Aero Elite: Combat Academy[a] 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.
| 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 | |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 64/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10[3] |
| Famitsu | 30/40[4] |
| Game Informer | 6.75/10[5] |
| GamePro |   [6] |
| GameSpot | 6.2/10[7] |
| GameSpy | [8] |
| GameZone | 6.4/10[9] |
| IGN | 6.5/10[10] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [11] |
| X-Play | [12] |
| The Village Voice | 7/10[13] |
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]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aero Elite Flies High". IGN. Ziff Davis. March 11, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Aero Elite: Combat Academy for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aero Elite: Combat Academy". Game Informer. No. 121. GameStop. May 2003. p. 83.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Varnini, Giancarlo (March 21, 2003). "Aero Elite: Combat Academy Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Barnholt, Ray (April 2, 2003). "GameSpy: Aero Elite: Combat Academy". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Watkins, Rob (April 29, 2003). "Aero Elite Combat Academy - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Perry, Douglass C. (March 24, 2003). "Aero Elite Combat Academy". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Catucci, Nick (April 1, 2003). "Danger Zone". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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