Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons
The goal of this article is to provide a spoiler free comparison of recent, official Star Wars games that feature flight to the newly...
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T.J. "Millie" Archer
- Aug 21, 2020
- 6 min
Aft-Launched Missiles: Ace Combat Fiction, or Russian Fact?
Ace Combat Zero, mission 6, Diapason: you’ve just liberated the Ustian capital of Directus. Ready for your victory lap, your celebration...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Apr 20, 2020
- 9 min
Multiplayer Focus of Comanche (2020)
The return of the Comanche is sure to pique the interests of rotary-wing flight sim enthusiasts. But those expecting a single player...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Mar 25, 2020
- 6 min
A History of Automatic Maneuver Systems from Project Aces
Since its introduction in the arcades of 1993, the Ace Combat franchise did not give players a level of control over their aircraft...
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Aug 8, 2019
- 8 min
Hardpoint: Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses in Ace Combat
An in-depth look at S.E.A.D strategies and weaponry inside of the Ace Combat Franchise.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Mar 16, 2019
- 5 min
Competitive Ace Combat: 1st and 2nd Generations
The competitive side of the Ace Combat series has been a part of the identity of its online community.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Feb 16, 2019
- 4 min
Beginning of the 5th Generation of Competitive Ace Combat Events
An overview of the early Ace Combat 7 competitive scene.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Jan 8, 2019
- 5 min
"Righteous", the Gen 5+ Testbed Ace Combat Barely Knew
The most underused and now forgotten aircraft from Ace Combat: Assault Horizon may be a testbed aircraft nicknamed Righteous.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Dec 25, 2018
- 6 min
Hardpoint: Countermeasures in Ace Combat
Inclusion of countermeasures in Ace Combat came late but is now an option for players to rely more on technology to evade missiles.
Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
- Dec 15, 2018
- 5 min
Hardpoint: QAAM in Ace Combat
These highly advanced missiles possess superb tracking thanks to their advanced seeker head that features off-boresight capabilities.
Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
- Aug 23, 2018
- 9 min
Ace Combat 7 'Release Date' Trailer Analysis
An analysis of the video and audio of the Ace Combat 7 'Release Date' trailer from Gamescom 2018.
Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
- Mar 23, 2018
- 6 min
Real Flight Controls in Macross Games
Real Flight Controls bring flight shooter style controls and handling to Macross games when piloting Variable Fighters in Fighter Mode.
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