User blog comment:Zkcliff/The ACAH is not perfect but good enough/@comment-1441235-20111024061637

As far as I'm concerned, Assault Horizon is the biggest disappointment I've ever played. I've been a fan of the series since AC4 and found that the AC balance of flight sim and arcade style play was right on the money. With AH, that balance was flipped entirely too far to the arcade style. DFM is the lamest gimmick I've yet to see in a game. The way you're nailed to the rear end of whichever plane you engage DFM on is beyond stupid. And the way missiles are "powered up" in DFM? Again, lame. This current trend of "streamlining" games to "appeal to a wider audience" has claimed another series in its short-bus-level intelligence clutches. The story is another serious bone I have to pick with this waste of $60. Infinity Ward should be sueing for copyright infringement. I fully expected Cpt. Price to pop out somewhere and start barking orders at me. I've always found the AC game's stories and characters to be engaging and interesting, but AH takes a leap off the diving board into the deep end of the pool of overused and cliched storylines and characters. I played the demo for the game, and in my heart knew that this game was going to blow. But I gave it a chance. After playing only 4 or so levels of the game, I popped it out of my 360 and returned it to the GameStop I purchased it from. I hope to God AC rights itself in its next installment, but I won't be holding my breath.