Battles resemble Dragon Quarter (but tiles vs free-flow), magic is combined Light Crusader style, dungeons are random (but you'll influence what's found), and character interactions are amusing. Mixes stuff from classics for a solid RPG. (a typical Ace Combat trope, but nowhere near to the extent seen here) Not to mention an astounding instrumental soundtrack (plus some PS1 tunes and a random jrock song thrown in) and fun villains, giving the game the feel of a feature film. Regardless, the game is highly memorable due to its sheer emphasis on sky base bosses. This one is sort of an odd duck, as it doesn't share a universe with other Ace Combat titles, and feels unusually short and dialogue-heavy. Additionally, your machinegun now has a lock, making it MUCH easier to use, and makes this game feel just that more snappy and fun to play. Has the same epic dogfighting, megalithic bosses, and awe inspiring free roam maps as its console brethren, while also introducing a branching campaign structure, making it one of the biggest games in the series. The story is cringeworthy and difficulty to follow, but the graphics are superb. There's some added strategy in the form of 'Overdive', giving you the ability to take control of other soldiers on the fly, or teleport inside enemies to finish them off. It wasn't used much by commercial games but can improve homebrew and emulator performance.Ī third person shooter utilizing lock-on targeting and a cover system. The PSP 200x and later revisions had double the RAM.

The system is easily cracked, allowing for a multitude of emulators, fan-made 'ports' of PSX titles, some homebrews, and the ability to manually change the CPU clock.

Though much of the games remain Japan exclusive, fans have been hard at work to give them proper translations. Despite that, its capability to natively emulate PSX titles and to run scaled down PS2 graphics has given it a vast library with large variety.

It was a major success in Japan, though Sony's strict localization policies stymied ability to competition with the Nintendo DS elsewhere.

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