Iron Aces
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Iron Aces
|image = Iron Aces Coverart.png
|caption = North American Dreamcast cover art
|developer = Marionette
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Global A Entertainment|WW|Xicat Interactive}}
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 29, 2000|NA|February 6, 2001|PAL|June 29, 2001}}
|genre = Flight simulator
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Dreamcast
}}
Iron Aces{{efn|known in Japan as {{nihongo|Imperial no Taka: Fighter of Zero|インペリアルの鷹 FIGHTER OF ZERO}}}} is a World War II flight simulation video game developed by Japanese studio Marionette and published by Xicat Interactive for the Dreamcast. It was released in Japan on June 29, 2000, in North America on February 6, 2001, and in Europe on June 29, 2001. A sequel to the game, Iron Aces 2: Birds of Prey, was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2002.{{Cite web |last=Wallimann |first=Jean-Marc |date=30 January 2004 |title=Test du jeu Iron Aces 2 : Birds of Prey sur PS2 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003919_test.htm |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Jeuxvideo.com |language=fr}}
Gameplay
The game is set in a "semi-fictional World War 2", in which players battle for control of a series of fictional islands including Trincer and Valiant.{{Cite book |last=Phelan |first=Mike |title=A To Z Of Dreamcast Games: A Collectors Guide |publisher=The Dreamcast Junkyard |year=2018 |pages=139}}
Reception
Iron Aces garnered mixed reviews from critics; it received a 69.48% from GameRankings.{{cite web|title=Iron Aces for Dreamcast|publisher=GameRankings|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/436470-iron-aces/index.html|accessdate=August 5, 2009|archive-date=December 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207093808/http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/436470-iron-aces/index.html|url-status=live}} GameZone praised the variety of planes found in the game and the intense feel to the dogfights.{{cite web|title=Iron Aces Review – Dreamcast|publisher=GameZone|url=http://dreamcast.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17192.htm|accessdate=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208134945/http://dreamcast.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17192.htm|archive-date=December 8, 2009|url-status=dead}} IGN
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References
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Category:Kadokawa Corporation franchises
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games about World War II alternate histories
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:World War II flight simulation video games
Category:Xicat Interactive games
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