<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
arcade-style	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Aces	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
not	O
see	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platform	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
with	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
include	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
features	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
mixes	O
arcade	O
flight	O
with	O
authentic	O
flight	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
encompasses	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
licensed	O
,	O
real-world	O
fighter	O
aircraft	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
Strangereal	O
,	O
and	O
details	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
fictional	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
of	O
Emmeria	O
and	O
Estovakia	O
in	O
2015	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
follows	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
"	O
Talisman	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Emmerian	O
air	O
force	O
's	O
"	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
"	O
fighter	O
squadron	O
,	O
who	O
joins	O
the	O
Emmerian	O
military	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
homeland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
events	O
are	O
narrated	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
perspective	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
's	O
story	O
is	O
interlaced	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
depicting	O
numerous	O
side-stories	O
told	O
by	O
various	O
figures	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
describing	O
their	O
personal	O
struggles	O
and	O
opinions	O
regarding	O
the	O
conflict	O
as	O
it	O
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
persist	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
campaign	O
features	O
more	O
extensively	O
detailed	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
7	O
:	O
Skies	O
Unknown	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
received	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
but	O
physical	O
copies	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
upon	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
late	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
places	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
destroying	O
foes	O
both	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6s	I-Application
campaign	O
features	O
missions	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
ongoing	O
operations	O
-	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
missions	O
have	O
several	O
operations	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
three	O
to	O
six	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
set	O
quota	O
(	O
roughly	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
operations	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
offer	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	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>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Emmerian	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
"	O
Talisman	O
"	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
two-pilot	O
squadron	O
"	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talisman	O
's	O
wingman	O
,	O
Marcus	B-Application
Lampert	I-Application
,	O
goes	O
by	O
the	O
callsign	O
"	O
Shamrock	O
"	O
and	O
fights	O
alongside	O
Talisman	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
main	O
characters	O
seen	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
include	O
Lt	O
.	O
Col	O
.	O
Victor	O
Voychek	O
,	O
an	O
Estovakian	O
ace	O
pilot	O
who	O
is	O
reassigned	O
to	O
an	O
intelligence	O
officer	O
role	O
in	O
Emmeria	O
after	O
being	O
shot	O
down	O
by	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
;	O
Melissa	O
Herman	O
,	O
an	O
Emmerian	O
civilian	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
missing	O
daughter	O
Matilda	O
;	O
Ludmila	O
Tolstaya	O
,	O
an	O
Estovakian	O
civilian	O
who	O
travels	O
with	O
Melissa	O
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
be	O
reunited	O
with	O
her	O
fiancé	O
Toscha	O
,	O
an	O
Estovakian	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
;	O
and	O
"	O
Serval	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
Emmerian	O
tank	O
unit	O
consisting	O
of	O
Emmerian	O
soldiers	O
Louis	O
McKnight	O
,	O
Donnie	O
Torch	O
,	O
and	O
Kevin	O
Hobsbawm	O
,	O
who	O
sneak	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
to	O
rob	O
a	O
bank	O
in	O
Emmeria	O
's	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Emmerian	O
capital	O
of	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
is	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
by	O
Estovakian	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
civilians	O
flee	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
including	O
Melissa	O
,	O
who	O
learns	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
an	O
Emmerian	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
,	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Melissa	O
hears	O
Matilda	O
's	O
voice	O
in	O
a	O
radio	O
broadcast	O
from	O
Estovakian-occupied	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
and	O
begins	O
a	O
journey	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Voychek	O
is	O
reassigned	O
to	O
gather	O
intelligence	O
from	O
Emmerian	O
POWs	B-Application
in	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
,	O
following	O
injuries	O
sustained	O
after	O
being	O
shot	O
down	O
by	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
POWs	B-Application
only	O
taunt	O
him	O
to	O
"	O
go	O
dance	O
with	O
the	O
angels	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
phrase	O
spoken	O
by	O
Matilda	O
over	O
the	O
radio	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
slogan	O
of	O
defiance	O
by	O
the	O
Emmerians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Melissa	O
meets	O
and	O
befriends	O
Ludmila	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
find	O
Toscha	O
in	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
Serval	O
begins	O
their	O
push	O
to	O
reach	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
and	O
rob	O
a	O
bank	O
,	O
eventually	O
meeting	O
Melissa	O
and	O
Ludmila	O
and	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
ride	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
final	O
push	O
to	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
,	O
Emmerian	O
military	O
command	O
suddenly	O
orders	O
a	O
ceasefire	O
;	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
defies	O
the	O
order	O
and	O
shoots	O
down	O
several	O
Strigon	O
aircraft	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
grounded	O
for	O
insubordination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Estovakia	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
deploy	O
chemical	O
weapons	O
on	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
in	O
a	O
scorched	B-Application
earth	I-Application
defense	I-Application
,	O
should	O
Emmerian	O
forces	O
reach	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
intense	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
battle	O
,	O
the	O
Emmerians	O
manage	O
to	O
liberate	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
shoots	O
down	O
Strigon	O
Team	O
's	O
new	O
leader	O
Ilya	O
Pasternak	O
after	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
withdraws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melissa	O
and	O
Ludmila	O
arrive	O
in	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
and	O
Melissa	O
finally	O
reunites	O
with	O
Matilda	O
,	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
war	O
by	O
taking	O
refuge	O
in	O
ancient	O
passages	O
under	O
the	O
city	O
with	O
other	O
children	O
and	O
a	O
repentant	O
Voychek	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
were	O
briefly	O
trapped	O
before	O
being	O
inadvertently	O
rescued	O
by	O
Serval	O
under	O
the	O
belief	O
the	O
passages	O
were	O
a	O
bank	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
evening	O
,	O
Garuda	O
Team	O
conducts	O
an	O
aerial	O
patrol	O
over	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
,	O
during	O
which	O
Shamrock	O
learns	O
his	O
family	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
and	O
announces	O
his	O
intent	O
to	O
retire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
assistance	O
from	O
Melissa	O
,	O
Matilda	O
,	O
and	O
Voychek	O
,	O
the	O
Emmerian	O
military	O
traces	O
the	O
attack	O
to	O
"	O
Chandelier	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
Estovakian	O
anti-asteroid	O
railgun	O
repurposed	O
to	O
destroy	O
Gracemeria	B-Application
by	O
The	O
Generals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
paint	O
schemes	O
modify	O
the	O
plane	O
's	O
maneuverability	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
payloads.Ace	O
Combat	O
6	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Coming	O
Next	O
Week	O
,	O
1Up.com	O
Among	O
the	O
schemes	O
available	O
were	O
those	O
of	O
previous	O
protagonists	O
,	O
aces	O
,	O
squadrons	O
,	O
and	O
organizations	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
paint	O
schemes	O
based	O
on	O
aircraft	O
prototypes	O
;	O
markings	O
used	O
by	O
real-life	O
military	O
aviation	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Navy	O
's	O
VFA-103	O
;	O
aircraft	O
with	O
monotone	O
paint	O
schemes	O
each	O
themed	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
for	O
airshows	O
;	O
itasha	O
designs	O
themed	O
after	O
The	O
Idolm	O
@ster	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
Halloween	O
paint	O
scheme	O
for	O
the	O
F-14D	O
that	O
gives	O
the	O
plane	O
stealth	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ace	O
Edge	O
is	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
throttle	O
controller	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
faceplate	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Flight	B-Device
Stick	I-Device
EX	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Saitek	O
X45	O
HOTAS	B-Algorithm
joystick	B-Device
/	O
throttle	O
system	O
popular	O
with	O
PC	O
flight	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
throttle	O
unit	O
is	O
identical	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
control	O
column	O
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
(	O
likely	O
to	O
better	O
accommodate	O
Xbox	B-Device
button	O
maps	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
X45	O
stick	O
featured	O
two	O
8-way	O
hat	O
switches	O
,	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
one	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
thumb	O
buttons	O
above	O
them	O
with	O
one	O
under	O
a	O
safety	O
cover	O
;	O
the	O
Ace	O
Edge	O
retains	O
the	O
left	O
8-way	O
hat	O
switch	O
,	O
but	O
swaps	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
the	O
thumb	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
hat	O
switch	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
controller	O
's	O
four	O
main	O
buttons	O
in	O
a	O
rearranged	O
order	O
(	O
Y	O
,	O
B	O
and	O
X	O
,	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
,	O
A	O
being	O
the	O
trigger	O
)	O
below	O
an	O
analog	O
mini-stick	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
second	O
hat	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusivity	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
sold	O
700,000	O
copies	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
of	O
any	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	O
Combat''	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
