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Definately the best terror in the skies!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: March 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Put simply, this is the best flight simulator I have ever played. The controls are exact, but do take some getting used to (about a half hour was needed for me), and the graphics are wonderful. The first thought that crossed my mind was...this is a Playstation game? Along with the beautiful graphics and crisp controls is a soundtrack that blends into the background, providing just the right amount of ambient noise so you don't drift off into la-la land during play. Also, the story, though rather simple (good vs. bad) is set up nicely and provides just the right excuse for us to want to get inside the cockpit and blast every thing visible out of the sky. A definate winner, and a must-have for any fan of the genre - also a good game if you are a first-timer with the flight simulator type game.

Quite pleasing in an arcade type scenario

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: April 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game offers you a chance to fly futuristic aircraft in an arcade environment, with little attention to real detail. The action is fairly fast with gameplay that most will find enjoyable at one level or another. This may not be a buy for everyone who walks into a store or goes to amazon.com, but it is at least a rent and most cases a buy.

Greatest Playstation game to hit the sky

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought Ace combat 3 a little while ago and hated it at first because it was hard to get used to but then I got better and loved it. It is really awsome if you have an airplane joystick. If you like jet fighter games youll love this one.

The best game ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: February 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The reason this game is so cool is because all of the Ace Combat games are good but this one takes the cake with mind blowing graphics and great detail... This thing takes the cake in strategy as well as excitement and if you get one game that is the second most recent game, it should be Ace Combat 3

The Best Flight Simulator Of All Time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere is the best flight simulator ever made for the Sony Playstation. It has wonderful graphics. The cockpits are so real if you put your mind to it. It can be a very good game if you want to be a pilot someday.

Most impressive game I have played!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Considering I got a used copy for (dollar amount) I am thrilled with it. The graphics are excellent, the sound effects authentic, the electronic music score outstanding, and this game is an overall 9.5!! I never played any of the previous Ace Combat games, so I can't say how much of an improvement this one is. Check it out!

After much anticipation, I was somewhat disappointed.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 16
Date: April 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Well.... after long awaited last, the highly anticipated sequel to Air Combat and Ace Combat 2 arrived on the shelves. I was one of the first to play it when it hit the market, and I must say: I was a little...... disappointed. After taking nearly 2 years to master Ace Combat 2, I completed Ace Combat 3 in a matter of hours. I have been Namco's biggest Air & Ace Combat fan, until now. Granted, the graphics and effects are highly improved and the depth is greater, but the gameplay leaves much to be desired. The enemy planes are much slower than your own fighter's idle speed, so you constantly whiz past your enemy. Hit the brakes for too long and you will stall - very frustrating! Earning an "A" rating on these missions is nearly impossible sometimes. Some people may rant & rave about this game, but after 2 years of edge-of-my-seat anticipation, I must say that the disappointment far outweighs the excitement - so much in fact that I haven't even bothered purchasing the game yet. Maybe someday, just to make my trilogy complete - but buying this game is NOT on my list of priorities!

Take to the skies

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere - Circa 1999

GOOD:
- Fun and unique missions (especially later on in the game)
- Lot's of planes to unlock

BAD:
- Graphics may looked dated, to today video game players
- Controls can be tough
- Learning curve is high
- Story is a little on the dry side

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- Arcade type jet fighter game with some simulation elements

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Air Combat
- Ace Combat 2

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- All of the planes are real ones, or based on the concepts of future ones

ACECOMBAT (1)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: March 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Or as it should be titled. It seems that everyone is sacrificing quality for excitment. Acecombat 2 was more exciting than Acecombat 3 for one main reason, speed. In Ace2 you had better handling, you can always count on your plane turning when you wanted to. You had the option of configuring your joysticks so you can utilize all the buttons, I don't know about anyone else but when I think of shooting a missle or guns I think "Trigger". I really enjoyed Ace2 because it was always a challenge, you always had to work really hard to get to the next level or get new planes. Ace2 planes moved so well that my wife could not watch the television during dog fights or she would get nauseous. Now lets look at the flipside of that, Ace3 has great graphics. That should be all but I can add a few more credits. I thought it was great how they added the directional ring on the HUD which tells you which direction you're facing and even if you're upside down. The sound is better and it did have a few surprises locked away. I was blown away with the plane/spaceship which was totally unexpected but a nice addition. The total downside to Ace3 was the lack of joystick configuration, how badly the planes handle and did I mention how slow it is. It's even amazing to me that I can say all this about this game and I only had since this morning. I waited so long for this game to come out and I must say I was greatly dissapointed. I always thought that when something comes in series, the next number is better that the last, not the case here. This game though it may look good does not deliver the same adrenaline pumping excitment Ace2 did. It's so mind-numbing my wife can play it. ACE3 should have been the training game to prepare for Ace2 and even though I'm only halfway through the game I still wouldn't be ready.

A game without lift.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been enjoying the ace combat series for sometime now. But this one leaves alot to be desired. The mission briefs were dull and very uninspired. The missions themselves were very similar. It didn't take long before one mission seemed the same as the next. The aircraft designs were very cool and that was the best part of the game. Some of them were nigh brilliant. Although most of them were enemy aircraft.

I finished the game in around 3 hours which makes its lasting appeal minimal. I am waiting to see what they are going to do on the PS2.

If you played the others then give it a play. It's still an okay way to spend a couple of hours.

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