Software:Air Combat 22
| Air Combat 22 | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Arcade system | Namco System 22 |
Lua error in Module:Lang/utilities at line 332: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a 1995 combat fight simulator video game released by Namco for arcades. It is the sequel to Namco's 1993 arcade game Air Combat. Its name comes from it running on Namco's Super System 22 hardware. It was released as both a dedicated deluxe arcade cabinet, and as an arcade conversion kit for Air Combat.
On July 3, 2025, the game was re-released for the first time by Hamster Corporation as part of the Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, as well as the Arcade Archives 2 series for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[3]
Gameplay
Gameplay is similar to the original Air Combat game, with the addition of being able to control one of three aircraft, namely the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Sukhoi Su-35 and the Lockheed YF-22. It was available as either an arcade conversion kit for the original Namco System 21 Air Combat cabinet, or a dedicated deluxe arcade cabinet (measuring 78" high, 43" wide and 111" deep).
Reception
Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "as it is, Air Combat 22 is just a good facelift".[4] Game Players called the arcade game "a screaming good time and worth every quarter", praising the game's "huge screen" and "authentic cockpit".[5] Edge stated that the game "has few actual gameplay improvements" over Air Combat, but "boasts updated ground detail and enhanced aircraft", calling its surface detail "gorgeous". The publication also stated that the game was given "more of a close-combat feel", calling the result "a more exciting match-up".[6]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Namco Roars In To Its 5th Decade: Having Completed 40 Glorious Years of Coin-Op, "The Game Creator" is Going Stronger Than Ever". RePlay 20 (7): 144-146 (146). April 1995. https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-20-issue-no.-7-april-1995/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201995/page/146.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 53. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n53/mode/2up.
- ↑ Extension, Time (2025-06-30). "Namco's Air Combat 22 Is Coming To Arcade Archives On PS4, PS5, Switch And Xbox" (in en-GB). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/namcos-air-combat-22-is-coming-to-arcade-archives-on-ps4-ps5-switch-and-xbox.
- ↑ "Air Combat 22". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (8): 79. August 1995. https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-008/page/n79/mode/2up?q=%22air+combat%22.
- ↑ "Air Combat 22". Game Players (54): 85. July 1995. https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_54_July_1995?q=%22air+combat+22%22.
- ↑ "AOU: Coin-op houses unveil '95 line-up". Edge Magazine (20): 16–17. https://archive.org/details/Edge_UK_020/page/n15/mode/2up?q=%22air+combat%22.
External links
- Air Combat 22 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Air Combat 22 at the Arcade History database
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