{"id":2187708,"date":"2026-10-09T13:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187708"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:22:03","slug":"ace-combat-8-becomes-fastest-selling-game-in-the-series-and-very-nearly-the-highest-rated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187708","title":{"rendered":"Ace Combat 8 becomes fastest-selling game in the series, and very nearly the highest rated"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/ace-combat-8\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Ace Combat 8<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Ace Combat 8 becomes fastest-selling game in the series, and very nearly the highest rated<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Harrier had a go yet?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/ace-combat-8_mcMTaoQ.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A fighter plane flies towards the camera after blowing up an airborne target behind it. 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Ace Combat 4 is the series leader with 89.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SIyRT8muRVA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, Eurogamer hasn&#8217;t reviewed Ace Combat yet but we have an appraisal in the works; apologies, it&#8217;s been a busy season.<\/p>\n<p>Ace Combat was released 2nd October and quickly recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-steam-launch-record-players\">solid player-numbers on Steam<\/a>, suggesting a degree of success. But it hasn&#8217;t all been plane sailing &#8211; arf! &#8211; for Bandai Namco, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-the-belkan-war-pre-order-bonus-backlash-response\">controversy surrounding the pack-in Ace Combat game The Belkan War<\/a>, which wasn&#8217;t standalone on PC as it was on console, causing various related issues.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-online-modes-social-space-revealed\">One of the big additions in this iteration of Ace Combat 8 is a full suite of live service-like online multiplayer modes<\/a>, which include co-op PvE modes, PvPvE modes, and a hub area where players can meet up and chat and parade around. Have you had a chance to play it yet?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>Ace Combat 8 has become the fastest-selling game in the aerial combat series, soaring to 1 million sales since its release roughly a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Bandai Namco announced the news in a press release, highlighting that the eighth mainline Ace Combat game is also the second highest-rated one, with a Metacritic review aggregate of between 86-88 percent. Ace Combat 4 is the series leader with 89.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SIyRT8muRVA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, Eurogamer hasn&#8217;t reviewed Ace Combat yet but we have an appraisal in the works; apologies, it&#8217;s been a busy season.<\/p>\n<p>Ace Combat was released 2nd October and quickly recorded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-steam-launch-record-players\">solid player-numbers on Steam<\/a>, suggesting a degree of success. But it hasn&#8217;t all been plane sailing &#8211; arf! &#8211; for Bandai Namco, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-the-belkan-war-pre-order-bonus-backlash-response\">controversy surrounding the pack-in Ace Combat game The Belkan War<\/a>, which wasn&#8217;t standalone on PC as it was on console, causing various related issues.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ace-combat-8-online-modes-social-space-revealed\">One of the big additions in this iteration of Ace Combat 8 is a full suite of live service-like online multiplayer modes<\/a>, which include co-op PvE modes, PvPvE modes, and a hub area where players can meet up and chat and parade around. Have you had a chance to play it yet?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Ace Combat 8 Ace Combat 8 becomes fastest-selling game in the series, and very nearly the highest rated Harrier had a go yet? 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