The forthcoming Ace Combat Assault Horizon will be an all out “in-your-face” experience, according to Namco Bandai. The company is bringing the latest version of Ace Combat to both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as revealed yesterday. Today we are getting more details about the game.
The game is in development by Project Aces, which plans to intensify the franchise, “escalating combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky.”
As mentioned yesterday, Assault Horizon will be set in some rather familiar locations. You’ll engage in combat across the globe, dodging skyscrapers, and turning enemies into debris. All of this will be done in both single player and online multiplayer – at this time it doesn’t appear we’ll see local multiplayer action.
“For us, this is a rebirth of our premiere franchise, ACE COMBAT. It’s a chance for us to take the player in a completely new direction,” said Kazutoki Kono, Producer and Executive Director of Project Aces at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. “I’m confident that we’re creating a new type of intense and visceral action shooting experience with ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON. We’re utilizing all of our collective vision and skills to deliver a phenomenal game. Players will be closer than ever to the combat, experiencing the impact of each shot fired.”
We still have a while to wait for the 2011 release, but in the meantime you can check out the video below