<s>
was	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Aces	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
certain	O
elements	O
from	O
past	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
historical	O
events	O
,	O
organizations	O
,	O
superweapons	O
,	O
and	O
original	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
but	O
it	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>
Further	O
updates	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
gave	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
use	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
iconic	O
superfighters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
ATD-0	O
Shinshin	O
technology	O
demonstrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
aircraft	O
,	O
skins	O
and	O
logos	O
include	O
those	O
from	O
other	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Scarface	O
Squadron	O
(	O
Phoenix	O
)	O
skins	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
notable	O
air	B-Application
combat	I-Application
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Area	O
88	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
game	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Earth	O
was	O
ravaged	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Ulysses	O
Disaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ulysses	O
disaster	O
,	O
the	O
Stonehenge	O
superweapon	O
and	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
USEA	O
enemy	O
faction	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
United	O
States	O
of	O
EurAsia	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
multinational	O
military	O
federation	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
fictional	O
continent	O
)	O
are	O
direct	O
references	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
but	O
played	O
on	O
Earth	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
Strangereal	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
setting	O
of	O
previous	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
pilot	O
of	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
UN	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
"	O
post-Ulysses	O
"	O
world	O
stable	O
to	O
regional	O
dispute	O
and	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
,	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Belkan	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
secret	O
cutscene	O
reveals	O
a	O
red	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mobius	O
Squadron	O
emblem	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
whether	O
it	O
belongs	O
to	O
Reaper	O
or	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
Mobius	B-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinity	O
had	O
a	O
lengthy	O
teaser	O
campaign	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
and	O
Kazutoki	O
Kono	O
(	O
director	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
)	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
posts	O
from	O
the	O
Twitter	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
of	O
Project	O
Aces	O
and	O
Kono	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
published	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
giving	O
various	O
hints	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
decipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
trailer	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Stonehenge	O
railgun	O
network	O
from	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Skies	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Estovakian	O
Aerial	O
Fleet	O
"	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
numerous	O
aerial	O
fortresses	O
)	O
from	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fires	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
were	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
an	O
AWACS	O
unit	O
codenamed	O
Sky-Eye	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
,	O
also	O
referencing	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
04	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olivier	O
Comte	O
,	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
BANDAI	O
NAMCO	O
Games	O
Europe	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
evolved	O
dramatically	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
before	O
have	O
we	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
its	O
amazing	O
graphics	O
and	O
tactical	O
action	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
at	O
Project	O
Aces	O
listens	O
very	O
carefully	O
to	O
its	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
bringing	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
to	O
ACE	B-Application
COMBAT	I-Application
INFINITY	I-Application
,	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
new	O
surprises	O
too	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
54%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
soaring	O
bird	O
that	O
has	O
long	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
metaphor	O
for	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
pilot	O
becomes	O
a	O
vulture	O
fighting	O
over	O
highway	O
carrion	O
,	O
looping	O
away	O
incautiously	O
when	O
the	O
odd	O
car	O
passes	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
close	O
,	O
before	O
returning	O
again	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
few	O
scraps	O
of	O
flesh	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
