Ace Combat: Joint Assault
PlayStation Portable · Sony PSP
Game dossier
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A 2002 helicopter combat simulator featuring aggressive attacks, stealth sniping, and varied mission objectives.
The briefing
Fire Blade is an action-oriented flight simulation game released in 2002 and developed by Kuju Entertainment. Players command an advanced helicopter gunship as part of the Fire Blade task force, fighting the United Eastern States in a campaign centered on counterterrorism operations.
The game emphasizes aggressive helicopter combat against large armored formations. Missions include objectives such as destroying bridges and supporting special forces operations, including stopping a train by blocking its tracks with a truck.
During stealth missions, the helicopter's autocannon can be used as a precision weapon to target individual enemy soldiers in an FPS-style sniping mode. Fuel, ammunition, and heavier armaments are recovered from destroyed enemy vehicles rather than conventional reload areas.