# Air Combat 22

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1995 video game

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1995 video game

Air Combat 22 North American arcade flyer Developer Namco Publisher Namco Platform Arcade Release JP: March 1995[2] NA: April 1995[1] Genre Air combat simulation Mode Single player Arcade system Namco System 22

***Air Combat 22***[a] is a 1995 [combat fight simulator](/source/Combat_flight_simulation_game) [video game](/source/Video_game) released by [Namco](/source/Namco) for [arcades](/source/Arcade_video_game). It is the sequel to Namco's 1993 arcade game *[Air Combat](/source/Air_Combat_(arcade_game))*. Its name comes from it running on Namco's [Super System 22 hardware](/source/Namco_System_22). It was released as both a dedicated deluxe [arcade cabinet](/source/Arcade_cabinet), and as an [arcade conversion](/source/Arcade_conversion) kit for *Air Combat*.

On July 3, 2025, the game was re-released for the first time by [Hamster Corporation](/source/Hamster_Corporation) as part of the *[Arcade Archives](/source/Arcade_Archives)* series for the [Nintendo Switch](/source/Nintendo_Switch) and [PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4), as well as the *[Arcade Archives 2](/source/Arcade_Archives_2)* series for the [Nintendo Switch 2](/source/Nintendo_Switch_2), [PlayStation 5](/source/PlayStation_5) and [Xbox Series X/S](/source/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S).[3]

## Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot of *Air Combat 22*

Gameplay is similar to the original *Air Combat* game, with the addition of being able to control one of three aircraft, namely the [Grumman F-14 Tomcat](/source/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat), [Sukhoi Su-35](/source/Sukhoi_Su-35) and the [Lockheed YF-22](/source/Lockheed_YF-22). It was available as either an [arcade conversion](/source/Arcade_conversion) kit for the original [Namco System 21](/source/Namco_System_21) *Air Combat* cabinet, or a dedicated deluxe [arcade cabinet](/source/Arcade_cabinet) (measuring 78" high, 43" wide and 111" deep).

## Reception

*[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))* reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "as it is, *Air Combat 22* is just a good facelift".[4] *[Game Players](/source/Game_Players)* called the arcade game "a screaming good time and worth every quarter", praising the game's "huge screen" and "authentic cockpit".[5] *[Edge](/source/Edge_(magazine))* stated that the game "has few actual gameplay improvements" over *Air Combat*, but "boasts updated ground detail and enhanced aircraft", calling its surface detail "gorgeous". The publication also stated that the game was given "more of a close-combat feel", calling the result "a more exciting match-up".[6]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): エアーコンバット 22, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Eā Konbatto 22*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Namco Roars In To Its 5th Decade: Having Completed 40 Glorious Years of Coin-Op, "The Game Creator" is Going Stronger Than Ever"](https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-20-issue-no.-7-april-1995/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201995/page/146). *RePlay*. Vol. 20, no. 7. April 1995. pp. 144-146 (146).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). [*アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)*](https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n53/mode/2up) [*Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)*] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 53. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4990251215](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4990251215).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ArcadeArchives_4-0)** Extension, Time (June 30, 2025). ["Namco's Air Combat 22 Is Coming To Arcade Archives On PS4, PS5, Switch And Xbox"](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/namcos-air-combat-22-is-coming-to-arcade-archives-on-ps4-ps5-switch-and-xbox). *Time Extension*. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Air Combat 22"](https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-008/page/n79/mode/2up?q=%22air+combat%22). *[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))* (8). [Imagine Media](/source/Imagine_Media): 79. August 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Air Combat 22"](https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_54_July_1995?q=%22air+combat+22%22). *Game Players* (54): 85. July 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["AOU: Coin-op houses unveil '95 line-up"](https://archive.org/details/Edge_UK_020/page/n15/mode/2up?q=%22air+combat%22). *Edge Magazine* (20): 16–17.

## External links

- [*Air Combat 22*](https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6828) at the [Killer List of Videogames](/source/Killer_List_of_Videogames)

- [*Air Combat 22*](https://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=45) at the Arcade History database

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