better, it's going to be on sale for $129.99 starting Sunday 11/9 (aka, this Sunday). The Best Buy exclusive bundle includes an exclusive "Speed & Angels" DVD :)lol ), in addition to the rest of the stuff (faceplate, stick, etc).
 
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Jonsoncao

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gkrykewy said:
A host of good news on this game, and I thought it was worth bumping this thread. I'll also update the OP with this info.

1. Price (US) has been dropped to $27.99 shipped on Amazon (LINK). It's rumored that this is because the game is about to get a Platinum Hits re-release with some of the DLC added to the disc (in particular, the holiday-themed planes are rumored to be included). You may want to wait on that, but $27.99 is a good deal in the meantime. In addition, the some of the DLC (including the holiday-themed planes) is now free:



2. The Flight Stick Bundle is being re-released as a Best Buy exclusive for $149.99. (LINK) This is showing up in stores already, and should show up online soon. Even better, it's going to be on sale for $129.99 starting Sunday 11/9 (aka, this Sunday). The Best Buy exclusive bundle includes an exclusive "Speed & Angels" DVD :)lol ), in addition to the rest of the stuff (faceplate, stick, etc).
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eh-oh....i missed my chance......for that speed & angels stuff.....whats that anyway? sth good? or lame?
 
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Brandon F

Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
BestBuy had oodles of the bundle on shelves last I went. Seriously debating snagging it since I missed out last year, but at $150? Meh.
 
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gkryhewy

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Ethereal said:
Why won't this game come out on PS3!?!?!
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Actually, according to the letters section in the latest EGM, it's not going to come to PS3 at all.

(sorry metalmurphy - if you're still around)
 
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MechDX

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Hate bumping an old thread but I just got my flight stick bundle. $40 used, but MINT, at Gamestop. The stick just makes HAWX soooo fucking awesome!

The question though is: does this stick work with other flight games? Blazing Angels 1&2 and Over G? I know it will work with the upcoming IL2.
 
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Llyranor

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Flightstick is awesome for AC6/HAWX! I love the games so much more thanks to it (the equivalent of using the actual guitar peripheral vs a standard controller for music games for me).

I don't think it works well for Over-G last I read, and no idea about Blazing Angels (which you could test on the demo, I guess).

Previews have noted that IL2 will support the flightstick.
 
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MechDX

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Llyranor said:
Flightstick is awesome for AC6/HAWX! I love the games so much more thanks to it (the equivalent of using the actual guitar peripheral vs a standard controller for music games for me).

I don't think it works well for Over-G last I read, and no idea about Blazing Angels (which you could test on the demo, I guess).

Previews have noted that IL2 will support the flightstick.
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It does add so much more to the games. Im using my Playseat Evolution with the stick. The control stick fits perfectly on the wheel mount plate and I currently just use a box for the throttle. Going to order the shifter plate add on for the chair, $30 at Amazon. Read a user review there that says the shifter plate keeps the throttle lever at the perfect location on the side of the chair.:D
 
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