Update: March 30, 2006
«©NCSX» A.C.E. hails from From Software and mixes the company's refined mech combat skills with well known franchises from Banpresto's Gundam stable and other properties such as Macrosss. A.C.E.2 features 180 mecha from 15 works with notables such as the VF-1S Strike Valkyrie, God Gundam, Tallgeese III, and Nanajin. The battles are fast paced where a mech speeds on battlefields and targets enemy ranks for destruction. An auto-targeting feature (press TRIANGLE) may be used to lock onto an enemy unit and if you're close enough, a melee attack may be performed to smash it. However, if it's a formidable mech and not a peon, it will parry your blow and the two swords will sizzle in a close-up struggle for supremacy. Far away foes may be locked on and then fired upon with an arsenal of projectile weapons. There was one point during this morning's trial where our play tester sped towards a group of enemies and as they appeared in the horizon, he selected the missiles and launched two of them at the crowd. The projectiles weaved towards the targets with vapor trails streaming as the player's mech continued roaring towards the enemies. A.C.E. 2 Controls
TRIANGLE / Auto-target
O Button / Weapon slash
X Button / Forward Thrust (Sustained propulsion)
SQUARE / Fire Weapon
R1 TRIGGER / Ascend higher
L1 TRIGGER / Descend lower
L-ANALOG / Movement
R-ANALOG / Camera Movement Jan Code: 4983164735710 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
* In the intro to the game, green Zeon battle cruisers are serenely waltzing towards Earth and preparing for war. As they near the planet, hatches open up and Zaku mechs launch from the bays and rocket into battle against approaching Gundam warriors. Soon, the sounds and chaos of clashes wreck the peace as serenity turns into clanging skirmishes in space. Later, a Wing Gundam Zero wafts in the middle of a bunch of Gundam battleships and spin-shoots, wreaking massive havoc. Scene shift to a sequence involving two Macross warriors who are flying acorss the skies and battling against enemies with streams of vapor-trailing missiles. The battle shifts back to the Gundam and a lengthy sequence shows off exciting Gundam action. * Before each scenario, a voice over explains the background story which is accompanied by an animated sequence. Each introductory cinema is well done and detailed which will please fans of the various Gundam series and Macross featured in the game. * When you're fairly close (about 300m) to an enemy mech and locked-on, pressing the "O" attack button sends your mech swooping in on the enemy for a violent killing stroke. Since you'll be up close, the camera catches the enemy mech being busted up into component pieces as it is destroyed. * Gundam games sell very well. We're finding that A.C.E. and A.C.E. 2 are also commanding a good amount of attention with both games attracting interest. This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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