Air Combat

First installment in the Ace Combat series, and successor to the 1993 arcade game of the same name. A lot of series conventions were established in this very first PlayStation title from 1995!


Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco
Available on: PlayStation


Articles about Air Combat

Sega Ages G-LOC Air Battle: Wish Fulfilment - Sega’s G-LOC Air Battle is my favourite arcade game of all time — not that I had that many opportunities to play it as a child, sadly. We don’t really “do” arcades here in the UK anywhere other than the seaside, you see, and thus, growing up in a small village that was a considerable … Continue reading Sega Ages G-LOC Air Battle: Wish Fulfilment
Delving Into Air Combat – #1 - I always find it interesting to head back to a series’ roots to see what has changed and what has stayed the same over the years. I was particularly excited to start from the beginning of the Ace Combat series, since it’s one I’ve come to really enjoy in the last few years, and I sense there’s still quite … Continue reading Delving Into Air Combat – #1
Delving into Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – #2 - I’m flying over a small island. Glancing out of the side of the cockpit, I can see the small amount of “civilisation” on this otherwise untamed little piece of land; the rest is dominated by a large hill, covered with trees. As I pass over the summit of the hill, my craft comes out from … Continue reading Delving into Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – #2
PS2 Essentials: Ace Combat: Squadron Leader - The Ace Combat series is a jewel in Namco’s crown that people sadly seem to forget about quite often — though hopefully the seventh installment due early in 2019 will rectify that to an extent. The series mostly stretches across the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 eras, with a less well-received (but still enjoyable) spinoff installment … Continue reading PS2 Essentials: Ace Combat: Squadron Leader
PS2 Essentials: Energy Airforce - A core part of my gaming “diet” in the 16-bit home computer era and onwards into the early days of mainstream PC gaming was the military flight simulator. I have many fond memories of piloting numerous pieces of military hardware around the virtual skies, dropping bombs on filthy commies (this was the height of the … Continue reading PS2 Essentials: Energy Airforce

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