Series : Ace Combat
Developer : Namco
Genre : Flight simulator
Achievements : retroachievements.orgnot completed.
Image source: mobygames.com
Facts
- You can save progress by pressing Select in the map screen.
- EXPERT controls has roll and yaw controls, might be more fun.
- When your jet crashes, you have to buy a new one if you want to use the same jet again. Alternatively, load your last save.
- This game runs at around 30FPS.
Analysis
- It seems like missiles are mostly effective against planes when they are flying in the same direction as you. If they are flying perpendicular to your plane, missiles tend to not hit.
The menu select sound seems to be a 808 cowbell.
Log entries
- The Namco arcade game 'Air Combat' was the inspiration for this PSX game, but this is a separate game. This game is the first game in the Ace Combat series, and has the simple fun dog fighting gameplay that the series is known for.
- A couple of missions later, I have a good feel for what this game is. It has both dog fighting and ground missions. The weapons are simplified to machine gun and missiles, and on Easy mode, you have a huge supply of both.
- This game keeps haunting my mind, the dog fighting is so much fun. I understand how this series became so popular.
I completed 4/17 missions.
I completed the confusion Mission 5 with the pipelines, and beat all missions until 8.
2022-04-24
MiSTer PSX2022-04-27
2023-08-01
2023-08-10
