

"What made AC04 so good, and what helped it age so well, now twenty one years on, was how personal it felt.

In a whirlwind, stream of consciousness moment, I wrote down the following: They are: Special Continue, which allows you to play through missions with different aircraft Free Mission, which allows you to play any mission Trial Mission Scene Viewer and Music Player.So, I watched a bit of Eldestsucubus's Ace Combat 04 video, the aptly titled, "Why was Ace Combat 4 so good?" the other day, and the title alone was enough to make me think. Load your saved game (with all missions complete), then go to the main menu. Once you have beaten all 18 missions, a couple of new options will be unlocked. Mission 17: F-15A, northwestern corner of the map beyond the city.Mission 16: F-117, northwest of the westernmost combat zone.Mission 13: F-15E, after clearing the radar balloons the ace appears in the east.Mission 12: F-2, north of the Stonehenge base.Mission 11: SU-35, ace appears with about 90 seconds left for the mission.Mission 10: RF-01, northwest corner of the map.Mission 9: F-15C, north of the center beach.

