Air Combat 22

Air Combat 22, the latest offering from the folks at Namco, is an impressive new flight sim that should have virtual pilots pumping in credits left and right! Take a seat, pick your mission then choose your plane ... it's then on to the vast blue skies for a little target practice. Your opponents are not so cooperative, however. They'll bob and weave, dive and drop and just generally avoid you all together! In later stages, they'll even fire off a flare in order to deceive your heat-seeking missiles. Each plane you shoot down earns you extended time. Should you run out of time, you'll need to pop in more credits to continue. You won't get that option on the Dogfight Stage, however. Once you're out of time, your game is definitely over! Overall, this is an excellent offering from Namco.

The opening sequences for each mission are quite impressive. Depending on which mission you choose, watch your plane take off from an aircraft carrier or finish its midair refueling and prepare for combat. Fasten your seat belt, here we go!

Air Combat 22 has impressive graphics, clear sound and is easy to sit down and start playing.

Things get a little monotonous, however, as your only objective is to hunt down enemy fighters. Therefore, I give it a ...