Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-21346 Release date: April 25, 2006 CRCs: 65729657 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: Playable Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SCES-54041 Release date: September 15, 2006 September 21, 2006 (Australia) Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPS-25629 SCKA-20070 SLPS-73250 (PlayStation 2 the Best) SCAJ-20173 Release date: March 23, 2006 April 27, 2006 (Korea) December 7, 2006 (PlayStation 2 the Best) October 3, 2008 (BigHit Series, Korea) 2006 (Asia) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Project Aces
Publisher(s): Namco (JP, US), SCEI (KO, AS), SCEE (EU), SCE Australia (AU)
Genre: Simulation
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 75/100
Game description: Ace Combat Zero's gameplay is split into a single-player campaign mode and a two-player versus mode. The mechanics themselves are a mix of features from Ace Combat 4 and 5.
The game takes place in 1995, 15 years before the events of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, revolving around the conflict between the nation of Belka and the Allied Forces - a coalition of military forces from the Osean Federation, the Union of Yuktobanian Republics, the Kingdom of Sapin and the Republic of Ustio, which was formerly part of Belka.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows 7 64 bit SP1	AMD Phenom II X2 555 @ 3.8 GHz AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB	0.9.9.r5277	GSDX 0.1.16	SPU2-X 2.0.0	Even when using the "Safest" preset and EmotionEngine and IOP set to "Interpreter", there is no collision detection whatsoever and thus the game cannot be properly played.	Explosivemuffin
NTSC-U	?	Intel Core i5-3570k @ 4.2GHz ?	1.0.0	GSDX 0.1.16 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0	No collision detection even without any speedhacks, rendering the game unprogressable. Ground textures will flash garbage unless on software mode.	RandomGuy17
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5517	GSdx 5464 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs near full speed., Picture has lines in it and texture graphics are corrupt in gsdx hardware mode. Looks fine in software mode.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.2.0 r5919	GSdx 5912 SSE41	SPU2-X 5893 2.0.0 LilyPad 5822 0.11.0	Runs near full speed., Same issues in hardware mode as before.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 7 64-Bit	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX680 @ 2 GB	1.5.0 (dev-2242)	GSDx32-SSE4 Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware) Internal Resolution 2xNative Allow 8-bit textures Large Framebuffer Mipmapping Basic CRC Hack Level - Partial Accurate Date Blending Unit Accuracy - Medium Enable HW Hacks: Align Sprite Merge Sprite Unscale Point and Line Half-pixel Offset - Special (Texture Agressive) Round Sprite - Half	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	Runs full speed (60fps) without any visible issues and with graphics and all the effects seemingly rendered as intended. View "Settings" for details.	Daemit
NTSC-U	Windows 7 64 bit	Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6GHz Nvidia GTX 960 2GB	1.6.0	GSDX 1.2.0	SPU2-X 2.0.0	Runs at full speed. Upscaling causes some black lines that can be fixed by enabling hw hacks and align sprites.	Kke
PAL	Windows 10 21H2 64-bit	Intel Core i5-9600k @ 4.3GHz NVIDIA RTX 3070	1.7.3040	Default	Default	Seems working very well. No graphical or sound issue. Solid 50fps. Just some blur which can be worked on	Turbo25

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Arch Linux	Intel Core i5 4570 @ 3.20 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770	PCSX2 1.4.0-0-compiled on Jan 9 2016	GSdx 2.0.0 OpenGL	SPU2-X 2.0.0 SDL OnePAD 1.10	Severe terrain texture errors in distance on hardware mode. Playable but distracting. No such issues on software mode but game runs below 60 fps.	actioninja
NTSC-U	Ubuntu 16.04	Intel Core i7-6700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M	v1.5.0	GSdx 1.1.0 Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware) Internal Resolution: 2x Native Interlacing: Auto Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2) Large Framebuffer: ✓ Anisotropic Filtering: 2x Blending Unit Accuracy: Medium Automatic CRC Level: Partial Mipmapping (Ins): Basic Hardware Hacks Align Sprite: ✓ Unscale Point and Line: ✓ Shader Configuration: Texture Filtering of Display: ✓ FXAA Shader: ✓	SPU2-X 2.0.0 OnePad 2.0.0	BIOS: Europe 2.30, game runs extremely smoothly. No graphical or audio errors encountered.	Entheogen

Trivia

• Original names: エースコンバット・ゼロ ザ・ベルカン・ウォー (SLPS-25629) & (SLPS-73250)
• Also known as Ace Combat: The Belkan War (EU, AU)

Known Issues

Missing clouds

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: In Hardware mode clouds are invisible.
• Workaround: Use software mode.

Burst Missile Visual Artifacts

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: In Hardware mode there are square visual artifacts around the Burst Missle effect.
• Workaround: Use software mode.

Cutscenes/Certain Levels Blurry

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: The non-fmv cutscenes and certain levels have a blurriness to everything
• Workaround: Go to Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings > Advanced Settings - Set "Half Pixel Offset" to "Special (Texture- aggressive)

Broken terrain textures

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Serious
• Description: In Hardware mode mipmapping issues cause terrain textures to appear completely bugged.
• Workaround: This can be resolved with the latest v1.5.0 git builds. Go to Config > Video(GS) > Plugin Settings, and set Mipmapping to "Basic".

No collisions

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Major
• Description: No collisions, including no missile hits.
• Workaround: Fixed in v1.6.0. In older versions, start the game in Fast Boot mode instead of Full Boot.

Gameplay Screenshots

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	Ace Combat Zero - The Belkan War (SLUS 21346) (U)