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|publisher=[[Namco]] | |publisher=[[Namco]] | ||
|japanese=エア·コンバット | |japanese=エア·コンバット | ||
|released= | |released={{rd|1992}} | ||
|genre=[[Flight simulation]] | |genre=[[Flight simulation]], [[FPS]] | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
|systems=[[Arcade | |systems=[[Arcade]], [[Mobile]] | ||
|followed by=[[Air Combat 22]] | |followed by=[[Air Combat 22]] | ||
|series=Ace Combat | |series=Ace Combat | ||
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{{series disambig|Ace Combat}} | {{series disambig|Ace Combat}} | ||
{{game disambig|the [[1992]] [[Namco]] game|the [[1976]] [[Digital Games Inc.]] game|[[Air Combat (1976)]]}} | {{game disambig|the [[1992]] [[Namco]] game|the [[1976]] [[Digital Games Inc.]] game|[[Air Combat (1976)]]}} | ||
{{game disambig|the original arcade game|the [[1995]] [[PlayStation]] game|[[Air Combat (1995)]]}} | |||
{{marquee|Air Combat marquee.jpg}} | {{marquee|Air Combat marquee.jpg}} | ||
'''Air Combat''' is a [[flight simulation]] 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''' | '''Air Combat''' is a [[flight simulation]] [[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'''. A re-make of Air Combat was released on the [[PlayStation]] as [[Air Combat (1995)|Air Combat in 1995]]. | ||
Air Combat also 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]]. | |||
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File:Air Combat title screen.png|Title screen. | File:Air Combat title screen.png|Title screen. | ||
File:Air Combat cabinet.jpg|Sitdown arcade cabinet. | File:Air Combat cabinet.jpg|Sitdown arcade cabinet. | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | [[Category:MAME]] | ||
[[Category:Sony Greatest Hits]] | [[Category:Sony Greatest Hits]] | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 2 April 2014
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- This guide is for the 1992 Namco game. For the 1976 Digital Games Inc. game, see Air Combat (1976).
- This guide is for the original arcade game. For the 1995 PlayStation game, see Air Combat (1995).
Air Combat is a flight simulation 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. A re-make of Air Combat was released on the PlayStation as Air Combat in 1995.
Air Combat also 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.
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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Title screen.
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Sitdown arcade cabinet.
