I usually dont post much, but since I love Ace Combat I had to this time. I agree that this whole CRA is just a gimick and feels, at least to me, as something they should have just left out. It was fun the first few times I did it in the demo but then it pissed me off that I couldnt shoot down ace planes without it. So really my now I wonder not how good/bad Assault Horizon will be, but what reaction Namco will have if the reviews criticize CRA. Would they then revert back to the way things were in 4,5, and 6 or keep going with this new "FPS" direction? Story wise though I think the plot sounds interesting and I like having a main character that I can actually relate to.