Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation for Xbox 360

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation scales the battlefield up, marrying tight dogfights to rolling, multi-objective operations you influence in real time. From the cockpit you monitor a living war—ally squadrons push ground lines, bombers request cover, and new targets open when you knock out air defenses—then choose where to commit for maximum impact. It is the series at its grandest: wide skies, massive set-pieces, and that snap from calm cruising to missile-laced chaos.

The feel remains precise and approachable. High-speed merges favour clean energy management, while close-in scissors reward throttle feathering and nerve. Special weapons define roles—long-range anti-air, anti-ship volleys, cluster munitions for armor columns—and the operations framework lets you pivot mid-sortie as needs change. Briefing maps, AWACS calls and on-screen queues keep complex missions readable so you can play decisively rather than react vaguely to noise.

Presentation matches the scope: orchestral swells, contrails over sunlit valleys, city lights beneath night intercepts. Online co-op and competitive modes extend the life of the package, but the heart is the campaign—a sequence of hard-hitting scenarios that make you feel pivotal in a wider liberation effort. If you want Ace Combat at cinematic scale without sacrificing control fidelity, this is a flagship pick.