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{{Infobox
|title=Air Combat
|title=Air Combat
|image=Air Combat boxart.jpg
|image=Air Combat flyer.jpg
|developer=[[Namco]]
|developer=[[Namco]]
|publisher=[[Namco]]
|publisher=[[Namco]]
|released={{rd|1995}}
|japanese=エア·コンバット
|genre=[[Flight simulation]]
|released={{rd|1992}}
|genre=First-person [[shooter]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|systems=[[PlayStation]], [[Mobile]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[PlayStation]], [[Mobile]]
|followed by=[[Ace Combat 2]]/[[Ace Combat 22]]
|followed by=[[Air Combat 22]]
|series=Ace Combat
|series=Ace Combat
}}
}}
{{series disambig|Ace Combat}}
{{series disambig|Ace Combat}}
'''Air Combat''' is a semi-realistic flight-sim/action game, developed by [[Namco]] and released in [[1995]] for the [[PlayStation]]. The name of the game was changed for overseas versions, for example in North America it is called '''Ace Combat'''.
{{game disambig|the [[1992]] [[Namco]] game|the [[1976]] [[Digital Games Inc.]] game|[[Air Combat (1976)]]}}
{{marquee|Air Combat marquee.jpg}}
'''Air Combat''' is a first-person [[shooter]] arcade game that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1992]]; it runs upon Namco System 21 hardware, and was later ported to the [[PlayStation]] in [[1995]]. The name of the game was changed for international versions as it's called '''Ace Combat''' in North America - and it simulates an F16, mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play: '''Cadet''', '''Captain''' and '''Ace'''. A sequel named [[Air Combat 22]], so named because it runs upon Namco System 22 hardware was released in 1995; this too was ported to the PlayStation, and released in North America as '''Ace Combat 22''', and spawned an entire host of direct-to-console sequels on the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PSP]], [[GBA]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[IPhone]]. Next to their ever-popular {{c|Pac-Man}} series, it is the company's longest-running franchise - as the {{c|World Stadium}} series, which featured ''real'' baseball teams from the Japanese Central and Pacific Leagues, ended in [[1999]] after running for eleven years and as many games, if you include [[Super World Stadium '92 Gekitōban|SWS92G]].


Air Combat is also the [[Arcade|arcade game]] from Namco in [[1992]] that simulates an F-16. The game mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play: Cadet, Captain and Ace. This game was the predecessor of the PlayStation series. It had an arcade sequel, [[Ace Combat 22]].
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The game's story begins when a terrorist force starts an uprising and inflicts massive damage across an unidentified country; efforts to defeat the terrorists through conventional means has failed and the situation turns desperate. In response, a mercenary air force has been assembled to take the fight to the enemy, and free the nation from the terrorist forces - they must not fail the nation in their mission.


The story begins when a terrorist force starts an uprising and inflicts massive damage across an unnamed country. Efforts to defeat these terrorists through conventional means failed and the situation turns desperate; in response, a mercenary air force has been assembled to take the fight to the enemy and free the nation from the terrorist forces.
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This guide is for the 1992 Namco game. For the 1976 Digital Games Inc. game, see Air Combat (1976).
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Air Combat is a first-person shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1992; it runs upon Namco System 21 hardware, and was later ported to the PlayStation in 1995. The name of the game was changed for international versions as it's called Ace Combat in North America - and it simulates an F16, mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play: Cadet, Captain and Ace. A sequel named Air Combat 22, so named because it runs upon Namco System 22 hardware was released in 1995; this too was ported to the PlayStation, and released in North America as Ace Combat 22, and spawned an entire host of direct-to-console sequels on the PlayStation 2, PSP, GBA, Xbox 360, and IPhone. Next to their ever-popular Pac-Man series, it is the company's longest-running franchise - as the World Stadium series, which featured real baseball teams from the Japanese Central and Pacific Leagues, ended in 1999 after running for eleven years and as many games, if you include SWS92G.

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The game's story begins when a terrorist force starts an uprising and inflicts massive damage across an unidentified country; efforts to defeat the terrorists through conventional means has failed and the situation turns desperate. In response, a mercenary air force has been assembled to take the fight to the enemy, and free the nation from the terrorist forces - they must not fail the nation in their mission.

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