Ace Combat 6 goes Platinum and gets Freebies

by: Dan - posted: 11/8/2008 9:40:00 AM

Namco-Bandai announced recently that Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation has achieved Platinum status and will have a price drop to $29.99. In addition, the following previously released premium content is now available for free download, including three planes and five multiplayer stages.

F-14D – Halloween
A-10A – Christmas
F-14D – Zipang
Team Battle 1
Battle Royale 1
Co-op Battle 1
Co-op Battle 2
Siege Battle 1

Free is always good and this is a nice gesture on Namco-Bandai’s part. It looks like I will have to pick up the ones I haven’t purchased yet.

Ace Combat® 6 Soars to Platinum Hits Status with Free Downloadable Content

November 6, 2008 - NAMCO BANDAI Games America today announced that Ace Combat® 6: Fires of Liberation™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft has achieved Platinum Hits status and is now available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Additionally, players across North America can now download the following previously released premium holiday-themed aircraft and multiplayer stages for free:

F-14D – Halloween
A-10A – Christmas
F-14D – Zipang
Team Battle 1
Battle Royale 1
Co-op Battle 1
Co-op Battle 2
Siege Battle 1

Thrusting players into massive living battlefields, Ace Combat 6 lets players pilot cutting-edge real world aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor and A-10 Thunderbolt as they take on screaming enemy fighter jets, ground-based anti-air emplacements and hulking naval vessels. Up to 16 players can test their dogfighting skills online in a variety of multiplayer modes, including objective-based air raids and cooperative missions. Unanimously praised by critics and fans alike, Ace Combat 6 was chosen as one of Time Magazine’s top 10 games of 2007 and lauded as “bigger, better and even more photorealistic than its predecessors” by USA Today.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, exclusively for Xbox 360, is available at retailers nationwide.