Today Bandai Namco is releasing the new Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown DLC to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series.
The DLC, titled “Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series” has already been launched on several storefronts for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and the rest is expected to follow later today.
To celebrate the release, you can find a trailer below, showing the DLC’s content.
Here’s a handy list of what you get:
ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III Set
– Playable Aircraft: F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III
A modernized carrier-based fighter modeled after the F/A-18.
This aircraft can equip the LACM, 8AGM, or 4AAM as its special weapon.
– Includes 7 skins, including the special “Aggressor Splitter” skin.ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – F-2A -Super Kai- Set
– Playable Aircraft: F-2A -Super Kai-
A modernized multirole support fighter based on the F-2.
This aircraft can equip the LASM, 6AAM, or IEWS as its special weapon.
– Includes 7 skins, including the special “Tiger” skin.ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN – MiG-35D Super Fulcrum Set
– Playable Aircraft: MiG-35D Super Fulcrum
A multirole jet fighter developed as a variant of the MiG-29.
This aircraft can equip the SAAM, 6AAM, or 4AGM as its special weapon.
– Includes 7 skins, including the special “Tiger” skin.Bonus 1: 10 Emblems
– 4 Nugget emblems celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series
– 4 emblems from Air Combat 22, an older game in the series
– 2 emblems from other games in the series, including “Mobius 1”Bonus 2: 13 Skins
– 13 skins from enemy squadrons in the series, including “F/A-18F General Resource Skin”, “Su-57 Scarface Skin”, and “ADFX-01 Glowing Red Skin”
If you’d like to know in detail why Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is so good and has become the most successful game of the series, you can read my full review.
The game is currently available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Incidentally, we already know that the next Ace Combat game is in development utilizing the cutting-edge Unreal Engine 5. Bandai Namco is also celebrating the 25th anniversary with a collaboration costume in The Idolmaster: Starlit Season.
Source: https://twinfinite.net/2021/11/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-cutting-edge-dlc-released/
