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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon for Xbox 360
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 moves aerial combat into a near, recognisable world. You follow NATO pilot William Bishop through a conflict with Russian mercenaries and a powerful explosive weapon. The campaign visits Africa, Miami, Dubai and Moscow. Alongside jets, you control attack helicopters, a bomber, an AC-130 gunship and a Black Hawk gun position.
The Close-Range Assault system brings duels close to the target. Dogfight Mode helps follow an enemy through sharp turns, while Air Strike Mode lays out an attack line across ground targets. The game combines this with missiles, cannons, high-G turns and two control schemes. Optimum is steadier; Original offers direct roll control closer to earlier Ace Combat games.
The complete campaign is on the disc and can be played without a network. Former online battles and downloadable aircraft are not promised as available. The campaign unlocks new planes and weapons for later missions. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 share the same main content; the later Windows Enhanced Edition includes extras absent from these console versions. Despite its name, Assault Horizon Legacy on Nintendo 3DS is a different game.
Region and language
Our Xbox 360 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon contains a complete offline single-player campaign on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Discontinued network features and downloadable content are not guaranteed. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition uses the same game disc; codes may be expired or used.
Manual
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon for Xbox 360 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Project Aces developed Ace Combat: Assault Horizon and Bandai Namco released it in Europe on 14 October 2011. It was the series' first main game for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Instead of the usual fictional Strangereal, the team chose real countries and cities, with a story by Jim DeFelice about NATO and a Russian power struggle.
The designers no longer wanted aerial combat to feel like shooting distant dots. This led to Close-Range Assault, split into Dogfight Mode for air battles and Air Strike Mode for ground targets. The campaign also broke the fixed jet structure with helicopter, bomber and gunship missions. Those choices give this entry a distinct, more cinematic character within the series.
The European Xbox 360 Limited Edition originally included a soundtrack, notebook and download code for the F-4E Phantom II. Such a code may have expired or been used and is not part of the offline disc content. A Windows Enhanced Edition with extra aircraft and maps arrived in 2013. Those later PC additions do not apply to the 2011 PS3 or Xbox 360 disc.
Similar games for Xbox 360
Ace Combat 6 uses a fictional war, large battlefields and allied support. Assault Horizon takes place in real locations and more often directs combat through Close-Range Assault. Both offer fast jet action, but part 6 focuses on open mission space while Assault Horizon uses cinematic chases and several vehicle types.
H.A.W.X. combines modern jets with an assistance system that displays flight paths and evasive manoeuvres. Assault Horizon relies less on tactical overlays and more on aggressive close-range combat. The H.A.W.X. campaign stays with aircraft; Assault Horizon also switches to helicopters, a bomber and a gunship.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey uses Second World War aircraft and battles, with controls that can approach simulation. Assault Horizon chooses modern weapons, automatic target lock and cinematic Close-Range Assault. Both have several camera views, but their eras and flight rhythms are clearly different.
Apache: Air Assault concentrates on the AH-64 and builds almost every mission around helicopter flight, missiles and ground support. Assault Horizon includes some helicopter missions but mainly uses jets and changes vehicle types for variety. Apache explores one machine in depth; Ace Combat tells a broader action campaign.
Blazing Angels 2 uses alternative Second World War missions, propeller aircraft and experimental technology. Assault Horizon takes place in a modern conflict with guided missiles, helicopters and urban targets. Both choose spectacle over strict simulation, but combat distance and weaponry differ greatly.
