The Ace Combat (エースコンバット Ēsu Konbatto; often stylized as ACE COMBAT) series is an arcade/flight simulation/action franchise created and owned by Bandai Namco Games. The series typically uses actual or prototype planes from real-life in their games, and is recognized as one of the most successful arcade flight franchises.
Currently, there are 16 games released in the franchise. Most of the games are available on PlayStation consoles, but other games have been featured on the Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, handheld consoles and Windows PCs.
Main Games
The "Main Games" in the series are console games that take place within the Strangereal universe.
Title | Platform | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Air Combat | PlayStation | 1995 | 2,230,000[1] |
Ace Combat 2 | PlayStation | 1997 | 1,092,000[1] |
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere | PlayStation | 1999 | 1,164,000[1] |
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies | PlayStation 2 | 2001 | 2,640,000[1] |
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War | PlayStation 2 | 2004 | 1,802,000[1] |
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | 792,000[1] |
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation | Xbox 360 | 2007 | 700,000[2] |
Secondary Games
The "Secondary Games" in the series are handheld games that take place in Strangereal.
Title | Platform | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Ace Combat Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2005 | 100,000[1] |
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception | PlayStation Portable | 2006 | 476,000[1] |
Ace Combat Xi: Skies of Incursion | iOS | 2009 | N/A |
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | N/A |
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + | Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | N/A |
Spin-Off Games
The "Spin-Off Games" in the series are games that do not fit into the same continuity as the other games. This usually means that they take place on an Earth more like ours, or do not respect the continuity of Strangereal established in previous games.
Title | Platform | Year | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Ace Combat: Joint Assault | PlayStation Portable | 2010 | N/A |
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Windows (Steam) OUYA |
2011 2013 2014 |
1,070,000+[2] |
Ace Combat: Northern Wings | Mobile phones | 2011 | N/A |
Ace Combat Infinity | PlayStation 3 | 2014 | 2,000,000+[3] |
Other Games
This list of "Other Games" includes games that have been developed by Namco or Project Aces, but have not been released and/or are not considered to be an official part of the Ace Combat series, but feature some ties to the series that require their mention on Acepedia.
Title | Platform | Year |
---|---|---|
Air Combat | Namco System 21 | 1992 |
Air Combat 22 | Namco System 22 | 1995 |
Ace Combat SS: The Young Yellow | PlayStation 2 | Unreleased |
Brave Arms | Unknown | Unreleased |
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces | Nintendo Wii | 2008 |
Mach Storm | Arcade | 2013 |
Galaxian Heroes | Unknown | Unreleased |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 『エースコンバット』シリーズ全世界累計1,000万本突破!. Retrieved on April 14, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dark Souls sells 1.19 million. GameSpot. Published May 8, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ This is the number of times Ace Combat Infinity has been downloaded for free, regardless of playtime or amount of money spent.