Aero Elite: Combat Academy
North American cover art
Developer(s)Sega AM2
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Toshihide Ozeki
Producer(s)Shinya Izumi
Designer(s)Shinya Izumi
Toshihide Ozeki
Tomonori Haba
Artist(s)Toshiyuki Adachi
Composer(s)Fumio Ito
Keisuke Tsukahara
Seiichi Hamada
Osamu Murata
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: July 11, 2002
  • NA: March 11, 2003[1]
Genre(s)Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Aero Elite: Combat Academy, known in Japan as Aero Dancing 4: New Generation (エアロダンシング4 ニュージェネレーション, Earo Danshingu 4 Nyū Jenerēshon), is a combat flight simulator developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for PlayStation 2. It is the fourth and final game in the AeroWings/Aero Dancing series. It features over 60 planes to fly (including Mig 29, SU27, Mirage2000, Harrier, A10, Tornado, etc.) and new features like the "scramble" mode - a random interception mission where a player must take off, intercept an unknown intruder plane, take pictures to identify it, then return to the base and land to finish the mission.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. ^ IGN staff (March 11, 2003). "Aero Elite Flies High". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Aero Elite: Combat Academy for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Aero Elite: Combat Academy". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 165. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 111. Archived from the original on April 6, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "プレイステーション2 - エアロダンシング4 ニュージェネレーション". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 915. Enterbrain. June 30, 2006. p. 93.
  5. ^ "Aero Elite: Combat Academy". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. May 2003. p. 83.
  6. ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (March 13, 2003). "Aero Elite: Combat Academy Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Varnini, Giancarlo (March 21, 2003). "Aero Elite: Combat Academy Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  8. ^ Barnholt, Ray (April 2, 2003). "GameSpy: Aero Elite: Combat Academy". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Watkins, Rob (April 29, 2003). "Aero Elite Combat Academy - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Perry, Douglass C. (March 24, 2003). "Aero Elite Combat Academy". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Aero Elite: Combat Academy". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 67. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 84. Archived from the original on March 28, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Hudak, Chris (April 18, 2003). "'Aero Elite: Combat Academy' (PS2) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Catucci, Nick (April 1, 2003). "Danger Zone". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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