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I decided to review it.

I don’t own a PSP, so I don’t get it contact with all the fun games released for it. Hence, when Macross Ace Frontier was released not too long ago, I didn’t have a chance to try it out. That is, until school reopened for the new semester.

A classmate of mine happens to have obtained an open-source copy of the game, and during our breaks in school, he would kindly lend it to the pathetic PSP-less soul, also known as me. He’s the only one in my class who reads this blog on a regular basis, so maybe I should show my gratitute by uploading a picture of him playing Maross Ace Frontier on his PSP!

I kid.

Anyway, I must say that Macross Ace Frontier’s addictive. You get to choose missions for 4 series; the original Macross, Macross 7, Macross Zero and Macross Frontier. With each mission, a song related to the series is featured and looped over and over again until you complete the mission, run out of time, or get your ass owned by the enemies. The game usually ends the third way for me.

The dogfights are interestingly fun, although my complain is that the camera view. You can only see what you have targeted, so if you are locked on an enemy who’s behind you, you have to switch targets or you’ll be unable to look in front. This, however, can be easily overcome through hours and hours of getting used to the game play.

With each mission you complete, you’ll unlock new Valkyrie models and other series related mechas as well. There’s even the Vajira which you can use in some missions too. You can select the ride of your choice for yourself and your partner, as well as to customize the stats and design of your mecha.

The graphics are quite awesome for a PSP game, and there’s no need for any comment about the music if you love Macross songs. I keep blasting songs such as ライオン and 射手座☆午後九時Don’t be late, since it doesn’t seem like there are any Ranka songs.

So far, I’ve played a little of the original series missions, some Macross 7 missions and some Macross Frontier missions. Within the short time I’ve played the game in, I’ve learnt that this game is all about flying around and spamming homing missiles like there’s no tomorrow. If you like listening to good music while spamming projectiles, this game is definitely for you.

Sadly, I don’t own a PSP. Or any other portable console. I must really get that NDSi once it’s available, or even a NDS lite, to ease some boredom and add some fun to my travelling time and breaks in school.