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|caption          = North American box art
|caption          = NTSC-U cover
|developer        = Project Aces
|developer        = Project Aces
|genre            = Combat Flight Sim
|publisher        = [[Namco]] (JP, US), [[Sony|SCEI]] (AS, KO), [[Sony|SCEE]] (EU)
|gameinfo          = Ace Combat 5 features more than fifty licensed real-world jet aircraft.[3] Nonetheless, the game's events and locations are set in a fictional world.[4] The game's main campaign is set during a war between the fictitious nations of Osea and Yuktobania. The storyline revolves around the player character "Blaze," an Osean fighter pilot who leads a four-plane unit known as Wardog Squadron. The Unsung War follows this squadron's exploits as they attempt to ward off the Yuktobanian invasion of their homeland and uncover the truth about the war. Known in Europe as '''"Ace Combat: Squadron Leader"'''.
|genre            = Simulation
|wikipedia         = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat_5:_The_Unsung_War Link]
|wikipedia        = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Combat_5:_The_Unsung_War Link]
|reviewlinks      = [http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/26/ace-combat-5-the-unsung-war IGN]
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|reviewscore      = 9.3/10 (IGN)
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|gameinfo          = Ace Combat 5 features more than fifty licensed real-world jet aircraft. Nonetheless, the game's events and locations are set in a fictional world. The game's main campaign is set during a war between the fictitious nations of Osea and Yuktobania. The storyline revolves around the player character "Blaze," an Osean fighter pilot who leads a four-plane unit known as Wardog Squadron. The Unsung War follows this squadron's exploits as they attempt to ward off the Yuktobanian invasion of their homeland and uncover the truth about the war.
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* Large Framebuffer
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* Edge Anti-aliasing
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* External Shader
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* SPU2-X 2.0.0
*Lillypad 0.11.0 r5875
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==Trivia==
* Original names: '''エースコンバット5 ジ・アンサング・ウォー''' (SLPS-25418) & (SLPS-73218), '''에이스 컴뱃 5: 디 언성 워''' (SCKA-20042)
* Also known as '''Ace Combat: Squadron Leader''' (EU)




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|IssueName=Broken terrain textures
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=1
|Description=Terrain textures to appear completely bugged from a certain distance.
|Workaround=This can be resolved with recent PCSX2 v1.5.0 git builds. Go to Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings, and set '''Mipmapping''' to '''"Basic"'''. For older versions switch to Software mode by setting Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options, and make sure Mipmapping is enabled in Software Mode Settings(or press the insert key in-game to toggle mipmapping).
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== Gameplay Screenshots ==
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File:Ace Combat 5 - Title Screen.png
File:Ace Combat 5 - Mission 2 - Screenshot 1.png
File:Ace Combat 5 - Mission 2 - Screenshot 2.png
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*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Ace-Combat-5-The-Unsung-War-SLUS-20851-U--28921 Ace Combat 5 - The Unsung War (SLUS 20851) (U)]
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Ace-Combat-5-The-Unsung-War-SLUS-20851-U--28921 Ace Combat 5 - The Unsung War (SLUS 20851) (U)]
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Ace-Combat-Squadron-Leader-SCES-52424-E Ace Combat - Squadron Leader (SCES 52424) (E)]}}
*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Ace-Combat-Squadron-Leader-SCES-52424-E Ace Combat - Squadron Leader (SCES 52424) (E)]}}
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