Ace combat 3 electrosphere full#

The old HUD screen is gone replaced by a far more futuristic one that takes full advantage of the 360 degree capability.The game did include a small number of beautifully rendered cutscenes. The aircraft are beautiful however with a mix of modern and futuristic types and unlike in the previous games there is a more distinct feeling between them. In truth this is trying to be a Playstation 2 type game but within the limits of the PSX. At altitude the ground looked great but that quality deteriorates as you get down lower with very little curvature in the buildings and landscapes. It is clear that in 2000 the PSX was starting to show its age and looking at some of the ground scenes of this game you can see that Namco were really reaching the limits with what the PSX could do. You also had some weapon options to equip your aircraft which was a welcome new feature to the franchise. You could also perform tail slides for the first time which better replicated real aircraft although you have to be mindful of this during low level flying otherwise you go slamming in to the ground. The engine was changed also to give each aircraft a more distinctive feel. It also meant you could explore this futuristic world more fully providing you used the Dualshock controller. This was the first game to feature the 360 degree camera angle which meant you didn’t spend lots of time with no enemies on your screen while you chased an arrow as was the case in the previous games. Gameplay is vastly superior to the previous two titles. Recently however another faction has appeared, the mysterious Ouroborus terrorist organization, that has its own agenda. is to maintain peace between two super-corporations known as Neucom and General Resource who both have vast armies and are in a state of ‘cold war’. (Universal Peace Enforcement Organization). and the player is a member of a military police force known as U.P.E.O. Instead of being a mercenary pilot fighting rebels in a semi-realistic world the story is set in 2040 A.D. Firstly, let’s review Ace Combat 3 in it’s PAL format as I had it.Įverything about this game was a departure from the previous two titles. I shall go in to detail as to why it is perhaps the most notorious of the three PSX Ace Combat games later. An aggressive marketing campaign throughout 1999 promised that this was going to be a quantum leap over the well received Ace Combat 2 and in many ways it was. Since then it has become perhaps the most controversial title among fans of the franchise outside of Japan.

Completing the reviews of the three Ace Combat games on the original Playstation Tony Wilkins reviews the final installment and discusses the sad story around it’s European and North American version.Īce Combat 3 Electrosphere was launched in Japan in 1999 with North American and European versions hitting the shops a few months later in early 2000.

Ace combat 3 electrosphere