04 returns to the gameplay structure of Air Combat and Ace Combat 2, with fast-paced action and variety in mission objectives. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and renamed Ace Combat: Distant Thunder in Europe.
Electrosphere is heavily reliant on story, with branching stage paths and anime-style video emails with full voice acting. While the previous two games carry a modern-day aesthetic, Electrosphere uses a more futuristic, science-fiction motif, such as having one mission take place in outer space and focusing on a war between two megacorporations competing against each other for power. Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (1999) was published for the PlayStation, being the last game in the series for the console.Ace Combat 2 was re-released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 through NamCollection, a Japan-exclusive collection of Namco-developed PlayStation games. The sequel builds upon its predecessor in several ways, adding new mission types, playable fightercraft, and multiple difficulty options. Designed by Masanori Kato, Ace Combat 2 follows a squadron of fighters named Scarface, who attempt to liberate the continent of Usea from a group known as the Usean Rebel Forces.
Ace Combat 2 (1997) was released for the PlayStation, and created out of Namco's dissatisfaction with Air Combat from a technical standpoint.In 2005, Air Combat was released for Japanese mobile phones under Namco's game subscription service.
Air Combat introduced the series' arcade-like gameplay, a contrast to most other flight sim games at the time. The game was produced by Kazumi Mizuno and centers around a terrorist organization seizing control of Skully Island. It is the successor to a 1993 arcade game of the same title.
The franchise emphasizes fast-paced action and dramatic plots with semi-realistic gameplay for example, fighter aircraft have pitch, yaw, and roll control and can stall, but are also able to carry dozens of missiles in hammerspace. Since 2012, the series has been developed primarily by Bandai Namco Studios through its internal development group, Project Aces. Debuting in 1995 with Air Combat for the PlayStation, the series includes eight mainline installments, multiple spin-offs, and other forms of media, such as novels, model kits, and soundtrack albums. PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Mobile phone, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PC, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4Īce Combat is an arcade-style combat flight simulation video game franchise published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco.