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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is a first person air combat and flight simulator. Like other Ace Combat games, each mission is determined by a level briefing and objectives. There are 32 missions in the main…

76 21 October 2004

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is a simulator developed by Project Aces, released 21 October 2004 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2. The main story takes about 17 hrs to finish.

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What Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is a simulator game developed by Project Aces and released in 2004. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is a 2004 combat flight simulation game by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the fifth installment of the Ace Combat series. A limited number of the games were bundled with the Hori Flightstick 2 accessory.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ace Combat series

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War is the third of 13 entries we hold in the Ace Combat series. It arrived 3 years after Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. The next entry was Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War in 2006. Its critic score of 76 is almost exactly the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve at 91.

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How it was received

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 17 hrs.

What it launched against

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War launched on 21 October 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source and Need for Speed: Underground 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source, Need for Speed: Underground 2.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War — frequently asked questions

When did Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War come out?
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War was released on 21 October 2004 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 2.
How long does it take to beat Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War?
The main story of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War takes around 17 hrs.

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