Ace Combat has been the series that has allowed gamers to truly feel like the pilot of a supersonic jet. As well as being the one taking down enemy fighters in vicious dogfights. And in January of next year, the next main title in the franchise is set to arrive in the form of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. But this time, the game is really going hard into their multiplayer modes, and a bunch of them have now been detailed for all to see.
Gematsu got the details about the various Ace Combat 7 multiplayer modes, including a synopsis that details the overall intent of them:
Players can enjoy dogfights in the sky not only with NPCs, but also with other players. There are two rules in multiplayer mode—“Team Deathmatch” and “Battle Royale.” Attack enemy aircraft (other players) to damage and shoot them down to build up your score. At the end of the match, the winner will be determined based on each player’s or each team’s score. The player or team with the highest score is the winner.”
Deathmatch will play out mostly like you would expect:
Fight alongside friends to obtain victory. Team Deathmatch is an up to four-versus-four team battle mode. Players are divided into two teams to fight, and can build up score by dealing damage and shooting down the enemy team’s players. A winner is determined once a team reaches the victory score, or once the time limit runs out (which is then determined by the team with the highest score).
But no matter which mode you are in, you have to worry about the environment too:
The real skies of single-player are well and alive in multiplayer mode. The rain will stick to the cockpit window, lightning will cause the gauges to malfunction, wind current will affect control of the aircraft, and so on. Such natural phenomenon will add an even deeper layer of strategy to the battle.
The game releases January 19th.
