Air Combat 22
Air Combat 22 | |
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Developer(s) | Namco |
Publisher(s) | Namco |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
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Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Air Combat 22[a] is a 1995 air combat arcade game. Released by Namco, it is the sequel to Namco's 1993 arcade game Air Combat. Its name comes from it running on Namco's Super System 22 hardware.
Gameplay[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Air_Combat_22_gameplay_example.png/220px-Air_Combat_22_gameplay_example.png)
Gameplay is similar to the original Air Combat game, with the addition of being able to control one of three aircraft, namely the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Sukhoi Su-27 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. It was available as either a conversion kit for the original Namco System 21 Air Combat cabinet, or a dedicated deluxe cabinet (measuring 78" high, 43" wide and 111" deep).
Reception[]
Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "as it is, Air Combat 22 is just a good facelift".[1] Game Players called the arcade game "a screaming good time and worth every quarter", praising the game's "huge screen" and "authentic cockpit".[2] Edge stated that the game "has few actual gameplay improvements" over Air Combat, but "boasts updated ground detail and enhanced aircraft", calling its surface detail "gorgeous". The publication also stated that the game was given "more of a close-combat feel", calling the result "a more exciting match-up".[3]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Air Combat 22". Next Generation. Imagine Media (8): 79. August 1995.
- ^ "Air Combat 22". Game Players (54): 85. July 1995.
- ^ "AOU: Coin-op houses unveil '95 line-up". Edge Magazine (20): 16–17.
External links[]
- Air Combat 22 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Air Combat 22 at the Arcade History database
- 1995 video games
- Ace Combat
- Arcade video games
- Arcade-only video games
- Flight simulation video games
- Namco arcade games
- Namco System 22 games
- Video games developed in Japan