Aces of the Air is a simulator developed by Highwaystar, released 23 May 2002 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Aces of the Air is
Aces of the Air is a simulator game developed by Highwaystar and released in 2002. It was published by Agetec. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Fans of classic aircraft take to the skies in Aces of the Air for the PlayStation. Pilot the vintage fliers in realistic 3D combat missions featuring old-school dogfighting techniques and ground combat. Each successfully completed mission earns players a new plane, all created with their own strengths and weaknesses. Those a bit nervous about the first flight will be happy to know a training mode teaches new fliers the basics of vintage aircraft control. Aces of the Air features realistic, 3-D flight simulation, with a focus on dogfighting techniques using vintage aircraft. Missions include aerial combat, strafing ground troops and materiel, and taking out heavily fortified enemy positions.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Aces of the Air holds a critic score of 36 out of 100. That places it above 4% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 32 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Aces of the Air launched on 23 May 2002, within three weeks of Medal of Honor: Frontline, Aggressive Inline, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix and Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Medal of Honor: Frontline, Aggressive Inline, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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