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migrate, seems to have been 1993 based on wikipedia:Air Combat (arcade game)
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{{Header Nav|game=Air Combat | {{Header Nav|game=Air Combat}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
|completion=1 | |||
|image=Air Combat flyer.jpg | |||
|title=Air Combat | |title=Air Combat | ||
| | |japanese=エア·コンバット | ||
|developer=[[Namco]] | |developer=[[Namco]] | ||
|publisher=[[Namco]] | |publisher=[[Namco]] | ||
| | |year=1993 | ||
| | |systems={{syslist|cade|mobile}} | ||
|genre= | |genre=[[Combat flight simulator]] | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
|followed by=[[Air Combat 22]] | |followed by=[[Air Combat 22]] | ||
|series=Ace Combat | |series=Ace Combat | ||
|seriesDisambig=Ace Combat | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{game disambig|the [[1992]] [[Namco]] game|the [[1976]] [[Digital Games Inc.]] game|[[Air Combat (1976)]]|the [[1995]] [[PlayStation]] game|[[Air Combat (1995)]]}} | |||
{{game disambig|the [[1992]] [[Namco]] game|the [[1976]] [[Digital Games Inc.]] game|[[Air Combat (1976)]]}} | |||
{{marquee|Air Combat marquee.jpg}} | {{marquee|Air Combat marquee.jpg}} | ||
'''Air Combat''' is a first-person | '''Air Combat''' ('''Ace Combat''' in Japan) 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 game 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 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]]. | ||
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 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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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. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
{{Ace Combat}} | {{Ace Combat}} | ||
[[Category:Namco]] | [[Category:Namco]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Combat flight simulator]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | |||
[[Category:Sony Greatest Hits]] | [[Category:Sony Greatest Hits]] | ||