The Ace Combat series is an arcade-style combat flight simulation game developed by Project Aces. The series originally debuted in 1995 and today, the series is going just as strong with the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. In 2004, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War released to very strong sales even though it wasn’t quite as popular as Ace Combat 4. While the game was similar to its predecessor it made sure to make changes for it to stand on its own. It succeeded in this regard and is praised for being a good balance between old and new Ace Combat.
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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Premise
This title has three game modes for players to enjoy. A narrative-driven campaign mode, an arcade mode, and a tutorial for new players to learn the base mechanics. On top of the game modes, players can choose over fifty aircraft, including military and experimental aircraft licensed from the United States and Europe. The game’s narrative revolves around a conflict between two superpowers of the series’ world.
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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Main Characters
- Wardog Squadron
- Blaze (Wardog 1 / Razgriz 1)
- Kei “Edge” Nagase (Wardog 2 / Razgriz 2)
- Hans “Archer” Grimm (Wardog 3 / Razgriz 3)
- Captain Marcus “Swordsman” Snow (Wardog 4 / Razgriz 4)
- Jean-Louis “Chopper” Aubert
- Albert Genette (War Correspondent)
- Support Crew
- Captain Jack Bartlett (“Heartbreak One”)
- Peter N. Beagle (AWACS Operator)
- Key Allied Characters
- Vincent Harling (President of the Osean Federation)
- Captain Anderson (Commander of the submarine Kestrel)
- Key Antagonists
- Ashley Bernitz (Belkan Fighter Ace)
- Joshua “Huckebein the Raven” Bristow
- Aquila Squadron (Belkan Squadron)
- Gault Squadron (Elite Enemy Unit)
- Joshua McConnell (“PJ”)
Other Titles In The Series
- Ace Combat (1995)
- Ace Combat 2 (1997)
- Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (1999)
- Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001)
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004)
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (2006)
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (2007)
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011)
- Ace Combat Infinity (2014)
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019)
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Cheat Codes
Unlockables
Completion bonuses
Successfully complete the game to unlock the “Free Mission” option (play any mission using any airplane that was previously unlocked), more difficulty settings, the “Music Player” option (listen to any song), and the CG Viewer (view any intermission sequence). Successfully complete the game with “S” ranks on all missions on the Ace difficulty setting to change the saved game icon to the Razgriz F-14 Tomcat version. You will also get a special message from the game’s developers during the final debriefing. Successfully complete all arcade mode stages and load your saved data in campaign mode. Mobius 1 can now pilot all 53 airplanes with paint schemes that were unlocked and used in campaign mode.
Falken
Get the missing parts from missions 12a, 12b, 16a, 16b, and 27a to unlock the Falken. You must destroy the hangar of each mission. For mission 12a, follow the river north, then go east at the fork in the river. You must be close for the hangar to appear on the radar. For mission 12b, after taking out the four radar sites, destroy enough targets and the hangar will show up near the smokestacks. The one in mission 16a is between the field HQ and the airfield. Mission 16b has it west of the river, between the airfield and oil refinery (south of the north-most river). The part on mission 27 is very close to the gun tower, in front of the tunnel.
F22A
Successfully complete arcade mode to unlock the F22A.
X-02
Get all the other aircraft except for the Falken to unlock the X-02.
Acquire upgraded fighters
You must fly the fighter that you want the upgrade for and acquire enough kills for the unlock. For example, if you want the Super F-14, you must take out the F-14B, fly several missions, and acquire enough kills to get the F-14A. Take out the F-14A and fly several missions with it until you get enough kills to acquire the Super F-14. This applies to all aircraft.
Auto-pilot
While flying, hold L2 + R2, and the plane will go into autopilot.
Switch views
You can switch views by pressing R3.
More accurate view
If you switch into cockpit view in some planes, you can see the machine gun that you are firing and therefore be more accurate with it. The F5 has two guns side by side. The gun on the A 10 is very powerful and accurate.
Missile view
When firing a missile or a special weapon, hold Circle. The camera will now follow the missile/bomb until it hits the target. Note: Be careful or your airplane may crash.
Easy kill rate experience
Unlock the “Free Flight” option and select it. Choose any mission and complete it. You can do this repeatedly and choose any plane on levels 26 and 21 (where you can only select carrier jets). Note: The best mission to do this on is level 26 (Sea Of Chaos).
Easy Osean and Razgriz paint schemes
Use the free flight missions to max out the F-15’s kill rate. You will get the Osean and Razgriz paint schemes for all fighters and also unlock the F-15S/MID and F-15E.
Auto-target shift
When locked onto an enemy, hold Triangle. Your view will automatically shift so that you are looking at the target that you are chasing. This is especially useful in dogfights.
Use the enemy’s own missiles against themselves
Note: This is only effective against enemy ground units. This is difficult to do and requires many practice runs. If you find yourself with a missile being shot at you, try to boost to the nearest enemy ground unit. Then, slow down and make sure not to go past the ground unit. As soon as you see the missile closing in on the radar, quickly boost towards the ground unit, and time it so that the missile will go past you and into the enemy unit.
This is possible to accomplish with a lot of practice, but is extremely difficult to time correctly. Try using it on enemy ships first, as they are much larger than tanks. Then, work your way down the size scale until you can use it against all enemy ground or sea units. This will save you missiles if your ammunition is low, or you need to conserve as much as possible as in missions 16B, 12B, and 9.
Get behind enemy
When you are being pursued by an enemy, dive and do 360-degree spins. Watch your radar to see where the enemy is located. When you get behind the target on radar, pull up and you should be in range for a nice missile shot. This works well in dogfights.
Destroying the Hrimfaxi
On the level where you have to destroy the Hrimfaxi (Demons Of Razgriz), choose an F-18 which has anti-ship missiles. Once you shoot the Hrimfaxi and it submerges again, fly high in the sky and come straight down to it. Then, switch to the anti-ship missiles and shoot it while you are coming down. The Hrimfaxi will not be in range to shoot you, but be careful not to crash into the water while you come down or get in range for the Hrimfaxi. Alternately, use free flight mode to get the kill rate on the F-22 maxed out. This will unlock the FB-22 Concept, which has rated 99 air to ground. The Sp Wpn is SODs. Use the FB-22 Concept to defeat the Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi. The Scinfaxi is destroyed by four hits from a SOD, and the Hrimfaxi takes about six or more.
Defeating submarines and battleships
It is a lot easier to fight submarines and battleships if you fly very close to the water, as they cannot hit you as easily. This is very effective if you also fly very fast. Be careful not to crash into the water.
Song decision
During one of the early stages of the campaign mode, Chopper will ask you about a song. Your next mission will depend on your answer (“Yes” or “No”). Also, at the end of the stage in which Edge gets rescued, Chopper will again ask you about the same song. Again, your “Yes” or “No” answer will decide which stage is next.
Vertical flight in Mission 16A
Towards the end of the mission, a KC-10 and two E-676s appear, as well as several fighters. Once this happens, climb to 30,000 feet and fly towards the enemy formation. When you are directly above them, dive straight down into the enemy formation. When you do this, the KC-10 and E-767s will be climbing vertically up at you instead of flying at you horizontally as they would if approached normally.
Ace Combat 4 reference
On the level before the last one entitled “Aces”, Yuktobanian aircraft and others will join you to fight. There will be a large AWACS aircraft that says that it is AWACS “Oka Nieba” which means “Sky Eye”. In Ace Combat 4, Sky Eye was the AWACS that called and gave orders to you.
Aircraft
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| A-10A Thunderbolt II | Complete Mission 7 |
| A-6E Intruder | Complete Mission 4 |
| EA-18G Growler | Earn 90200 points with the F/A-18E |
| EA-6B Prowler | Earn 43200 points with the A-6E |
| EF-2000 Typhoon | Complete Mission 16A |
| F-117A Nighthawk | Complete Mission 15 |
| F-14A Tomcat | Complete Mission 9 |
| F-14B Bomcat | Earn 47450 points with the F-14A |
| F-14D Super Tomcat | Earn 56250 with the F-14B |
| F-15C Eagle | Complete Mission 12A |
| F-15E Strike Eagle | Earn 95450 with the F-15C |
| F-15S/MTD | Earn 95450 with the F-15C |
| F-16 Block60 | Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
| F-16C Fighting Falcon | Complete Mission 6 |
| F-16XL | Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
| F-20A Tigershark | Earn 19800 points with the F-5E |
| F-2A | Earn 65450 points with the F-16C |
| F-35C Joint Srike Fighter | Complete Mission 16A |
| F-4E Phantom II | Complete Mission 3 |
| F-4G Wild Weasel | Earn 12800 points with the F-4E |
| F-4X | Earn 47450 points with the F-4G |
| F-5E Tiger II | Available from the start of the game |
| F/A-18C Hornet | Complete Mission 6 |
| F/A-18E Super Hornet | Earn 51800 points with the F/A-18C |
| F/A-22A Raptor | Complete Mission 17 |
| FALKEN | Destroy all FALKEN Hangars and complete the missions in which they appear on Normal or higher difficulty |
| FB-22 Concept | Earn 123200 points with the F/A-22A |
| Hawk T.1A | Complete Mission 19 |
| JAS-39C Gripen | Complete Mission 15 |
| MiG 1.44 | Complete Mission 25 |
| MiG-21-93 | Earn 80000 points with the MiG-21bis |
| MiG-21bis Fishbed | Complete Mission 3 |
| MiG-29A Fulcrum | Complete Mission 7 |
| MiG-31 Foxhound | Complete Mission 9 |
| MiG-31M | Earn 65450 points with the MiG-31 |
| Mirage 2000 | Complete Mission 7 |
| Mirage 2000D | Earn 35000 points with the Mirage 2000 |
| Rafale B | Earn 46000 points with the Rafale M |
| Rafale M | Complete Mission 16B |
| SU-27 Flanker | Complete Mission 12B |
| SU-32 | Earn 129050 points with the SU-47 |
| SU-32 Strike Flanker | 111800 with the SU-27 |
| SU-35 Super Flanker | 111800 with the SU-27 |
| SU-37 Terminator | 123200 with the SU-35 |
| SU-47 Berkut | Complete Mission 17 |
| Tornado ECR | Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
| Tornado F3 | Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
| Tornado Gr.Mk.1 | Complete Mission 9 |
| Tornado Gr.Mk.4 | Earn 56250 with the Tornado Gr.Mk.1 |
| X-02 Wyvern | Unlock and purchase at least one of every aircraft in the game |
| X-29A | Earn 60800 points with the F-20A |
| YA-10B | Earn 85050 points with the A-10A |
| YF-23A Black Widow II | Complete Mission 16B |
Medals
15 Honorary Medals
Unlocking AC5: UW Medals can be done in Campaign Mode or Free Mission Mode.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Bronze Ace Medal | Destroy 200 enemy targets. |
| Bronze Shooter Medal | Down 5 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
| Bronze Wing Medal | Earn ‘S’ Ranks on all 32 missions on “Normal” handicap. |
| Desert Eagle Medal | Aid friendlies in Missions 16A or 16B, no more than 3 can bite the dust. |
| Gold Ace Medal | Destroy 1000 enemy targets. |
| Gold Anchor Medal | Protect the Kestral and fleet in Mission 3: Narrow Margin. |
| Gold Shooter Medal | Down 50 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
| Gold Wing Medal | Earn ‘S’ Ranks on all 32 missions on “Expert” handicap. |
| Grand Falcon Medal | Annihilate all 16 named planes in second play-through on “Normal” or higher handicaps. |
| Guardian Medal | Protect all 8 armored tanks on the ground, not even one can be destroyed. |
| Lightning Hammer Medal | Get “Perfect” phrases from AWACS in all 6 landings and 2 refueling stages. |
| Needle’s Eye Medal | Get “Perfect” phrases from AWACS in all 6 landings and 2 refuelings stages. |
| Silver Ace Medal | Destroy 500 enemy targets. |
| Silver Shooter Medal | Down 15 enemy planes (cumulative) with ONLY machine gun fire from your aircraft. |
| Silver Wing Medal | Earn ‘S’ Ranks on all 32 missions on “Hard” handicap. |
SP paint
Shoot down the indicated target or complete the listed task to unlock the paint for the corresponding aircraft. Note: All planes must be bought before the paint becomes available.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| EA-18G | Shoot down ABELCAIN in Mission 16B |
| EA-6B | Shoot down DUNE in Mission 10 |
| F-14D | Shoot down ZIPANG in Mission 3 |
| F-22A | Clear Arcade Mode |
| F-2A | Shoot down CYPHER in Mission 18 |
| F-4G | Shoot down MINDRIPPER in Mission 4 |
| Falken | Complete Expert difficulty with all S and/or A ranks |
| FB-22 | Shoot down PROTEUS in Mission 17 |
| Hawk | Shoot down GIGANTOR in Mission 1 |
| MIG-1.44 | Shoot down REPLICATOR in Mission 27+ |
| MIG-21-93 | Shoot down SWORDKILL in Mission 23 |
| MIG-31M | Shoot down COSM in Mission 16A |
| MIR-2000D | Shoot down ZAHARADA in Mission 6 |
| Rafale B | Shoot down DECODER in Mission 26 |
| SU-37 | Shoot down YELLOW in Mission 27 |
| TND-ECR | Shoot down TWICE DEAD in Mission 18+ |
| X-02 | Complete Hard difficulty with all S and/or A ranks |
| X-29A | Shoot down DAREDEVIL in Mission 15 |
| YA-10B | Shoot down DISTANTTHUNDER in Mission 25 |
Game Shark Codes
A-10A-Attacker
005CAD21 00000001
A-10A-Attacker
005CAD20 00000009
A-6E-Attacker
005CAC79 00000001
A-6E-Attacker
005CAC78 00000009
EA-18G-Jammer
005CAA81 00000001
EA-18G-Jammer
005CAA80 00000009
EA-6B-Jammer
005CACCE 00000001
EA-6B-Jammer
005CACCC 00000009
Enable Code (Must Be On)
F0129B51 800813BF
000FFFFE 00000088
000FFFFF 00000088
9033BB08 0C0E0175
Extra Primary Missiles
10127C28 00000001
Extra Secondary Missiles
101294EC 00000001
F-117A-Attacker
005CA986 00000001
F-117A-Attacker
005CA984 00000009
F-14A-Fighter
005CA691 00000001
F-14A-Fighter
005CA690 00000009
F-14B-Attacker
005CA6E5 00000001
F-14B-Attacker
005CA6E5 00000009
F-14D-Fighter
005CA739 00000001
F-14D-Fighter
005CA738 00000009
F-15C-Fighter
005CA78D 00000001
F-15C-Fighter
005CA78C 00000009
F-15E-Attacker
005CA7E2 00000001
F-15E-Attacker
005CA7E0 00000009
F-15S/MTD-Fighter
005CA835 00000001
F-15S/MTD-Fighter
005CA834 00000009
F-16C Block 60-Fighter
005CA8DD 00000001
F-16C Block 60-Fighter
005CA8DC 00000009
F-16C-Fighter
005CA889 00000001
F-16C-Fighter
005CA889 00000009
F-16XL-Attacker
005CA931 00000001
F-16XL-Attacker
005CA930 00000009
F-20A-Fighter
005CAAD5 00000001
F-20A-Fighter
005CAAD4 00000009
F-2A-Attacker
005CB165 00000001
F-2A-Attacker
005CB164 00000009
F-35C-Multirole
005CAC25 00000001
F-35C-Multirole
005CAC24 00000009
F-4E-Fighter
005CA541 00000001
F-4E-Fighter
005CA541 00000009
F-4G-Attacker
005CA595 00000001
F-4G-Attacker
005CA594 00000009
F-4X-Fighter
005CA5E9 00000001
F-4X-Fighter
005CA5E8 00000009
F-5E-Fighter
21DE16DC 7AF7AF51
F-5E-Fighter
005CA63C 00000009
F/A-18C-Multirole
81BAF4EE 2255D53D
F/A-18C-Multirole
005CA9D8 00000009
F/A-18E-Multirole
005CAA2D 00000001
F/A-18E-Multirole
005CAA2D 00000009
F/A-22A-Fighter
005CAB2A 00000001
F/A-22A-Fighter
005CAB28 00000009
FB-22 Concept
005CAB7D 00000001
FB-22 Concept
005CAB7C 00000009
Have All Aircraft available
405CB8F0 00060001
01010101 00000000
Have All Aircraft Purchased
405CA542 00360015
00000109 00000000
HAWK-Fighter
005CB651 00000001
HAWK-Fighter
005CB650 00000009
Infinite Gun Ammo
20128930 00041021
Infinite Health
2013E528 A4C2031E
Infinite Missile Ammo
20127C34 00000000
Infinite Missile Ammo
20127C34 00000000
Infinite Mission Time
2017FE74 00000000
Infinite Money
105C8CB0 0000FFFF
Infinite Primary Missiles
20127C34 00000000
Infinite Secondary Missiles
201294F4 00000000
Infinite Special Weapon Ammo
201294F4 00000000
Invincible
20128230 34428000
20128234 AC620198
1012823A 00001000
JAS-39C-Multirole
005CB111 00000001
JAS-39C-Multirole
005CB110 00000009
Master Code (AR2V2/GS2V2)
C10E054D 5A249964
21C79C00 D89A0EE6
Master Code (CB/GS/XP)
F032ADA4 0032ADA7
Max Credits (Press L2)
D0487CDC 0000FEFF
205C8CB0 05F5E0FF
Max Infinite Primary Missiles
20127C28 24020063
Max Infinite Secondary Missiles
201294EC 24020063
Max Kill Score
20987480 000F423F
Max Kill Score
20987480 000F423F
Max Money
205C8CB0 3B9AC9FF
Max Money
205C8CB0 3B9AC9FF
Max Stage Score
20987488 000F423F
Max Stage Score
20987488 000F423F
Max Time Bonus
20987484 0001869F
Max Time Bonus
20987484 0001869F
Max Total Score
2098748C 05F5E0FF
Max Total Score
2098748C 05F5E0FF
MiG-144-Multirole
005CB6A6 00000001
MiG-144-Multirole
005CB6A4 00000009
MiG-21-93-Fighter
005CB405 00000001
MiG-21-93-Fighter
005CB405 00000009
MiG-21bis-Fighter
005CB3B1 00000001
MiG-21bis-Fighter
005CB3B0 00000009
MiG-29A-Fighter
005CB459 00000001
MiG-29A-Fighter
005CB458 00000009
MiG-31-Fighter
005CB555 00000001
MiG-31-Fighter
005CB554 00000009
MiG-31M-Fighter
005CB5A9 00000001
MiG-31M-Fighter
005CB5A9 00000009
Mirage 2000-Fighter
005CAE1D 00000001
Mirage 2000-Fighter
005CAE1C 00000009
Mirage 2000D-Attacker
005CAE72 00000001
Mirage 2000D-Attacker
005CAE70 00000009
Money Doesn’t Decrease When Buying Items
2029C18C 00000000
Money Increases When Buying Items
2029C188 0072102D
No Ground/Building Collisions
20168C28 12A0002B
P1 Press L1+Select To Complete Mission
D0487CDC 0000FBFE
201804E4 00000000
D0487CDC 0000FFFF
201804E4 12A00456
Press L1+L2 For Infinite Funds
D0487DF4 0000FAFF
205C8CB0 05F5E0FF
Rafale B-Multirole
005CAEC5 00000001
Rafale B-Multirole
005CAEC4 00000009
Rafale M-Multirole
005CAF19 00000001
Rafale M-Multirole
005CAF19 00000009
Rapid Fire Primary Missiles
20127490 A6E00004
2012751C A6C00004
Rapid Fire Secondary Missiles
20128DB8 A4800004
S-32-Fighter
005CB35E 00000001
S-32-Fighter
005CB35C 00000009
Special Weapon Ammo
201294F4 00000000
Su-27-Fighter
005CB1BA 00000001
Su-27-Fighter
005CB1B8 00000009
Su-32-Attacker
005CB20D 00000001
Su-32-Attacker
005CB20C 00000009
Su-35-Fighter
005CB261 00000001
Su-35-Fighter
005CB261 00000009
Su-37-Fighter
005CB2B5 00000001
Su-37-Fighter
005CB2B4 00000009
Su-47-Fighter
005CB309 00000001
Su-47-Fighter
005CB308 00000009
Tornado ECR-Jammer
005CB069 00000001
Tornado ECR-Jammer
005CB068 00000009
Tornado F3-Fighter
005CB016 00000001
Tornado F3-Fighter
005CB014 00000009
Tornado GR.1-Attacker
005CAF6D 00000001
Tornado GR.1-Attacker
005CAF6C 00000009
Tornado GR.4-Attacker
005CAFC1 00000001
Tornado GR.4-Attacker
005CAFC0 00000009
Typhoon-Fighter
005CB0BD 00000001
Typhoon-Fighter
005CB0BD 00000009
Unlock All Aircraft Categories
405CB8F0 00060001
01010101 00000000
X-29A-Fighter
005CADC9 00000001
X-29A-Fighter
005CADC8 00000009
YA-10B-Attacker
005CAD75 00000001
YA-10B-Attacker
005CAD75 00000009
YF-23A-Fighter
005CABD1 00000001
YF-23A-Fighter
005CABD1 00000009
[M] Must Be On
9032ADA4 0C0CEEA2
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