Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies 2001

Is it still worth playing?

You are Mobius 1, a fighter pilot in a multinational coalition liberating the fictional continent of Usea from the country of Erusea. This 2001 combat flight game for the PlayStation 2 was also released in Europe as Ace Combat: Distant Thunder. There are 18 story missions and a split screen versus mode, with objectives such as air to air combat, ground attack and escorting friendly units, and radio commentary recorded by real fighter pilots. Your aircraft carries a machine gun and missiles that lock on to air, ground and naval targets. After each mission you are ranked and given credits to buy new aircraft and weapons from a list of 21, real and fictional. Flying through 18 missions is still a straightforward run for anyone who likes arcade style flight today.