Template:Future game Ace Combat Zero is a video game that takes place 15 years before the events of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. This game was recently announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2005. The official website has the game slated for a March 23, 2006 release. The game appears to revolve around the rising of tensions between Belka and the combined forces of Osea and Yuktobania. It is unkown how many, if any at all, of the characters from Ace Combat 5 make an appearance in Ace Combat Zero, but several voice actors of characters in Ace Combat 5 are present in a pre-release trailer. The character you play as is a mercenary hired by the country of Ustio who was invaded in a attack from Belka.
Not much else is known, but the game seems to feature older versions of fighter aircraft seen in its predecessor game, such as F-15, F/A-18, and several second generation aircraft like the Saab Draken. Also, Gamespot.com has reported, based on playing a preliminary build of the game, that the game will feature what are in effect boss battles against rival aces interspersed through the games campaign. These foes aparently boast enhanced weaponry and combat prowess. The game will also rank players on their playstyle. Players who focus solely on the mission objectives will be given the "Soldier" rank, players who neutralize the enemy but do not kill them, along with attaining the mission objectives, will receive the "Knight" ranking, and those who "kill everything in sight" will earn the "Mercenary" ranking. These ranks will reportedly affect the players progression through the campaign, but it is not yet clear how this will function.
The Story So Far
The Belkan war, appears to be a retelling of the events of a war which happened earlier in the ace combat time line, the story is being retold on the 25th November 2005. The narrator tells us that In 1995 Belka invaded its neighbors and started a war that engulfed the world.
After years of internal political unrest, which started around 1988 with the Belkan federal law review, a right wing political group between 1988-1991 became more influential during an economic crisis. Finally the party comes to power on the 12th December, 1991. 4 Years later, on the 25 March Belka Invades outwards. In between this crisis the Ustio Republic is founded on the 12 May 1988.
So far, 4 Characters have been revealed from 4 different squadrons, one of these seems to be the lead Character, Larry ‘Pixy’ Foulke of the Ustio Air Force 6th AIR Division/ Tactical Fighter Unit, Call sign GALM 2
Other Characters
Call sign- ROT 1 Detlef ‘Red Swallow’ Fleisher Belkan Air Force/ 2nd AIR Division/ 52nd Tactical fighter squadron
Call sign- GRUN 1
Bernard ‘Owl’ Schmidt
Belkan Air Force/ 10th Air Division/ 8Th Tactical fighter squadron
Call Sign- INDIGO 1
Dimitri ‘Indigo Heron’ Heinreich
Belkan Air Force/ 7th Air Division/ 51st Tactical fighter squadron
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