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GAME NAME: "ACE COMBAT 3 electrosphere"

MAKER: NAMCO

THE DAY OF SALE: 27 May, 1999 in Japan

THE DAY OF SALE OF ENGLISH VERSION: (I do not know.)

Price: 6800 yen

Game genre: dramatic flight shooting

Other info:
2 CD-ROM
2 memory block are necessary.
analog joy stick, dual shock, black nejicon are available

Impression of "ACE COMBAT 3"
my private opinion

STORY: It is interesting, but you will be tired of it soon.
MUSIC: So so poor!!! I can not understand why NAMCO selected these music as the BGM of AC3.
GLOBAL GAME INTERFACE: Poor! You can not see your best times and your records even after you finished all missions and all ending. And you can not save your records by "SIMULATION mode". Furthermore, most of players can not understand what is the keyboard like pattern in starting title field which appears just after "NAMCO" logo.
GRAPHICS OF MISSION: GREAT! Certainly, it has been developped.
BEHAVIOR OF AIRCRAFT: It is much more realistic than that of AC2. However, it is keeping playability. Furthermore, the vibration of dual-shock is used effectively.
REPLAY: The "replay" of AC3 is much longer than that of AC2.
TOTALLY: Although I enjoyed AC3 and finished all ending and all missions, I will not play so frequently this game. I was a little bit disappointed at AC3.
Never misunderstand! AC3 is certainly a good game, and worth buying. I am only saying that ace pilots of AC2, i.e. like me, can not be enthralled by AC3.

Secret information on "ACE COMBAT 3"
Within my knowledge

The number of endings is 5.
The number of missions is 52.
Just after seeing ALL ending, you will understand the remained questions by receiving a video-mail from Simon.
If you see all ending within 1 "account", "SIMULATION MODE" will be available. Therefore, I recommend you to play AC3 by using only ONE "account".
To do so, after ending:
(1) load the same account,
(2) you can see 6 save data. but you will find a new
additional box at the right end, where [NEW] or so on
characters is written.
(3) select that [NEW] point
(4) By doing so, you can start new story game from the
first mission with same account.
Try to get [A] rank for all missions!
If you clear all missions without [D], "UI-4054 Aurora" will be available.
If you clear all missions by [A] and [B] rank, "XR-900 Geopelia" will be available.
And finally, after you get all [A], "O.S.L. (Orbital.Satellite.Laser.)" will be available instead of missiles.
This is not related with game level, i.e. [HARD],[NORMAL] and [EASY].

MISSIONS

01 Awakening
02 Bravado
03 Enter Dision
04 Paper Tiger
05 Broken Truce
06 Ghosts of the Past
07 No Clearance
08 Fragile Cargo
09 Scylla and Charybdis
10 Fates Intertwined
11 Reaching for Stars
12 One-Way Ticket
13 Bug Hunt
14 Pawns in the Game
15 Damage Control
16 Broken Wings
17 Sphyrna
18 A Canopy of Stars
19 Soldier of Fortune
20 Megafloat
21 Target Acquisition
22 Partners
23 Tainted Peace
24 Stratosphere
25 Welcoming Committee
26 Technology Transfer
27 Claustrophobia
28 Dilemma
29 Betrayal
30 Heart of the Serpent
31 Geofront Attack
32 Casualties of War
33 Geopelia
34 The Orientation
35 Liquidation
36 Archnemesis
37 Memory Error
38 Electrosphere
39 Power for Life
40 Guardian Angel
41 Zero Gravity
42 The Prize
43 Utopian Dreams
44 Reality Distortion
45 Counterrevolution
46 Pursuit
47 Self Awareness
48 Resistance
49 Radio Silence
50 Revenge
51 Sole Survivor
52 Tunnel Vision

Rough story tree of "ACE COMBAT 3"



                                                                    [Awakening](This is START mission)
                                                                          |
                                                                          |route 1
                                                                          |
                                                     ignore Dision        V        follow Dision
                                                    ----------------[Paper Tiger]-----------------------------------                                             
                                                    |                                                              |route 7
                                                    |route 2                                                       |
                                                    |                                                              |
                         destroy R-101              V            destroy VIP airplane              ignore Dision   V      follow Dision
                       -------------------[Scylla and Charybdis]------------                            -------[Dilemma]-----------
                       |                                                   |                            |                         |
                       |route 3                                            |                            |route 8                  |route 9
                       |                                                   |route 6                     |                         |
 ignore Cynthia        V        follow Cynthia                             |                            V                         V
     ----------[Utopian Dreams]-------------                               V                         ENDING4                   ENDING5
     |                                     |                            ENDING3
     |route 4                              |
     |                                     |route 5
     V                                     V
  ENDING1                               ENDING2

Hidden Missions

in route 1 NO HIDDEN MISSION

[01 Awakening]
       |
       V
[02 Bravado]
       |
       V
[03 Enter Dision]
       |
       V
[04 Paper Tiger]

in route 2

               [04 Paper Tiger]
                     |
                     V 
               [05 Broken Truce]
                     |
                     V                 fail to find secret base within 5'30"
               [06 Ghosts of the Past]---------  or destroy A/F-117X
                     |                        |
                     |find secret base        |
                     | within 5'29"           |
go with Rena         V                        |
 --------------[07 No Clearance]              |
 |                   |                        |
 |                   |forsaking Rena          |
 |                   |                        |
 |                   V                        |
 |             [08 Fragile Cargo]<-------------
 |                   |
 |                   V 
 ------------->[09 Scylla and Charybdis]

in route 3

[09 Scylla and Charybdis]
       |
       |
       V             ignore Cynthia's indications
[39 Power for Life]-----------
       |                     |
       |obey Cynthia's       |
       |   indications       |
       V                     |
[40 Guardian Angel]          V
       |               [41 Zero Gravity]
       V                     |
[42 The Prize]               |
       |                     |
       V                     |
[43 Utopian Dreams]<----------

in route 4

[43 Utopian Dreams]
       |
       |           give heavy damage to Sphyrna
       V           within 90sec after 2nd targets come out
[48 Resistence]---------------
       |                     |
       |otherwise            V
       |              [49 Radio Silence]
       |                     |
       V                     V
[50 Revenge]<-----------------
       |
       V
[52 Tunnel Vision]
       |
       V
[51 Sole Survivor]
    ENDING1

in route 5 NO HIDDEN MISSION

[43 Utopian Dreams]
       |
       V
[44 Reality Distortion]
       |
       V
[45 Counterrevolution]
       |
       V
[46 Pursuit]
       |
       V
[47 Self Awareness]
    ENDING2

in route 6 NO HIDDEN MISSION

[09 Scylla and Charybdis]
       |
       V
[10 Fates Intertwined]
       |
       V
[11 Reaching for Stars]
       |
       V
[12 One-Way Ticket]
       |
       V
[13 Bug Hunt]
       |
       V
[14 Pawns in the Game]
       |
       V
[15 Damage Control]
       |
       V
[16 Broken Wings]
       |
       V
[17 Sphyrna]
       |
       V
[18 A Canopy of Stars]
    ENDING3

    in route 7
     [04 Paper Tiger]  
       |
       V
[19 Soldier of Fortune]  
       |
       V                   destroy all red targets
[20a Megafloat]-----------------------   within 3'30"
       | otherwise                   |
       | you get 2nd targets         |
       |                             |
       |         fail to destroy     |
       V         all 2nd targets     |
[20b Megafloat]--------------------->|
       |                             |
       |destroy                      |
       | all 2nd targets             |
       |                             |
       V                             V
[21 Target Aquisition]         [22 Partners] 
       |                             |
       |                             |
       |                             |
       V                             |
[23 Tainted Peace]<------------------- 
       |
       |
       V              don't help Keith
[24 Stratosphere]---------------------
       |                             |
       |help Keith                   |
       |                             |
       V                             |
[25 Welcoming Committee]             V
       |                  [26 Technology Transfer]
       V                             |
[27 Claustrophobia]                  |
       |                             |
       V                             |
[28 Dilemma]<-------------------------
     
    
in route 8
     [28 Dilemma]
       |
       V
[29 Betrayal]
       |
       V                  give heavy damage to X-49 Night Raven
[30 Heart of the Serpent]--------   within 3'00"
       |                        |
       |otherwise               V
       |                [31 Geofront Attack]
       |                        |
       V                        |
[32 Casualties of War]<----------
       |
       V
[33 Geopelia]
    ENDING4
     
    
in route 9
     [28 Dilemma]
       |
       |
       V             fail to destroy all 2nd targets
[34 The Orientation]------------
       |                       |
       |otherwise              V
       |               [35 Liquidation]
       |                       |
       V                       |
[36 Archnemesis]<---------------
       |
       V
[37 Memory Error]
       |
       V
[38 Electrosphere]
    ENDING5

How to get [A] ?
I don't have enough time and passion to write on all miisions.
I, therefore, focus the most difficult missions to get [A].

Basic policy to get rank [A]:
(1) Finish mission quickly.
(2) Punish all red and white targets as fast as you can.
(3) Obey your boss's indications and commands.
- [08 Fragile Cargo]
  Destroy 2nd target(hydroboat) immediately just after its appearance.
- [24 Stratosphere]
  Firstly destroy 2 white targets, then destroy all red target at high altitude within 5:00.
  Do not destroy the red target playing with Keith.
- [33 Geopelia]
  By punishing one red target, "HACKING" starts. Then destroy all red targets within 5:00.
- [42 The Prize]
  Firstly destroy 1st convoy group. After the appearance of 2st convoy group, destroy hydrofoils only. Then go back to friend rescue boats, and punish white targets. Finally, return to 2nd enemy convoy, and destroy all red targets.
  The important points of this mission are:
  Hurry up!
  Destroy hydrofoils first!
- [47 Self Awareness]
  Destroy all 2nd red targets(power plants) quickly. To avoid Rena's laser beam, fly below 1000m altitude, or keep your top speed. Then destroy 3nd target(Rena) quickly.
- [48 Resistance]
  Destroy 1st targets by usual method. Then destroy at least 1 white target and give hard damage to Sphyrna within 90sec after Sphyrna appears.
  Anyway, hurry up!
How is English version ACE COMBAT 3 ?
English version does not have animation story and multi-ending, and the story is straight.
When can we play "ACE COMBAT 4" ?
In Tokyo Game Show 2000, a new flight shooting game was introduced by NAMCO.
Plat form is PlayStation2. At present, there is no name for it. But maybe it must be "ACE COMBAT 4". Release date is the Summer of 2001. Let us wait! Oops! I..I.. I can NOT wait !!!!!!!!!!
Where is "ACE COMBAT MANIA BBS" ?
Here! ACE COMBAT MANIA BBS

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