Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 is an arcade developed by Namco, released 3 July 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
What Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 is
Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 is an arcade game developed by Namco and released in 2025. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"AIR COMBAT 22" is a flight shooter released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1995. This title features an evolutionary step in 3D graphics and flashy animations using the "System Super 22" arcade board, an upgrade of the "System 22" architecture used for a wide range of legendary 3D games. Take on missions for the thrill of shooting down lots of enemy crafts, white-knuckle missions that require expert techniques, and more as you conquer diverse aerial combat scenarios. Become a hero of the skies! The "Arcade Archives 2" series includes "ORIGINAL MODE", "HIGH SCORE MODE", "CARAVAN MODE", "TIME ATTACK MODE" and "NETWORK MODE". In "TIME ATTACK MODE"
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 launched on 3 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Alters, Donkey Kong Bananza and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Alters, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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