| Fighter Ace / Air Attack | VR-1 Russia/BST Soft / VR-1 Canada/Gemsoft, Microsoft Corporation | 1997 | |
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Originally called Air Attack, Microsoft bought the rights in the United States and Canada and renamed it Fighter Ace for release on the Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone. Fighter Ace allows players to experience what World War II aerial combat was really like, by taking on over 100 live opponents at once in a massive dogfight for air supremacy. It delivers cutting-edge 3D graphics, with real-time, texture-mapped terrain and high-resolution, detailed aircraft accurately modeled after the actual fighters. Players can choose to fly 16 World War II-era aircraft from the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Russia. And the landscape, which is detailed down to the individual pixels, gives players an uncanny sensation of actual flight. According to experienced pilots, all that is missing from the experience are the inner-ear messages telling you that the plane is banked, or level, or changing altitude. What really distinguishes Fighter Ace is that multiple players can play online at once, linked via the Internet. The players communicate by virtual radio transmissions; that is, typed messages to teammates and opposing players. After a free one-day trial, players could experience unlimited hours of game play for $1.95 per day or $9.95 per month. Players attain rank from sergeant to general by accumulating kills and points. They can choose to play in an arena where they are pitted against the virtual world and every player is their enemy, or they choose to play on a team: German, American, Russian, or British. Or players can check out the Deathmatch arena. That's the game's version of the ultimate reality: blackouts, redouts, limited ammunition, and cockpit-limited views, among other challenges. The game involved the use of talk software known as, "Roger Wilco." This software allowed players to communicate with team mates during game play via a headset. With the closure of Fighter Ace in 2010, Ketsujin studios re-opened an original AirAttack game server but experienced downtimes until it completely shut down in 2012. Community members have done ongoing maintenance and redevelopment starting in March 2013 on the website and on the game servers to restore full operability. | ||
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