Ace Combat ensures that you always have a short-range gun, a standard all-purpose missile and a special weapon. Missiles, bombs, smart weapons, and the occasional sci-fi inspired pulse laser or rail gun complement an impressive arsenal of weaponry that you can load for each mission. Its challenging scenarios can, however, make it difficult to master. Its subtle but it feels good even though its clearly not that realistic.Īir combat is the central focus and the series’ simple mechanics make the game easy to approach. While nothing about the way that Ace Combat jets fly can be considered as a true attempt at flight dynamics, there is an intangible feeling that ensures that these aircraft still behave with weight and momentum that some other arcade titles have sometimes missed. Recent titles in the series have done their best to throw a bit of realism into their over-the-top arcade action. None have successfully dethroned Ace Combat although Project Wingman’s Ace Combat inspired tones have perhaps come the closest (and it will be the subject of a future review). and, much more recently, Project Wingman.
Still, it has benefited from striking a balance between a realistic tone with emphasis on modern jet combat and then adding its unique brand of action on top of it.Īce Combat has had a few competitors over the years including Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Instead, the series leans in on a faster paced arcade style game that has included features like an arcade shooter style points counter on the screen and an emphasis on firing hundreds of missiles and bombs per mission with only short breaks between action packed sequences. Modern air combat focused gameplayĪce Combat has never been accused of being realistic. To me, that indicates that the series combination of modern air combat and fast action gameplay still has plenty of appeal and yet another sign that interest may be growing again in flying games and simulations in general. The most recent title, Ace Combat 7, has sold more than 2.5 million – the best showing since the series began. Nearly all of Ace Combat’s titles have been also been commercial successes.
This arrangement began with Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies and has continued on to the modern day. Eight mainline titles have been released plus a series of spin-off titles over the years on multiple platforms including Playstation, PS3, Xbox 360 and most recently – on PC.įor much of Ace Combat’s history, it has been developed by a group called ‘Project Aces,’ a development group in Bandai-Namco’s internal studio. The series would see a sequel just two years later and follow-on titles every few years after that. For the time it also had some impressive graphics and sound that captured plenty of attention. Ace Combat or ‘Air Combat’ as it was originally titled in North America, was a 1995 Playstation launch title that featured fast paced air combat gameplay.
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