ASF-X Shinden II: One-of-a-Kind Ace Combat Aircraft

With the release of the 25th Anniversary downloadable content on October 28th, 2020, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown added three more origina...

IL-2 Great Battles Plane Spotlight: P-38J Lightning

Santiago Cuberos

Nov 10, 2020
4 min

IL-2 Great Battles Plane Spotlight: P-38J Lightning

Let's take a look at the twin-tailed devil from World War 2 to see how it has been represented in Il-2 Great Batlles.

Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Oct 6, 2020
8 min

Mercenarial Economics: The Entrepreneurs of Ace Combat

An analysis of mercenaries both in Ace Combat and the real world. What do they have in common?

A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons

Aaron Mendoza

Oct 3, 2020
9 min

A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons

The goal of this article is to provide a spoiler free comparison of recent, official Star Wars games that feature flight to the newly rel...

Aft-Launched Missiles: Ace Combat Fiction, or Russian Fact?

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Aug 21, 2020
6 min

Aft-Launched Missiles: Ace Combat Fiction, or Russian Fact?

Ace Combat Zero, mission 6, Diapason: you’ve just liberated the Ustian capital of Directus. Ready for your victory lap, your celebration ...

Aaron Mendoza

Apr 21, 2020
9 min

Multiplayer Focus of Comanche (2020)

The return of the Comanche is sure to pique the interests of rotary-wing flight sim enthusiasts. But those expecting a single player focu...

The “Switchblade” Wing: Feasible or Fantasy?

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Apr 14, 2020
7 min

The “Switchblade” Wing: Feasible or Fantasy?

It’s arguable that there is no more intriguing fictional aircraft in the Ace Combat series than the X-02 Wyvern. Appearing as the lone “b...

A History of Automatic Maneuver Systems from Project Aces

Aaron Mendoza

Mar 25, 2020
6 min

A History of Automatic Maneuver Systems from Project Aces

Since its introduction in the arcades of 1993, the Ace Combat franchise did not give players a level of control over their aircraft neede...

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Review: Project Wingman by Sector D2 and Humble Games

Santiago Cuberos

Dec 11, 2020
14 min

Review: Project Wingman by Sector D2 and Humble Games

A review of the indie arcade flight game made by Sector D2 and Humble Games.

Santiago Cuberos

Nov 10, 2020
4 min

IL-2 Great Battles Plane Spotlight: P-38J Lightning

Let's take a look at the twin-tailed devil from World War 2 to see how it has been represented in Il-2 Great Batlles.

Victory Through Airpower: A Realistic Perspective of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

T.J. "Millie" Archer

Mar 17, 2019
5 min

Victory Through Airpower: A Realistic Perspective of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

An opinion piece from the perspective of a decades long fan of the Ace Combat series, aviation simulators and flight action games in gene...

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