History VideoGame / AceCombat

** Various trailers of ''Infinity'' have seen a good number of F-15Cs getting trashed by both the players and their allies in addition to the familiar MiGs.

** ''VideoGame/AceCombatInfinity''- The newest game in the franchise, a downloadable title currently announced for the PS3. Set in the real world, which has suffered a meteorite impact around the year of 2019. Aircraft and several superweapons from the older Ace Combat games seem to have been ported over.

** ''Ace Combat'' (''VideoGame/AirCombat'' in North America) - A country is invaded by a terrorist group and, to minimize losses, an elite mercenary squadron has been hired to end the war.

It also might interest some readers that ''[[http://projectaces-newtitle.bngames.net/ Ace Combat Infinity]]'' has been announced, hinting at a very likely return to the much-loved Strangereal Universe and possibly a look at the Estovakian Civil War.

* WeaponOfChoice: Mobius One and his Raptor, even though it's only available from the penultimate mission of ''Shattered Skies'' on. Various other pilots also swear by a certain plane.

* GenreBlindness: ''Oh my God,'' the genre blindness that gets perpetrated in this series! At least once a game, a character will say something that will make you have to pause the game and cover your face in shame.
** Ace Combat 6 "final" mission. You've won the war, people are celebrating, and your "mission" is to do a patrol while fireworks explode in the sky. Then one of your wingmen says "I'd like to say: Mission Accomplished". Cue enemy fighters and transcontinental missiles.

** ''AceCombat6'' [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] it again in that the "back from the brink" bomber intercept is the second mission (appropriately entitled "On the Brink"), the first mission being an aerial defense of the capital at the start of the war only to be ordered to abandon it.

** Also [[AvertedTrope averted]] at the same time in ''5''. The token "Save the airbase from bombers" mission isn't until mission 4, and even then, your airbase is only one of many. The country of Osea wasn't on the brink of losing everything if they had lost that one airbase. In fact, it was only the start of the war itself.
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] yet again in ''[[VideoGame/AceCombat3Electrosphere Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere]]'', where Neucom starts a military offensive against General Resource, but you're a UPEO pilot making sure that things aren't getting out of hand between the two {{Mega Corp}}s. (That is, unless you choose to defect to another faction [[BadExportForYou in the Japanese version]].)

** ''5'' and ''Zero'' have ''OB''.

** AnimalThemeNaming: The Yellow Squadron's ''official'' designation is "Aquila" (Italian for "Eagle"). Over two dozen of [[http://acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_aces_in_Ace_Combat_Zero Belkan aces]] are named after various birds ([[BilingualBonus in German]]), and another dozen, after animals (ditto). Aurelia's air force likewise have bird genera for squadron names.

* MissionControl: An Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft constantly supervises you, providing mission and story updates as well as things like reminding you that you've locked on to an enemy or vice versa, that you or the enemy has launched a missile at the other, or you're in gun range, as well as whether a missile hit or missed. Amazingly, it's not actually as irritating as it sounds. To the developers' credit, his information is usually useful and the guy comes off as friendly and genuinely concerned about the pilots.

** Actually, it was mentioned on the Official Ace Combat 4 Website that Mobius 1's parents were killed in the opening stages of the war, and he enlisted as a result, possibly resulting in the ONLY time in Ace Combat's history that we know ANYTHING about a player character's background.

* CrewofOne: In all the games, whenever the player flies an aircraft that in the real world would require a crew of 2 or more to operate effectively, the empty seats are automatically filled in the aircraft's third-person models and the plane is able to execute all functions flawlessly.

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** Scarface One from ''2'' prefers to fly the Su-35 Super Flanker (which is statistically the best normal plane in the game, surpassing even the F-22) while four of the five Z.O.E. aces use American jets.

* [=Xbox=] 360, [=PlayStation 3=]:

* [[AmericaSavesTheDay Osea Saves The Day]]: Mostly played straight, in that most of the main characters and their supporting cast all speak in AmericanAccents and mostly fly American planes (and their countries are counterparts to the United States, like Osea, Emmeria or USEA, which even stands for "United States of Eurasia"), however this is downplayed by the plot emphasizing the presence of other nations. For example, in ''[[AceCombat04 04]]'', the player is part of the ISAF, more or less the UN crossed with the Allied forces. ''[[AceCombatAssaultHorizon Assault Horizon]]'' plays it more straight, however, in that the protagonist ''is'' American, and ends up singlehandedly saving the day, even if he's working with a multinational NATO task force.

* [[AmericaSavesTheDay Osea Saves The Day]]: Mostly played straight, in that most of the main characters and their supporting cast all speak in AmericanAccents and mostly fly American planes (and their countries are counterparts to the United States, like Osea, Emmeria or USEA, which even stands for "United States of Eurasia"), however this is downplayed by the plot emphasizing the presence of other nations. For example, in ''[[AceCombat04 04]]'', the player is part of the ISAF, more or less the UN crossed with the Allied forces. ''[[AceCombatAssaultHorizon Assault Horizon]] plays it more straight, however, in that the protagonist ''is'' American, and ends up singlehandedly saving the day, even if he's working with a multinational NATO task force.

* EscortMission: There's a few here and there. They can be a pain to get through sometimes though.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Radar signatures. The colors used change depending on the game, but typically retain green for allies and red for required targets.

* GoodLookingPrivates: Most characters we actually get to see, Col. Perrault from ''5'' being the [[FatBastard biggest]] exception.

** ''AceCombat04ShatteredSkies'' (''Distant Thunder'' in the European version) - In 2003, Erusea has invaded its neighbors and by 2004 controls all of Usea. As Mobius One, ISAF's top ace, it's up to you to drive them back and take the fight to them.
** ''AceCombat5TheUnsungWar'' (''Squadron Leader'' in the EU) - In 2010, a series of mysterious recon activities leads to a war between the Union of Yuktobanian Republics and the Osean Federation. However, the real cause of the war is not as straightforward as it first appears.
** ''AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'' (Without the ''Zero'' in the EU) - In 1995, the Belkan Federation attempts a land grab. As mercenary pilot Galm One "Cipher" you fight to thwart their goals; however, the driving of the Belkans to peace talks is not the end of things.

** ''AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception'' - In 2020, the Democratic Republic of Leasath launches an attack on its southern neighbour, the Federal Republic of Aurelia, nearly overrunning the latter within ten days thanks to their airborne fortress Gleipnir. As Gryphus One, you lead Aurelia's survivors in taking back your nation.
** ''AceCombatJointAssault'' - Joint Assault deviates from the Strangereal world that every previous installment of the game has taken place in, and will take place in [[RealLife real world locations such as Tokyo, London, and San Fransisco.]] As Antares, a newcomer to Martinez Security, you fight the machinations of a powerful terrorist group across the world.

** ''AceCombatAdvance'' - In 2032, [[MegaCorp Corporations]] begin to dominate the world and [[OneNationUnderCopyright corpocracies]] now control as much of the world as independent democracies. One corporation, General Resource, creates the Air Strike Force to help take over the remaining independent countries and use them to gain more resources. As a pilot of the United Air Defense, you are the last hope for the remaining independent republics as you stop General Resource from taking over the world.

** ''AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' - In a departure from past games, Assault Horizon is set in the real world instead of Strangreal (hence why this game is not titled AC7). You take on the role various pilots in the [=108th=] Task Force, a mixed arms force made up of NATO and Russian personnel. The [=108th=]'s mission is to combat a growing rebel movement in Africa, aided by Russian mercenaries who possess a terrifying new superweapon codenamed "Trinity".

** ''AceCombatXiSkiesOfIncursion'' - In 2020, the Democratic Republic of Leasath launches an attack on its southern neighbour, the Federal Republic of Aurelia, nearly overrunning the latter within ten days thanks to their airborne fortress Gleipnir. You play as Falco One, [[HeroOfAnotherStory another Ace Squad who took part in the same war with Gryphus One]], in an attempt to liberate your country of Leasath's control.

** Ace Combat: Northern Wings - The player takes command of Grendel Squadron, a secret squadron created by the Kingdom of Nordennavic, a small, neutral nation on the Anean Continent, to [[MysteriousProtector covertly influence wars]] that may threaten their homeland. It is set across a seventeen year period during wars featured in 04, 5 and 6.

** ''AceCombatAssaultHorizonLegacy'' - Despite the name, Assault Horizon Legacy (called ''Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble'' in Japan) returns to Strangereal. It's a remake and retelling of ''AceCombat2'', with you taking on the role of Phoenix (aka Scarface One). ''AC2's'' wingmen Slash and Edge make a return, as does the enigmatic Z.O.E.

# ''AceCombat04'' (2001)
# ''AceCombat5'' (2004)
# ''AceCombatAdvance'' (2005)
# ''AceCombatZero'' (2006)
# ''AceCombatX'' (2006)
# ''AceCombat6'' (2007)
# ''AceCombatXi'' (2009)
# ''AceCombatJointAssault'' (2010)
# ''AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' (2011)
# ''AceCombatAssaultHorizonLegacy'' (2011)
# Ace Combat: Northern Wings (2011)

# ''Ace Combat: Northern Wings'': (1999 to 2016)

** ''AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation'' - In 2015, the Federal Republic of Estovakia, after coming out of years of Civil War, invades the neighboring Republic of Emmeria. Due to the use of high-tech weaponry and grizzled veterans, the Estovakians were able to take over the Emmerian Mainland and drive the Emmerian military to Vitoze. As Garuda One, you lead Emmeria's survivors in taking back your country.