AIRCOMBAT II
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In that time, AirCombat II was the most popular combat simulation on NEC PC-9801 series. It is a casual simulation for beginners. Flayable aircraft are 15 different type including F-14 and F-15.Outline
The two flopy drives are necessary to play as it is impossible to install on the Hard Drive. The main menu has three modes: FLIGHT MODE, VIDEO MODE and UTILITY. In the FLIGHT MODE, the player can select any mission from 8 different type, and each type has 3 defferent level. The palyer has to complete varios missions sach as airsuperiority, interception, bombing, attack ship, etc.. Playable aircraft are F-14, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, YF-22A, YF-23A, TORNADO, F-117A, JAS39, F-4, MIG-29, Su-27, MIG-21, Rafale, MIG-31. In the VIDEO MODE, the player can edit and play some video of recorded missions. In the UTILITY, the player can change key map.
Avionics and weaponThe cockpit consists of a HUD and three MFDs, the left MFD for an automatic tracking camera, the center MFD for a omnidirectional RADAR, the right MFD for system status.All aircraft use same cockpit.
GraphicScreen resolution is 640~400 pixels and 16 colors.It was a improvement on a predecessor Yugeki-oh II.
Flight Model
The shape of level flight envelope is far different from real aircraft. The aircraft is automaticaly commanded nose down by its flight control system if aircraft fly over 16000 or 17000m. OthersAirCombat II makes a feature of the VIDEO MODE.It is not the so-called ACMI. The main perpose is to fun to edit scenes and replay as a kind of movie.
Some material copyright SystemSoft Alpha (c) 1991, 2001. 
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