<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2011	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
international	O
title	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
little	O
relation	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
instead	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
featuring	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
and	O
updated	O
control	O
handling	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-like	O
format	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
flight-sim	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
fit	O
contemporary	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
newer	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
released	O
since	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
high-g	O
turn	O
maneuver	O
from	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fires	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
and	O
the	O
enemy	O
ace	O
squadron	O
boss	O
battles	O
from	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Belkan	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
mechanics	O
introduced	O
in	O
Assault	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	O
are	O
"	O
Attack	O
Maneuvers	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Evasive	O
Maneuvers	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
simplify	O
aerial	O
maneuvers	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Assault	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
's	O
Dogfight	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
pay	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
wingman	O
on	O
certain	O
missions	O
,	O
both	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
:	O
John	O
"	O
Slash	O
"	O
Herbert	O
,	O
who	O
attacks	O
enemies	O
;	O
and	O
Kei	O
"	O
Edge	O
"	O
Nagase	O
,	O
who	O
defends	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
additional	O
aircraft	O
not	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Boeing	O
F-15SE	O
Silent	O
Eagle	O
and	O
fifth-generation	O
jet	O
fighters	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sukhoi	O
PAK	O
FA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Assault	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
plot	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
updated	O
lore	O
relating	O
to	O
its	O
settings	O
and	O
plot	O
events	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
Strangereal	O
,	O
where	O
Earth	O
has	O
entirely	O
different	O
nations	O
,	O
geography	O
,	O
and	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
Belkan	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
Ulysses	O
impact	O
event	O
,	O
the	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Usea	O
,	O
concerned	O
about	O
Osean	O
and	O
Yuktobanian	O
expansionism	O
,	O
agree	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
UAF	O
,	O
an	O
alliance	O
between	O
Usean	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UAF	O
fights	O
back	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
UAF	O
,	O
suffering	O
from	O
defections	O
and	O
pushed	O
to	O
their	O
last	O
line	O
of	O
defense	O
in	O
the	O
Twinkle	O
Islands	O
in	O
southwest	O
Usea	O
,	O
initiates	O
"	O
Operation	O
Fighter	O
's	O
Honor	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
counterattack	O
led	O
by	O
Scarface	O
Squadron	O
,	O
the	O
elite	O
mercenary	B-Application
fighter	O
squadron	O
that	O
put	O
down	O
the	O
Skully	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
insurrection	I-Application
four	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
tallying	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
71	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
from	O
37	O
reviews	O
)	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
72.28	O
%	O
out	O
of	O
25	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
may	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
beefy	O
adventure	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
virtually	O
everything	O
that	O
's	O
great	O
about	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
long-running	O
series	O
is	O
present	O
here	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
well	O
worth	O
playing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
