Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve delivers killer Top Gun thrills

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Ace Combat 8 is a phenomenal arcade flight sim. You'll feel like Maverick every single time you dodge an enemy missile or manage to take down a rival ace. Where it stumbles is its story, which drags on and attempts to cash dramatic checks that it simply cannot.

Pros

  • +Breathtakingly beautiful at times
  • +The best clouds in gaming
  • +Combat is fun, varied, and razor-sharp
  • +Missions feel suitably tough

Cons

  • -Overly long cutscenes
  • -Anticlimactic ending

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Ace Combat 8, the latest installment in Project Aces' long-running arcade flight sim series, is here. Packed inside this game's cargo hold is a medley of melodrama, mission types, and a beautiful new look, but it's somewhat over capacity...

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