Battle Royal

Deathmatch is a new multiplayer game mode in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

Overview
In Deathmatch, a group of 16 players (maximum) engage in a free-for-all battle over real world cites, such as Washington, D.C. or Moscow. All players other than oneself are hostile, and each player's task is to shoot down as many opponents as possible. There are two gameplay rules available: the "Kill Points System", which determines victory according to the number of downed enemies, and the "Kill Counts System", which determines victory according to the number of points achieved.

A Deathmatch game ends when a player achieves the kill/score quota, or if time runs out (in the latter's case, the victor id the pilot with the highest score.) Players are ranked in the after-action screen from 1st to 16th. Each time a player is killed, they are returned to the "Sortie" screen, wherein they can choose to respawn with the same aircraft or another. Each map contains specified respawn points. Before each game, the "lead" player can set up and/or adjust certain rules or parameters. These include:
 * Map: selects the map for gameplay.
 * Time limit: adjust the maximum allotted time limit.
 * Players: determines the number of player, ranging from two of sixteen.
 * AI aircraft: determines if AI-controlled fighters appear on the stage.
 * Aircraft limitation: determines any limitations on aircraft selection (from fighter, attackers, multiroles and/or attack helicopters.)
 * Skill usage: determines if the SkillShot system is enabled.

Maps
The following maps are available for Deathmatch gameplay.
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Moscow
 * Paris
 * Dubai
 * Miami
 * East Africa (Oil Field)
 * East Africa (Urban area)
 * Moscow (Urban area)
 * Tokyo
 * Hawaii