Ace Combat 6 Fires of Liberation (bundle)

This is the bundle that let you take the stick. The Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation bundle on Xbox 360 comes in a large cardboard box containing the standard game, a Hori-manufactured "Ace-Edge" flight stick controller, and an Ace Combat 6 themed Xbox 360 faceplate.

Hori doesn't attach their name to anything they aren't serious about, and the Ace-Edge flight stick is a proper piece of hardware. It transforms Ace Combat 6 from a thumbstick experience into something approaching simulation territory. The stick alone has become a sought-after peripheral among flight game enthusiasts, but finding it bundled with the game and the faceplate in the original packaging is the real collector's prize.

The faceplate is a relic of a very specific moment in Xbox 360 history, when Microsoft believed customizable console faces would be a defining feature of the generation. They weren't wrong for the collectors among us. Themed faceplates tied to specific game bundles are now some of the most interesting 360-era collectibles, precisely because the concept was abandoned so quickly. The Ace Combat 6 faceplate brands your console with fighter jet aesthetics in a way that no dashboard theme or digital skin can replicate.

Ace Combat 6 was an Xbox 360 exclusive and one of the strongest entries in Namco's long-running franchise. The combination of a quality exclusive title, a premium Hori peripheral, and a themed faceplate creates a bundle that represents the peak of mid-generation collector packaging. The box is large enough to make a statement on any shelf, and everything inside it reinforces a single, focused identity. You're a pilot. Act like one.