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Remember that time Namco deliberately made Ace Combat suck in the US?

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Tiago Manuel Destructoid
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Namco
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1972–2026
Latest · Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Top genres · arcade, fps, rpg
689 articles 221 writers 404 games
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Active · 1995–2026
Latest · Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Top genres · simulation, fps, arcade
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