Air Combat

Variants

Air Combat was re-released into the jewel case design.

Jewel Case Release

It also sold enough to get reprinted into the Greatest Hits Subset.

Greatest Hits Release

As the ESRB upgraded its ratings system, Namco upgraded the manuals in some of their games. The manuals now read E for Everyone, but the discs and inserts still read Kids to Adults.

Greatest Hits Release Variant – E for Everyone, but the change was only to manual.

Misprints

• There are no known misprints.

Review

• There is no review for this game yet.

Final Score: NA – No Review

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Trivia

• The game’s real name is Ace Combat, but due to a legal dispute at the time, it had to be renamed “Air Combat”. The dispute was pushed aside for all future sequels.
• Still one of the longest running series to launch on the PlayStation along side games like Twisted Metal; meaning there are games for Ace Combat on the PS1, 2, 3, and 4.
• There is a hidden mini-game available on the disc via code.

Secrets

These are unlockable items in Air Combat. Please note that you have to be extremely fast when inputting the codes.

• 999,999,000 Credits
  Start or continue a game from the title screen and hold R1 + Circle while the game is loading. When you see “Now Loading” and flying CDs appear, QUICKLY press: Down, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle. Next press Circle + Triangle , and then press and hold Circle + Triangle. You’ll see Dig Dug appear in the lower left corner if done correctly.
• Mini-Game
  Start or continue a game from the title screen and hold R1 + Circle while the game is loading. When you see “Now Loading” and flying CDs appear, press: Up, Left, Down, Right. Now during loads, you can play a mini game for about six seconds. You control the Ace Combat icon with Left and Circle or L2 and R2. Your goal is to destroy as many of the swarming Stealth Bombers as possible. If you score above 4.7, you’ll receive free wingmen. The word “Congratulations” will appear after the mini-game if you’ve earned this bonus.
• Aircraft Original Paint Job
  Start or continue a game from the title screen and hold R1 + Circle while the game is loading. When you see “Now Loading” and flying CDs appear, press: Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, and Hold R1. A space ship will appear in the corner to confirm it worked. Now when you go to your plane hanger, all the planes are their real world color schemes, sans the Air Combat coloring.
• Aircraft Original Paint Job (2P Mode)
  Start or continue a game from the title screen and hold R1 + Circle while the game is loading. When you see “Now Loading” and flying CDs appear, press: Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Down, Up, Circle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, then Hold Triangle until you see an insect. Start 2 Player Mode and you’ll see the alternate colors.