Of the various secret shames that I work so exhausting to maintain hidden from the prying eyes of well mannered society is that I’ve by no means seen Prime Gun. It is a bit unusual, actually, as a result of I dig cool fighter jets and Kenny Loggins, but in some way that is by no means jelled into time spent having fun with the sweaty antics of Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, and different brooding icons of faux-military machismo.
Anyway, to the purpose: The long-awaited sequel Prime Gun: Maverick is now in US theaters, and to have fun the return of Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell—who by now have to be the oldest jet jockey within the Navy, if not the whole US navy—Bandai Namco is bringing traditional American jets and extra to Ace Fight 7: Skies Unknown (opens in new tab).
The Prime Gun: Maverick DLC package deal options new playable plane together with the Northrop Grumman F-14A Tomcat and Boeing F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet, every in normal and multi-skin Maverick editions. There’s additionally the Darkish Star prototype from the movie and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter, which to my eye appears like a frivolously reworked Sukhoi Su-57. It is a bit surprising to see a Russian fighter included on this crimson, white, and bluest of DLC, however I suppose that each nice hero wants a worthy rival—there is no such thing as a Maverick with out Iceman, in any case.
The planes are clearly the centerpiece and there are additionally a bunch of emblems and callsigns from the movies to take pleasure in. What actually places it excessive for me, although, is the inclusion of two new musical tracks based mostly on a number of the most iconic, unforgettable, put-it-in-my-veins film music of all time: Prime Gun Anthem (opens in new tab) and—you guessed it—the Kenny Loggins ’80s ultra-classic Hazard Zone (opens in new tab). They’re remixes by Ace Fight composer Keiki Kobayashi, however there isn’t any mistaking that beat. It makes me wish to experience a Kawasaki actually quick with no helmet on—proper into the Hazard Zone!
Ace Fight 7 is not the one yank-and-banker with the necessity for velocity: A Prime Gun: Maverick growth can be now accessible for Microsoft Flight Simulator (opens in new tab). It includes a Maverick livery for the sport’s F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet, new coaching missions and challenges together with a provider deck touchdown, and a “never-before-unveiled hypersonic plane that may attain speeds of Mach 10 and altitudes better than 150,000 ft above sea degree.” (That’d be the Darkish Star, I am fairly certain.)
The Maverick growth for Microsoft Flight Simulator is free for all gamers. The Ace Fight 7 – Prime Gun: Maverick DLC (opens in new tab) is accessible for $20/$17/$20.
Oh I am unable to assist myself. We’re jumpin’ off the deck and shovin’ into overdrive!
