<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unsung	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Aces	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
Namco	O
group	O
credited	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
more	O
than	O
fifty	O
licensed	O
real-world	O
jet	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
campaign	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
fictional	O
nations	O
of	O
Osea	O
and	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
extended	O
time	O
to	O
implement	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
several	O
notable	O
additions	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
7	O
:	O
Skies	O
Unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
has	O
since	O
clarified	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
remaster	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
original	O
,	O
running	O
natively	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
at	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unsung	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
gamemodes	O
:	O
Campaign	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
progress	O
through	O
story-driven	O
levels	O
;	O
Arcade	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Campaign	O
mode	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
and	O
Tutorial	O
,	O
which	O
teaches	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
base	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
conflict	O
fought	O
between	O
Osea	O
and	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
superpowers	B-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
universe	O
of	O
Strangereal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
unexpectedly	O
declares	O
war	O
against	O
Osea	O
and	O
initially	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
advantage	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
is	O
gradually	O
chipped	O
away	O
by	O
Wardog	O
Squadron	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
Osean	O
auxiliary	O
squadron	O
posted	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wardog	O
's	O
successes	O
,	O
including	O
their	O
sinking	O
of	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
's	O
gigantic	O
submersible	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
Scinfaxi	O
,	O
turn	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Osea	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
presence	O
in	O
battle	O
increases	O
the	O
morale	O
of	O
Osean	O
forces	O
whilst	O
striking	O
fear	O
into	O
the	O
Yuktobanians	O
;	O
this	O
earns	O
them	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Albert	O
Genette	O
,	O
an	O
Osean	O
journalist	O
who	O
stays	O
at	O
Wardog	O
's	O
air	O
base	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
news	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
squadron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ostensibly	O
allied	O
squadron	O
adjacent	O
to	O
Wardog	O
's	O
area	O
of	O
operations	O
attacks	O
a	O
civilian	O
college	O
in	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
to	O
discredit	O
and	O
frame	O
Wardog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squadron	O
mechanic	O
Wolfgang	O
"	O
Pops	O
"	O
Buchner	O
tells	O
Genette	O
about	O
the	O
"	O
Grey	O
Men	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
paramilitary	O
group	O
from	O
Belka	B-Application
,	O
a	O
nation	O
bitterly	O
defeated	O
by	O
both	O
countries	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
15	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
suspects	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
against	O
Wardog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
with	O
a	O
friendly	O
Osean	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
after	O
faking	O
their	O
deaths	O
,	O
the	O
renamed	O
Razgriz	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
(	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
legend	B-Application
in	O
Strangereal	O
)	O
rescues	O
the	O
Osean	O
and	O
Yuktobanian	O
heads	O
of	O
state	O
from	O
captivity	O
,	O
and	O
subsequent	O
evidence	O
of	O
false-flagged	O
Osean	O
and	O
Yuktobanian	O
aircraft	O
in	O
Belkan	O
territory	O
confirms	O
the	O
Grey	O
Men	O
conspiracy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
learned	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Osea	O
and	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
have	O
become	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Grey	O
Men	O
are	O
ultimately	O
planning	O
on	O
using	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
on	O
Osean	O
and	O
Yuktobanian	O
cities	O
to	O
avenge	O
their	O
defeat	O
and	O
unite	O
Belka	B-Application
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razgriz	B-Application
foils	O
their	O
plans	O
,	O
and	O
Osea	O
and	O
Yuktobania	B-Application
learn	O
of	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
and	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Grey	O
Men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razgriz	B-Application
spearheads	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Grey	O
Men	O
's	O
control	O
facility	O
for	O
a	O
hijacked	O
orbital	O
weapons	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
opposition	O
from	O
two	O
elite	O
Grey	O
Men	O
fighter	O
squadrons	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
fake	O
Osean	O
squadron	O
,	O
Razgriz	B-Application
intercepts	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
platform	O
itself	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
deliberately	O
deorbited	O
to	O
impact	O
the	O
Osean	O
capital	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
war	O
and	O
restoring	O
peace	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
first	O
announced	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
during	O
the	O
2002	O
Tokyo	O
CG	O
Festival	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
presentation	O
focusing	O
upon	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Namco	O
launched	O
an	O
official	O
website	O
promoting	O
"	O
Project	O
Aces	O
"	O
,	O
originally	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Project	O
Aces	O
"	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
internal	O
Namco	O
development	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
directly	O
credit	O
its	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
Project	O
Aces	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
Project	O
Aces	O
incorporated	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
into	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
The	O
Unsung	O
War	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
still	O
images	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
sequences	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroshi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
Namco	O
localization	O
producer	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
highlights	O
wingman	O
interaction	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
distinguishing	O
features	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
because	O
wingmen	O
play	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
become	O
more	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
drama	O
than	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
"	O
The	O
Unsung	O
War	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Latin	O
choral	O
piece	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Warsaw	O
National	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
that	O
reiterates	O
the	O
"	O
Demon	O
of	O
Razgriz	B-Application
"	O
legend	B-Application
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
branded	O
as	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Flightstick	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
Hori	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
peripheral	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unsung	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Flightstick	O
peripheral	O
designed	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
accessory	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
;	O
only	O
20,000	O
bundles	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
through	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
DualShock	O
2	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
uses	O
a	O
HOTAS	B-Algorithm
(	O
hands	O
on	O
throttle	O
and	O
stick	O
)	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
actual	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right	O
hand	O
controls	O
the	O
flight	O
stick	O
,	O
which	O
controls	O
the	O
plane	O
's	O
altitude	B-Application
;	O
the	O
left	O
hand	O
controls	O
the	O
throttle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttons	O
,	O
D-pads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
rudder	B-Protocol
controls	O
are	O
placed	O
directly	O
onto	O
either	O
the	O
flight	O
stick	O
or	O
the	O
throttle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
was	O
targeted	O
specifically	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
peripheral	O
are	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
officially	O
sanctioned	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
peripheral	O
,	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
Hori	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
was	O
"	O
nearly	O
perfect	O
in	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
,	O
 [ ... ] 	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
it	O
really	O
only	O
does	O
one	O
thing	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
play	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Flightstick	O
2	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Belkan	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Unsung	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
marked	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
287,400	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
undersold	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
by	O
around	O
800,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
reviewers	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
remarkably	O
similar	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
,	O
most	O
also	O
agree	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
did	O
not	O
detract	O
from	O
its	O
overall	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
