15 Severely Underrated Xbox 360 Games That Deserve A Second Chance
7. Ace Combat 6: Fires Of Liberation
As one of the first aerial combat games to grace the Xbox 360 Ace Combat 6 had a lot to live up to, but despite receiving a mostly positive critical reception Fires of Liberation has been relegated to being one of the console's long forgotten titles - something only a select few of gamers will remember. There's definitely a lot to love about Fires of Liberation - the aircraft look absolutely gorgeous and still continue to impress 8 years since its release, they all control well and there's a lot to choose from, and the combat itself is the perfect blend of arcade and simulation. Indeed, no matter what your preference in aircraft may be there's a lot in here to keep you satisfied - certainly more so than 2008's HAWX ever managed to accomplish. The story is pretty clichéd as far as military warfare is concerned and the multiplayer is now a wasteland, but its lengthy campaign provides enough encouragement to give Ace Combat another go - especially since the series has struggled to reach the heights that Fires of Liberation once achieved.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
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