The Battle for Aerial Supremacy Enters the PC and Digital Download Arena
Sydney – 28th November 2012 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announces that ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON will be available for purchase via the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on November 28 2012, and December 18, 2012 on Xbox® LIVE Games on Demand for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game will also be available on Windows PC for the first time ever via digital download Q1 2013.
ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON brings a new intensity to the franchise, escalating combat to the next level with aircraft that are literally torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the sky. Players will engage in intense single player, co-op and online multiplayer combat over real world locations around the globe, dodging skyscrapers and turning enemies into fiery supersonic debris. The game introduces a revolutionary close-range assault system that delivers high-speed acrobatics and one-on-one encounters to make dogfights more tense and exciting
Making its debut on PC winter of 2013; ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON: Enhanced Edition features controls and graphics that have been optimized specifically for PC users. The PC version will include many of the DLC items released on the console versions of the game. Players will have immediate access to additional aircrafts and numerous aircraft skins as well as skills and maps. The multiplayer portion of the game will feature support through Games for Windows® Live from Microsoft. The game will be available for download via Steam® and the Games for Windows Marketplace.
Available exclusively on the PlayStation®Store ACE COMBAT ™ASSAULT HORIZON Advanced will include the original PlayStation®3 game along with the Tokyo and Honolulu maps and additional aircraft including the ASF-X Shinden II, F-15S/MTD, Su-37 Terminator, AV-8B Harrier II plus, CFA-44 Nosferatu , and Ka-50 Hokum.
All of the aerial combat action from the original release of ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON will be available for purchase for the first time ever on Xbox LIVE Games on Demand.
ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON originally launched in 2011 to critical acclaim. PlayStation The Official Magazine scored the game 9 out of 10 and said, “The most intense fun we’ve had in any game in a long time” while Official Xbox Magazine remarked on the game’s “Exhilarating dogfights”. Online game critics were also enthusiastic about the game with Destructoid.com calling ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON “A complete revitalization of the series” and Kotaku.com saying “The best bang for my flying buck”.
ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON will be available for purchase on the PlayStation Network and on Xbox Live. A new game patch will also be made available to players that already own the PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360® versions of the game. This new patch will feature balancing and other minor gameplay adjustments and will also address multiplayer exploit issues. Lastly, service will sunset for the synchronized ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON stats tracking website.
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