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The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces | 
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Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1642
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: flight_simulation_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: 80927
Model: 80927
UPC: 853466001278
EAN: 0853466001278
ASIN: B002HJQSQW
Publication Date: January 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Along with the Nunchuk/Wii Remote configuration Nintendo's Classic and GameCube controllers are also supported. | | • | Project Aces, the foremost developer of action-based flight simulation games and the team behind the Ace Combat series, brings their expert knowledge of intense aerial combat to Wii. | | • | Innovative controls place the player into the cockpit where the flight direction stick is simulated by the Nunchuk, while the Wii Remote is titled up to accelerate and down to decelerate in its role as the throttle. | | • | All the minor details of the aerial combatants are visible against a gorgeous landscape, while the realistic sound effects further immerse the player into an actual aerial dogfight. | | • | The game's deep story told through animated cutscenes and in-game sequences of a world so depraved that it needs war to thrive. This alternate reality is brought to life further through voiced in-game sequences during combat. |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is the latest flight simulation game from Project Aces, the development team behind the Ace Combat series. Featuring an engrossing story, action-based flight simulation, aerial combat, and an innovative use of the Nintendo Nunchuk controller which mimics the use of a real-life flight stick, it is a worthy addition to the game libraries of both new and more experienced fans of aerial combat games on the Wii.  Control the skies with Wii Nunchuk and Remote in hand.
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After decades of constant war and fighting, the world has finally come to a lasting peace. But with war being an integral part of their lives for so long, the citizens of the world are desperate for a solution to solve this newfound peaceful life of calm and tranquility. To ease this tension and to appease its citizens, the government has started pursuing a new round of wars. These new campaigns are not a power struggle between hostile countries, but rather sponsored events between private corporations with military-trained personnel contracted by each side to do their biding for them. It is the battles fought by these corporations such as Rostock and Lautern and the constant media reports on them that satisfy and replace the basic human instinct to fight using the war as a show. The latest rookie pilot to join the Sky Crawlers, codenamed “Lynx,” is working his way up the ranks and becomes involved in a secret new military project with the goal of making pilots immortal. Join Lynx on his journey to conquer the skies while unraveling the mystery behind the military’s covert new project. Gameplay and Controller Options
A single player air combat simulation game, in The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces players utilize the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller configuration to take control of the skies in dogfights, bombing runs and more. Different from most games using this configuration, in this case the Nunchuk is held in the right hand and used as the flight control stick, while the Wii Remote in the left serves as the throttle, activated by tilting it up and down to go faster or slower. In preparation for combat pilots are provided with short tactical briefings, and success allows for upgrades in aircraft and weapons. The game supports Classic and GameCube controllers. Key Game Features - New Aerial Combat Game from the Creators of Ace Combat – Project Aces, the foremost developer of action-based flight simulation games and the team behind the Ace Combat series, brings their expert knowledge of intense aerial combat to Wii.
- Innovative Controls Place the Player into the Cockpit – The flight control stick is simulated by the Nunchuk which is tilted to roll, pitch, and yaw, while the Wii Remote is titled up to accelerate and down to decelerate in its role as the throttle.
- Beautiful Landscape and Realistic Sound FX – All the minor details of the aerial combatants are visible against a gorgeous landscape, while the realistic sound effects further immerse the player into an actual aerial dogfight.
- Deep Story Told Through Animated Cutscenes and In-Game Sequences – A world so depraved that it needs war to thrive, this alternate reality is brought to life with animated cutscenes and voiced in-game sequences during combat.
- Additional Controller Configurations – Nintendo's Classic and GameCube controllers are also supported.
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Wide variety of prop vehicles.
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Beautiful game environments.
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Dogfight combat scenarios.
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Pre-combat briefings.
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Product Description
After decades of constant war and fighting, the world has finally come to a lasting peace. But with war being an integral part of their lives for so long, the citizens of the world are desperate for a solution to solve this newfound peaceful life of calm and tranquility. To ease this tension and to appease its citizens, the government has started pursuing a new round of wars. These new campaigns are not a power struggle between hostile countries, but rather sponsored events between private corporations with military-trained personnel contracted by each side to do their biding for them. It is the battles fought by these corporations such as Rostock and Lautern and the constant media reports on them that satisfy and replace the basic human instinct to fight using the war as a show. The latest rookie pilot to join the Sky Crawlers, codenamed Lynx," is working his way up the ranks and becomes involved in a secret new military project with the goal of making pilots immortal. Join Lynx on his journey to conquer the skies while unraveling the mystery behind the military's covert new project. The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is the latest flight simulation game from Project Aces, the development team behind the Ace Combat series. Holding the Nunchuk in the right hand as the flight control stick and the Wii Remote in the left hand as the throttle, the unique controls of the Wii are fully utilized to simulate the controls of sitting in an actual cockpit. The somber story of a world that needs war to survive is told with a combination of animated cut-scenes and voiced in-game sequences during battle.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Quirky but ok July 9, 2010
Kw4nikon
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game doesn't quite know what it wants to be. It's an exciting fighter plane game with propeller-driven airplanes, which makes you think of WWII, but it includes some more high tech gadgets. The most useful gadget is the feature that allows you to automatically manuver the plane behind the opponent's plane. That's cool, but unrealistic. And you can't move up very far unless you use this feature. It's a Japanese game with Japanese person and place names, even though the map locations are shown in Europe. There is also this lame story associated with the game. At least you can skip the story if you want.
It's essentially a good fighter-plane game designed for teens. The graphics are very good. But the story and technical gimmics are contrived. I feel it wanted to be a WWII fighter game but was afraid to be one.
 This is a must have Wii game for a really great price. July 2, 2010
Robert J. Hayden (Redlands, CA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like the Ace Combat games, and after reading the reviews here on Amazon and on Gamefaqs I decided this was my next new Wii game. This game has some similarities to the Ace Combat series which I like, but also has it's own uniqueness which sets it apart from the Ace Combat series, and makes the game stand out on it's own as a must have game. I got some friends of mine to try it out and they were pleasently suprised how much they really liked it since they weren't really big on these types of games. So I would say this game is fun for any player whether they like these types of games or not. I would give the graphics a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. I think the graphics are pretty awesome. When you're shooting down a plane it's pretty awesome to see pieces of airplane flying off. And sometimes you will see planes your shooting at go down in smoke which looks pretty awesome. But most of the planes you shoot up will explode into a million pieces which seems a little extravagant especially when you're just using your guns, but all the same it looks pretty awesome and leaves you very satisfied. The details of the planes look awesome too and add to the realism. The landscaping is where the graphics are kind of blah. The landscaping in the game doesn't look bad just could have used a little more detail, and more landscaping period. I think the sounds and music are deserving of 5 stars. The sounds aside from the character chatter are realistic which makes this game even better. The music is a little different from what I am used to but it sounds good and isn't hard on the ears and seems to fit perfectly with this game. The controls I would give 4 1/2 stars as well. I was quite suprised with the controls you use the remote and nunchuk in opposite hands which takes a little getting used too at first but is very easily learned, and is a fun unique way to play the game. To steer the plane you rotate the nunchuk left or right instead of using the stick which is new to me. The remote is used for throttling the speed up or down and changing targets and using the flaps, and for the special TMC move. The reason for the 4 1/2 stars for controls is because the nunchuk sometimes becomes unresponsive when you are trying to turn a different way. You can also use a gamecube controller for this game which I haven't tried yet but think it would probably eliminate this small control glitch. But like I said it's a small glitch when using the nunchuk, so it's not like it happens all the time or for long periods of time. Usually when it happens which is rarely it becomes unresponsive for about 2-3 seconds then you can usually steer the plane back to the way you want hopefully before crashing into a mountain or something. The replay value and fun factor of this game is where it shines most which easily makes this game a 5 star must have game. As for renting or buying this game I think you would be wasting money renting it since this really great game is only going for about $20 which in my opinion is a lot cheaper then what I think this game is worth.
Pretty much what you would expect from Namco's Project Aces Team. June 21, 2010
Eclectic Quad (Pittsburgh, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As the title states, this is pretty much what you would expect from Namco's Project Aces team (the same team behind the Ace Combat series on the PS/PS2). For me personally, I would prefer the movie cut scenes excised altogether & just stick with the gameplay. This however does not deter from the enjoyment. I won't call this game a "life changing experience", but I will say that it is as high of quality as you can expect for a dogfighter on the Wii.
Amazing... April 26, 2010
Javier Rivera
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Amazing I really liked this game. The controls are super real, and the plot left me with Headboard to see more. I recommend it.
Good Game April 9, 2010
Crystal W. Kintner (Cornelia, GA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fun game to play. It has a lot of action and challenges. It is worth the money I paid for it.
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