Ace of Aces

Genre:

Simulation

Year:

1987

Developer:

Artech Studios

Publisher:

Accolade

Perspective:

1st-person

Releases:

Amstrad CPC (1986), Commodore 64 (1986), DOS (1987), Atari 8-bit (1987), ZX Spectrum (1987), Atari 7800 (1989), SMS (1991)

Ace of Aces is a 1986 flight simulator by Artech. In the game, you will find yourself in the period of the Second World War, where you control a British RAF Mosquito aircraft. In various missions, you perform tasks such as stopping an enemy train, sinking a German ship, destroying Nazi planes or V-1 missiles, and the like. When in missions, the player controls a twin-engined balsa RAF Mosquito which is already airborne, mitigating the necessity of takeoff. When starting a mission, the player chooses what supplies they wish to bring, but the more the player brings the lower the maximum speed of the plane. At the end of missions, landing is not required and points are awarded according to how many enemies are shot down, along with the amount of unused fuel, bombs, and missiles. When missions are completed, the player can choose to combine two or more of the other missions to produce a mashup.