Ace Combat: Joint Assault Critic Reviews

Ace Combat: Joint Assault is a phenomenal aerial action game with every conceivable feature from online cooperative multiplayer and loads of missions to solid controls and customisable aircraft.

Namco knows how to make fighter jets interesting, as is proven by Ace Combat: Joint Assault. Although it's marred by some slow parts in the story telling, the missions are diverse and there's enough multiplayer content to keep players (and their friends) busy for months to come.

Small issues do exist, such as the goofy storyline and a not-so-useful copilot, but Assault makes an admirable outing for anyone who's ever sought to become Top Gun's Maverick.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault somewhat tries to bring the franchise up to date without being totally successful. New multiplayer features are interesting and add to the overall length of the game, on the other side gameplay is still the same and perhaps a bit too much simple and repetitive. Fans of the franchise will love the excellent visuals and wide range of missions, which make this installment a good start for new players and veterans alike.

There's more than enough going on in single-player to make it worth a bash. Just don't expect anything to surprise you.

Intense, varied, exciting... Ace Combat: Joint Assault gives us the most realistic story in the series, a cooperative campaign against terrorism and a good number of multiplayer modes. If you are a series fan, then... Try it out!

There is no need for checking engine lights or other technical difficulties. Just hop on the jet and let the action roll.

The story mode is a little bit repetitious and boring, but the multiplayer excellent and seriously enjoyable.

There's only so much you can do with a semi-realistic jet fighter game, but that doesn't stop us from getting a sense of deja vu.

While I do think the mission structure can be a bit dull, I found myself pretty entertained to the end. The inclusion of co-op is a huge plus for me though, as with most games I found everything here to be better when I knew there was another person playing through the same events with me.

Great cooperative play and solid action save the latest Ace Combat game from its lackluster campaign.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault is great if you are playing with friends either competitively or cooperatively, but if you choose to go solo you will likely grow tired of the trite mission structure far too quickly.

Catchy flies but none of them good enough to justify to stupidity of the campaing mode. Nice graphics, great sound, quite impressive gameplay style but bassically's more of the same that we learned on Ace Combat X. Give it a try if you're a die-hard of the series. It could be interesting for those who're willing to have some multiplayer fun.

If you are a seasoned Ace Combat player you'll recognise some things that have been reused from previous games. But the premise is clear: this is a game oriented to cooperative multiplayer.

This game has nice gameplay and the game will take the player to different parts of the world. There is nothing really perfect about the game and nothing really bad. It's a nice part in the franchise and a nice PlayStation Portable game, but that's everything said.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault is a fun ride and it was great to finally play a classic Ace Combat game, even if it wasn't totally next-gen.

This is a perfectly acceptable game, but it's also mostly boring and safe. We all know that the game of life boils down to "no risk, no reward," so this mediocre game gets a mediocre score.

The latest installment in the Ace Combat series has everything we have come expect from it. Plus co-op. Ace Combat: Joint Assault does feel somewhat dated, but is overall a nice game in a genre that isn't to crowded on the PSP.

Joint Assault isn't the worst Ace Combat game we've seen, but the ambition has waned a little bit.

Joint Assault is decent fun if you can get past its yawn-worthy elements.