Crossovers with Ace Combat
| Ace Combat | |
|---|---|
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| First installment | Air Combat (1993) |
| Latest installment | Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019) |
Ace Combat is a video game series published by Bandai Namco and developed by an internal division of the company named Project Aces. The games involve piloting military combat planes to accomplish various missions.
The 2015 release Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ features a number of plane variants themed after Nintendo characters, including several based off Super Mario characters.
Overview[edit]
Ace Combat games are mission-based flight combat games. The games are arcade-like in nature, featuring simplified controls and unrealistic elements such as planes carrying hundred of missiles.
Ace Combat's plots involve millitary conflicts in the setting of Strangereal, a world similar but not quite the same as real-world Earth. Despite the fictional setting, most of the plane roster is made up of real-world licensed military aircrafts.
History in the Ace Combat series[edit]
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+[edit]
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ is a 2015 rerelease of the 2011 game Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy, adding support for the Nintendo 3DS's Circle Pad Prop add-on and a number of new plane variant based on Nintendo characters (and one patterned after Pac-Man). The five Mario planes can be unlocked by either finding ? Blocks hidden in various missions and destroying them, or by scanning the relevant character's Amiibo figure. If unlocked through the Amiibo method, the player will also receive an alternate skin for the plane and a special part for use in the game's customization mechanic.
When shot at. the ? Blocks will trigger the Super Mushroom pick-up sound and release a Power Star. When starting a new game, an option is given to disable the ? Blocks for the first playthrough.
Typhoon <PEACH>[edit]
Found in Mission 03 "City on Fire". This Eurofighter Typhoon with a Princess Peach livery has increased speed and defense, but lowered stability and mobility. Its missiles leave a pink trail.
F/A-18E <DONKEY KONG>[edit]
Found in Mission 10 "Cuckoo's Nest". An F/A-18 Hornet with increased defense and stability but lower speed and stability. Its missiles leave yellow trails.
F-35 <LUIGI>[edit]
Found in Mission 13 "One Night Stand". An F-35 Lightning II with increased speed but poor mobility and stability, likely in reference to Luigi's poorer traction in games such as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Missiles leave green smokes.
A-10A <BOWSER>[edit]
Found in Mission 17 "Toy Box". An A-10A Thunderbolt II with improved armor and attack power, but lowered mobility. Missiles have brown smokes.
F-22 <MARIO>[edit]
Found in Mission 23 "Fighter's Honor". An F-22 Raptor with improved air-to-air and air-to-ground stats. Red missile smokes.
Gallery[edit]
The F-16 releases a Power Star.
The Typhoon <PEACH>
The F-35 <LUIGI>
The A-10A <BOWSER>
The F-22 <MARIO>
