Air Combat (PS1)

Air Combat is a semi-realistic flight-sim/action game, it was developed by Namco and was released in 1995 for the Sony Playstation. It was called "Ace Combat" in Japan, but the name was changed for overseas versions for unknown reasons. It is part of the Ace Combat series.

Air Combat is also the arcade game from Namco in 1992 that simulates an F-16. The game mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play; Cadet, Captain and Ace. This game was the predecessor of the PlayStation series. It had an arcade sequel, Air Combat 22.

Story
The story begins when a terrorist force starts an uprising and inflicts massive damage across an unnamed country. Efforts to defeat these terrorists through conventional means failed and the situation turns desperate; in response, a mercenary air force has been assembled to take the fight to the enemy and free the nation from the vile terrorist forces; this special group of elite pilots is code-named "Scarface".

Gameplay
Air Combat is mostly considered an "Arcade Style" flight game due to its semi-realistic physics and the fact that many planes can carry (nearly) 40+ missiles. The goal of the game is to destroy enemy targets dispersed throughout the various levels and earn money (something that continues with the current Ace Combat games) there are non-target enemies that the player can also destroy to earn some extra cash. The player can choose from several different planes in the game ranging from F-4 Phantoms to Su-27 Flankers and F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighters; optionally the player can select a wingman to accompany him or her during a mission, the player can "instruct" the wingman to perform one of three actions;


 * 1. Cover Me
 * 2. Commence (Mission Objective).
 * 3. On your own (fire at will).

Aircraft
Air Combat has several planes to choose from each plane has different strengths and weaknesses, it is up to the player to determine which aircraft best suits each mission.


 * F-4 Phantom II
 * F-14 Tomcat
 * F-15 Eagle
 * F-16 Fighting Falcon
 * F-117 Nighthawk
 * F/A-18 Hornet
 * F-22 Raptor
 * YF-23 Black Widow II
 * A-10 Thunderbolt II
 * Mikoyan MiG-29: MiG-29 Fulcrum
 * Mikoyan MiG-31: MiG-31 Foxhound
 * Sukhoi Su-27: Su-27 Flanker
 * Eurofighter Typhoon: EF-2000
 * Dassault Rafale: R-C01
 * Saab Gripen: SF-39
 * Panavia Tornado: TND-F2

Non-Playable Aircraft

 * Harrier II: AV-8B Harrier II
 * B-1 Lancer
 * B-2 Spirit: B-2 Spirit
 * B-52 Stratofortress
 * C-5 Galaxy: C-5A Galaxy
 * E-3 Sentry: E-767
 * RAH-66 Comanche