Aero Elite: Combat Academy
{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Aero Elite: Combat Academy
|image = Aero Elite Combat Academy.png
|caption = North American cover art
|developer = Sega AM2
|publisher = Sega
|designer = Shinya Izumi
Toshihide Ozeki
Tomonori Haba
|director = Toshihide Ozeki
|producer = Shinya Izumi
|artist = Toshiyuki Adachi
|composer = Fumio Ito
Keisuke Tsukahara
Seiichi Hamada
Osamu Murata
|engine =
|series =
|released={{vgrelease|JP|July 11, 2002|NA|March 11, 2003{{cite web |date=March 11, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/11/aero-elite-flies-high |title=Aero Elite Flies High |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=September 17, 2020}}}}
|genre = Combat flight simulator
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = PlayStation 2
}}
{{nihongo foot|Aero Elite: Combat Academy|エアロダンシング4 ニュージェネレーション|Earo Danshingu 4 Nyū Jenerēshon|lit. Aero Dancing 4: New Generation|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a combat flight simulator developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for PlayStation 2. It is the fourth and final game in the AeroWings/Aero Dancing series. It features over 60 planes to fly (including Mig 29, SU27, Mirage2000, Harrier, A10, Tornado, etc.) and new features like the "scramble" mode - a random interception mission where a player must take off, intercept an unknown intruder plane, take pictures to identify it, then return to the base and land to finish the mission.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = 64/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/aero-elite-combat-academy/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250215135232/https://www.metacritic.com/game/aero-elite-combat-academy/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |url-status=live }}
| EGM = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1487703,00.asp |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=165 |date=April 2003 |page=111 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040406214924/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1487703,00.asp |archivedate=April 6, 2004 |accessdate=September 17, 2020}}
| Fam = 30/40{{cite magazine |title=プレイステーション2 - エアロダンシング4 ニュージェネレーション |language=Japanese |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=93}}
| GI = 6.75/10{{cite magazine |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |issue=121 |date=May 2003 |page=83}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |date=March 13, 2003 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/28524.shtml |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113232712/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/28524.shtml |archivedate=January 13, 2005 |accessdate=September 17, 2020}}
| GSpot = 6.2/10{{cite web |last=Varnini |first=Giancarlo |date=March 21, 2003 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/aero-elite-combat-academy-review/1900-6023622/ |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801073352/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/aero-elite-combat-academy-review/1900-6023622/ |url-status=live }}
| GSpy = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Barnholt |first=Ray |date=April 2, 2003 |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/aero-elite-combat-academy/5730p1.html |title=GameSpy: Aero Elite: Combat Academy |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130092005/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/aero-elite-combat-academy/5730p1.html |url-status=live }}
| OPM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1487705,00.asp |title=Aero Elite: Combat Academy |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=67 |date=April 2003 |page=84 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040328031749/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1487705,00.asp |archivedate=March 28, 2004 |accessdate=September 17, 2020}}
| XPlay = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Hudak |first=Chris |date=April 18, 2003 |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3423077,00.html |title='Aero Elite: Combat Academy' (PS2) Review |website=Extended Play |publisher=TechTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030416224843/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3423077,00.html |archivedate=April 16, 2003 |accessdate=September 17, 2020}}
| rev1 = The Village Voice
| rev1Score = 7/10{{cite news |last=Catucci |first=Nick |date=April 1, 2003 |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/04/01/danger-zone/ |title=Danger Zone |newspaper=The Village Voice |publisher=Village Voice, LLC |accessdate=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203144212/https://www.villagevoice.com/2003/04/01/danger-zone/ |url-status=live }}
}}
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206083032/http://www.aerodancing.jp/ Official Japanese website]
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Category:Combat flight simulators
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation 2-only games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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