| Battle Ace | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Year released | 1989 |
| System(s) | SuperGrafx |
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
|---|---|
| Modes | Single player |
Battle Ace (バトルエース?) is a cockpit dogfight game from Hudson Soft and one of a handful of games developed specifically for the SuperGrafx console. As The first game published for the new system, Battle Ace was intended as a demonstration of the SuperGrafx's capabilities.
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Title screen
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Game screen
Story[edit]
"Cosmoforce" is an unimaginable force that maintains the order of the entire universe and governs the peace of the entire universe .
Space history 1989 points 1131. The Destos people extended their evil hands to many planets in an attempt to make the power of the Cosmoforce their own, and built the evil empire "Destos Empire". Those who escaped from the Devil's clutches of the Deaths Empire formed a "rebel army" and continued to resist, but the power of the Deaths Empire was too enormous.
Space history 2010 point 4768. The rebel army installed the latest superconducting attack system on the only battle gear "Battle 1" that remained, making it "Battle Ace" and set out for the final battle.
Gameplay[edit]
The player must fight through waves of enemies, shooting them down and avoiding their missiles. The game cycles through various zones, some of which include environment hazards like ice and asteroids that the player must also avoid by swerving around. It is most closely compared to After Burner.
The ship that you pilot possesses a Vulcan cannon that fires straight bullets and lock-on homing missiles. The missiles are unlimited, but you can fire two on the screen at one time, provided you have locked on to an enemy in the distance. The ship can also perform barrel rolls as an evasive maneuver. At the end of each stage, a boss must be defeated. As you progress, unidentified destructive flying objects will appear, and they will appear mixed with normal enemies.
Stages[edit]
Stages are divided into 7 planets, and 7 planets will be rescued from the demonic hands of the Destoth Empire.
- TELLUS
- PROTEUS
- CRONOS
- IO
- ASTERIA
- HEMERA
- MEDON