Ace Combat Advance

Nintendo exclusive

The Ace Combat series makes its debut on the Game Boy Advance with challenging missions, unlockable planes, and free-roaming environments. As the newest pilot in an elite fighter squadron, you must help destroy the Air Strike Force--the military arm of an evil multinational corporation. If you destroy enough enemy planes during your missions, you'll unlock new planes. Fly in air-to-air and air-to-ground missions over arctic, forest, and desert environments. Each environment features destructible buildings and objects.

Released: 22 February 2005
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Genres: Flight simulation Shooter Simulation
Developers: —
Publishers: Namco
Series: Ace Combat
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action Warfare
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E ACB G

About

Ace Combat Advance is a 2005 combat flight simulation video game in the Ace Combat series. Developed by Hungarian studio Human Soft, it is the first entry in the series released on a handheld game console and the first 2D entry in the series. Unlike other Ace Combat games, Advance was not released in Japan. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Keywords

modern warfare
combat flight simulator
death
military
airplane
pilot
platform exclusive
modern military
mission briefing
difficulty level

Media

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Gameplay

Unlike the usual flight simulation games in the Ace Combat series, Advance is a top-down shooter similar to Strike, but using fighter aircraft instead of attack helicopters.

The game's campaign is divided into 12 missions. These missions are very similar to those in the rest of the Ace Combat series, with a few unique missions that require new tactics, such as "Spy Game", and "Finale".

Story

In the year 2032, eight years before the events of Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, globalization has blurred the borders between countries, and megacorporations have become worldwide economic superpowers. One of these megacorporations, General Resources Ltd., uses state of the art military equipment and their Air Strike Force (ASF) to destroy anybody who could potentially pose a threat to their superiority. A new international military is created to fight back, spearheaded by an elite fighter squadron called the United Air Defense (UAD), which the player is part of.

Reception

Ace Combat Advance received mostly mixed reviews from critics. The game was criticized for its lack of story and cinematics, repetitive gameplay, and lack of content compared to older titles.