It is definitely an ace combat game. Arcade flight sim. I was very disappointed in the story compared to previous games in the series. A surprisingly small amount of planes. Some of the weather effects are cool others downright annoying. Alot of the missions are too short. You aways feel like your up againts the clock. Excellent visuals, exspected gameplay and a lackluster story a traditional strength of the franchise. Like so many games ooh it looks better but everything else is worse. I do like they new parts system but it clutters th ui up maybe in its own category or something. Unless you are a fan of the franchise pass on it.