Air Combat 22

Air Combat 22[lower-alpha 1] is a 1995 air combat arcade game. Released by Namco, it is the arcade sequel to Namco's Air Combat. Its name comes from it running on Namco's Super System 22 hardware.

Air Combat 22
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: March 1995
Genre(s)Air combat simulation
Mode(s)Single player

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot of Air Combat 22

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-27 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. It was available as either a conversion kit for the original Namco System 21 Air Combat cabinet, or a dedicated deluxe 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."[1] Game Players called the arcade game "a screaming good time and worth every quarter", praising the game's "huge screen" and "authentic cockpit".[2] 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".[3]

Notes
  1. Japanese: エアーコンバット 22, Hepburn: Eā Konbatto 22

References
  1. "Air Combat 22". Next Generation. Imagine Media (8): 79. August 1995.
  2. "Air Combat 22". Game Players (54): 85. July 1995.
  3. "AOU: Coin-op houses unveil '95 line-up". Edge Magazine (20): 16–17.
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