# Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve boasts some of the giddiest highs you're likely to experience in a video game this year (but it would have benefitted from being a little bit shorter)

> Let's chase 'em off, Rex! Two more missiles arc toward a hapless enemy F2-A, droplets peppering my windshield as I skim past a glowering grey cloud, dulling the distant explosion. Visibility is garbage.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-review?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ace21bac8fced60355b27c7)
- **Published:** 2026-10-13
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #being #benefitted #boasts #combat #experience #game #giddiest #highs
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