A world at war… wait no, The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is an aerial combat game that takes place when the world is totally at peace. You step in the cockpit as a rookie who joined the Rostock Corporation, an enterprise that stages aerial battles.

You can grab it on January 12, 2010 for $29.99.

Recently, we caught up with Jimmy Soga to ask a few questions about Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces and how it compares to Mamoru Oshii’s critical darling anime film — The Sky Crawlers — which it draws inspiration from.

Atlus is continuing the Etrian Odyssey series with Etrian Odyssey III which adds ocean environments and a bunch of new classes.

Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces will be fully localized with English voiceovers and only English voiceovers.

Last we heard, Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces was coming this holiday season. We got in touch with Xseed to confirm if the game was being pushed back.

We got in touch with Xseed to confirm whether or not Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces would include the Japanese voices in the game’s final build.

I played just enough Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces with Xseed to get a feel for the controls. Project Aces developed an innovative motion control system where the remote acts as a throttle and the nunchuck controls the direction of your plane.

Xseed announced that they’re going to be publishing Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces in the U.S. this holiday season. Sky Crawlers originated as a series of novels, which were adapted into an anime movie directed by Mamoru Oshii.