Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve review: soaring combat, snoreworthy story
TechRadar Verdict Ace Combat 8 is a phenomenal arcade flight sim. You'll feel like Maverick every single time you dodge an enemy missile or manage to take down a rival ace. Ace Combat 8, the latest installment in Project Aces' long-running arcade flight sim series, is here.
- ▪TechRadar Verdict Ace Combat 8 is a phenomenal arcade flight sim.
- ▪You'll feel like Maverick every single time you dodge an enemy missile or manage to take down a rival ace.
- ▪Ace Combat 8, the latest installment in Project Aces' long-running arcade flight sim series, is here.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve review – brilliant aerial combat game fulfils the Top Gun fantasy — The Guardian — Tech
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| Original publisher | TechRadar |
| Canonical URL | https://www.techradar.com/gaming/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-review |
| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-25T14:05:32.049Z |
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TechRadar Verdict Ace Combat 8 is a phenomenal arcade flight sim. You'll feel like Maverick every single time you dodge an enemy missile or manage to take down a rival ace. Where it stumbles is its story, which drags on and attempts to cash dramatic checks that it simply cannot. $69 at Amazon Check Best Buy Pros +Breathtakingly beautiful at times +The best clouds in gaming +Combat is fun, varied, and razor-sharp +Missions feel suitably tough Cons -Overly long cutscenes -Anticlimactic ending Best picks for you The 25 best PC games to play right now The 28 best Xbox Series X games to play right now The 26 best Xbox Game Pass games in 2025 Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you're buying the best.
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