


ASM is initiated by pressing the same buttons at specific points around the map. To initiate DFM, the player taps LB+RB on the Xbox 360 or L2+R2 on the PS3 when they have gotten close enough to the plane they are targeting. They are not optional, as certain planes and ground targets cannot be destroyed without CRA. In the game, it is named "Dogfight Mode" (DFM) for air-to-air battles and "Air Strike Mode" (ASM) for air-to-ground targets. The major new gameplay feature is a system called "Close-Range Assault" (CRA), which aims to increase the intensity and bring the action closer to the player, without the feeling of "shooting at faraway dots" commonly seen in flight games. More than 1.07 million copies were sold worldwide upon release.

However, some critics criticized the game for having repetitive gameplay and being overly-scripted. The game received a generally positive reception upon release, with critics praising the game's settings, graphics, and the soundtrack. As a result, the game takes place in various regions, including Miami, East Africa, Moscow, and Dubai. Set in 2015-2016, the game's story mainly focuses on members of the United Nations' 108th Task Force, a joint NATO-Russia military organization primarily assigned to quell a rebellion spreading over East Africa.Īnnounced in August 2010, Assault Horizon continued the trend of Ace Combat games set in the real Earth rather than on "Strangereal", the setting for most Ace Combat games. This is also the first Ace Combat title with a plot mostly written by non-Japanese writers, with noted author Jim DeFelice at the helm. Co-operative missions and free-for-all Deathmatch have returned, but two new modes named "Capital Conquest" and "Domination" were added to the game. The game features two modes of control, named "Optimum", which prevents the player from doing full rolls, and "Original", which gives the players full control of the aircraft.

The major new gameplay feature is a system called "Dogfighting mode" (DFM), which aims to increase the intensity and bring the action closer to the player. The game was later released on Microsoft Windows in January 2013 through Steam and Games for Windows – Live, with the latter notably being the final retail release for the platform shortly before its discontinuation. It was developed by Project Aces and published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms in October 2011. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon ( エースコンバット アサルト・ホライゾン Ēsu Konbatto Asaruto Horaizon) is a spin-off installment of the Ace Combat arcade combat flight video game series.
