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Ace Combat is a series of semi-realistic flight simulators made by Namco and, currently, Bandai-Namco. The aircraft in this series are unaffeceted by things like weather, and the pilot is unaffected by G-forces and other variables. Aircraft have many missiles and bombs, far more than a usual aircraft. To compensate, missiles do not destroy every target in a single hit, nor are they track targets as tenaciously as in real life.
|name=Ace Combat
|image=Air Combat marquee.jpg
|developer=[[Namco]]
|publisher=[[Namco]]
|firstdate=[[1992]]
|lastdate=[[2009]]
|genre=First-person [[shooter]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[PlayStation]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Xbox 360]], [[IPhone]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
}}
'''Ace Combat''', originally known as '''Air Combat''', is a series of twelve first-person [[shooter]] arcade games that were released by [[Namco]] between [[1992]] and [[2009]]; the [[Air Combat|original title]] was an [[arcade]] game that ran upon the company's System 21 hardware, and was later ported to the [[PlayStation]] in [[1995]] under the name by which the series is now known. The second title in the series, [[Air Combat 22]], so named because it ran on the company's System 22 hardware, was released in 1995 and again ported to the PlayStation under the title of '''Ace Combat 22''' - and it was later followed up by [[Ace Combat 2]] in [[1997]], and [[Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere]] in [[2000]], for the PlayStation, along with [[Ace Combat 04: The Shattered Skies]] in [[2001]], [[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]] in [[2004]], and [[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]] in [[2006]], for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Ace Combat Advance]] in [[2005]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception]] in [[2006]] for the [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]] in [[2007]] for the [[Xbox 360]] and lastly [[Ace Combat XI: Skies of Incursion]] in [[2009]] for the [[IPhone]]. Next to the {{c|Pac-Man}} series, it is Namco's longest-running franchise, as the {{c|World Stadium}} series ended back in [[1999]].


The world of Ace Combat is often called "Strangereal", and is composed of several nations - the most notable of which are the Belkan Federation, the Osean Federation, the Union of Yuktobanian Republics, the Republic of Ustio, the Kingdom of Sapin, and the twin republics of Aurelia and Leasath.
The aircraft in the series are unaffected by things like weather and the pilots are unaffected by G-forces and other variables; the aircraft also have many missiles and bombs, far more than any real-life aircraft. To compensate, missiles will not destroy every target in a single hit nor will they track targets as tenaciously as in real life - and the world of Ace Combat is often named "Strangereal", which is composed of several nations. The most notable of these include, but are not limited to, the Belkan Federation, the Osean Federation, the Union of Yuktobanian Republics, the Republic of Ustio, the Kingdom of Sapin, and the twin republics of Aurelia and Leasath; the series has also often combined a present-day setting with its semi-futuristic technology and its mythological background. Many of the player characters have been referred to as "demons" - and one (fictitious) legend, the Demon of Razgriz, plays a pivotal role in Ace Combat 5. According to the legend, he was from the North Sea, and would show himself when there was great upheaval in the world.
 
Ace Combat often combines a present-day world with semi-futuristic technology with a mythological background - many player characters have been known as "demons", and one legend - the Demon of Razgriz - plays a pivotal role in Ace Combat 5.


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Ace Combat
The logo for Ace Combat.
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Year introduced
Genre(s)First-person shooter

Ace Combat, originally known as Air Combat, is a series of twelve first-person shooter arcade games that were released by Namco between 1992 and 2009; the original title was an arcade game that ran upon the company's System 21 hardware, and was later ported to the PlayStation in 1995 under the name by which the series is now known. The second title in the series, Air Combat 22, so named because it ran on the company's System 22 hardware, was released in 1995 and again ported to the PlayStation under the title of Ace Combat 22 - and it was later followed up by Ace Combat 2 in 1997, and Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere in 2000, for the PlayStation, along with Ace Combat 04: The Shattered Skies in 2001, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War in 2004, and Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War in 2006, for the PlayStation 2, Ace Combat Advance in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable, Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation in 2007 for the Xbox 360 and lastly Ace Combat XI: Skies of Incursion in 2009 for the IPhone. Next to the Pac-Man series, it is Namco's longest-running franchise, as the World Stadium series ended back in 1999.

The aircraft in the series are unaffected by things like weather and the pilots are unaffected by G-forces and other variables; the aircraft also have many missiles and bombs, far more than any real-life aircraft. To compensate, missiles will not destroy every target in a single hit nor will they track targets as tenaciously as in real life - and the world of Ace Combat is often named "Strangereal", which is composed of several nations. The most notable of these include, but are not limited to, the Belkan Federation, the Osean Federation, the Union of Yuktobanian Republics, the Republic of Ustio, the Kingdom of Sapin, and the twin republics of Aurelia and Leasath; the series has also often combined a present-day setting with its semi-futuristic technology and its mythological background. Many of the player characters have been referred to as "demons" - and one (fictitious) legend, the Demon of Razgriz, plays a pivotal role in Ace Combat 5. According to the legend, he was from the North Sea, and would show himself when there was great upheaval in the world.