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"Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War" (エースコンバット・ゼロ ザ・ベルカン・ウォー, Ēsu Konbatto Zero Za Berukan Wō?) is a video game that takes place 15 years before the events of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. The game revolves around the rising of tensions between Belka and the combined forces of Osea, Yuktobania, Ustio, and Sapin. Several characters from Ace Combat 5 make an appearance in Ace Combat Zero, but they appear in tertiary roles. The player plays as a mercenary, "Cipher", hired by the country of Ustio, which was invaded by Belka. Many elements from Ace Combat 04 and 5 are in this game like "Pops" and the Superweapons.
The game features primarily 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. The player will go up against enemy ace squadrons who feature enhanced weaponry and combat prowess. Players who destroy everything without regard to hostility will receive the "Mercenary" rank, players who instead spare neutral targets will receive the "Knight" rank, and those that strike a balance between the two will earn the "Soldier" rank. These ranks will affect which enemy ace squadrons a player will face throughout the campaign. A split-screen versus mode is included with the game, but no online feature exists. In Europe this game was released under the title "Ace Combat: The Belkan War".
This particular airspace is one of the main battle zones in the game and the border between Belka and Ustio. Aces who distinguish themselves in this area are known as "Knights of the Round Table".
Known as "Operational Airspace B7R", or, more formally, "Belkan Priority One Strategic Airspace B7R", it is located at north latitude 24° east longitude 235°. The topography makes the location look like a giant circle with a 400 km radius, hence the name "The Round Table." It is the attack corridor used by Belka to invade not just Ustio, but also its surrounding nations, making it an extremely important strategic location, charged to many Belkan aces to defend. The reason for the outbreak of war is the large cache of natural resources found within this area, making it very hotly contested. It is also the site where the player will encounter many enemy ace squadrons.
The area over The Round Table is inpenetrable to any radio or distress signals. If someone gets shot down, it will, for that reason, be very hard to get a signal through, let alone survive on the barren, empty land. In the Round Table the player will meet many characters Ace Combat 4&5, such as Heartbreak One (Captain Bartlett from Ace Combat 5, spelled Hrtbrkone on the screen), Grabacr (an elite enemy squadron from Ace Combat 5), Huckebein the Raven (Pops, from Ace Combat 5) in Mercenary mode; Ofnir (another elite enemy squadron in Ace Combat 5) in Soldier mode; and Yellow 13 (the lead pilot of the Yellow Squadron, the elite enemy squadron in Ace Combat 04) in Knight mode. Also, in SP Mission (the Gauntlet), if you beat Espada squadron in less than one minute on Ace difficulty, you get to fight Mobius 1 (The protagonist in Ace Combat 04). He will be flying an F/A-22 and can fire missiles backwards. This appearance is not canon. However, you can only see these characters in Mission 10 Mayhem, save for Mobius 1. Wikipedia |
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