Air Combat (PlayStation)

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Description

You play as a freelance mercenary hired by world governments to strike against terrorists. The missions get harder as you proceed, but the money you earn for completing each mission makes it worthwhile. You can purchase additional aircraft and arms as you go along, as well as hire wingmen to make the going easier.

Combat flight simulator in which you play a mercenary pilot who hires his combat skills to several corporations, governments, etc. in order to get cash for weapons & upgrades.

The game progresses through a series of linear missions, and has a 2 player split-screen deathmatch mode plus a series of extras like hidden planes, mini-games, etc.

An arcadish combat flight simulator for the Playstation. The game casts you as a mercenary that hires his piloting skills to a set of organizations, governments, etc. in order to receive cash to buy better weapons & upgrades.

The game is played from either a first person or 3rd person perspective a la Afterburner, an has a standard single player mission-based campaign as well as a deathmatch-like 2 player mode. Also included are a series of hidden planes as well as some hidden mini-games. Plus, as in other Namco games, you can put in your own music cds to play as you fly the missions.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ace Combat" -- Japanese title
• "エースコンバット" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Ace Combat series
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• Aircraft: F-22 Raptor
• Aircraft: F-4 Phantom II
• Aircraft: F/A-18 Hornet
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• Aircraft: Su-27 & Su-33
• PlayStation Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation Platinum Range releases
• PlayStation the Best series

User Reviews

Fighter combat on Playstation

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Critic Reviews

GameFan Magazine	Sep, 1995	92 out of 100	92
Game Players	Oct, 1995	84 out of 100	84
Electric Playground	Oct 25, 1995	8 out of 10	80
Video Games	Sep, 1995	77 out of 100	77
Mega Fun	Sep, 1995	72 out of 100	72
IGN	Nov 21, 1996	7 out of 10	70
Coming Soon Magazine	Apr 15, 1996		70
GamePro (US)	Dec, 1995	3.5 out of 5	70
All Game Guide	1998		60
Splitkick	Feb 22, 2012	5 out of 10	50

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PlayStation release

One of the first 3rd party games for the PlayStation.

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• Wikipedia: Air Combat (Information about Air Combat at Wikipedia)