Airforce Delta

by Dreamcast

Product Details

• ASIN: B00001P4QN
• Item Weight: 7 ounces
• Media: Misc. Supplies
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,653 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Select from more than 30 different fighters as you take to the skies to defend a newly independent republic from its many enemies--for fame, for glory, and most of all: for a price.

Konami's Air Force Delta features simplistic controls with an emphasis on supersonic fighter plane action rather than the mechanics of flight. Those who worry about flap positions and realistic spin modeling won't find either here, but armchair top guns will enjoy the game's shoot-'em-up feel and ultrarealistic graphics.

You assume the role of a mercenary pilot flying missions with very specific goals, such as destroying a convoy of ships or knocking reconnaissance planes out of the sky. Taken one by one, these missions are enjoyable and engaging, but they are all pretty similar and quickly become bland. Succeeding in a mission earns credits to buy new planes--more than 30 beautifully modeled real-world aircraft are available. Unfortunately, the differences between the fighters are mostly cosmetic. While you may find a plane that performs better in a certain mission than others, they all pretty much fly the same way.

The graphics are impressive--but things tend to move too fast to afford much sightseeing. In particular, the fighters are extremely detailed and authentic. The first time you see vapor trails form on your wingtips as you pull a high-g maneuver, your jaw will drop and you'll begin to insist that your friends call you "Maverick."

Air Force Delta is a good "show-off-your-Dreamcast" game that could probably have benefited from a little more time in development. However, it's the perfect game for a quick flying fix. --Aaron Karp

Pros:

• Lots of fighter aircraft
• Impressive graphics at close range
• Very cool, cinematic "mission reply" option

Cons:

• Bland campaign
• Not enough variety among planes

GameSpot Review

Ever feel like defending a third-world country that's being torn apart from within? Hey, who doesn't? Air Force Delta puts you in the role of a mercenary pilot and commands you to do just that. During the course of your battles you'll do everything from assault convoys of battleships to escort civilian transports away from the danger zone.

Air Force Delta is eerily reminiscent of Ace Combat 2. So much so, in fact, that you could easily call AFD an Ace Combat clone. You'll watch briefings play out with a large arrow depicting your course, and earn money to purchase all sorts of different real-life planes, each with its own pluses and minuses. Heck, even the briefing font seems as though it were taken directly from an Ace Combat game.

That's not to say that Air Force Delta is a bad game. I, for one, welcome the concept of an Ace Combat game on the Dreamcast, and since Namco's commitment to Sega's system seems temporary at best, AFD is the next best thing. Still, the game probably could be a bit better.

The graphics, while nice and sharp, still look a bit bland at times. The buildings and other ground-based graphics look much better than the blocky, distorted textures found in Aero Wings, but the horizon is quite close. Fogging masks what would otherwise be some fairly annoying pop-up.

The game controls pretty well in both the novice and expert settings, but the button configuration can be a bit awkward. Since your speed setting automatically returns to the default speed when you let off the speed up or speed down buttons, you're forced always to keep an eye on your speed. Also, setting the speed buttons to the analog triggers (the default in novice control mode), you aren't given any finer control over your speed. Even lightly hitting the trigger will move you up to 140 percent thrust or down to 30 percent.

The wide array of missions keeps the game interesting, and the briefings manage to move the story (what little there is of it) along without bogging the game down. In fact, the whole game has a real stripped-down feel to it. Just read the briefing, buy a plane or two, and start shooting. And sometimes, that's all you really need. If you're looking for an epic storyline in your air combat games, then look to Ace Combat 3. But if you're more interested in pulling some Tom Cruise-like maneuvers without any Kelly McGillis-style subplot, Air Force Delta will satisfy. --Jeff Gerstmann
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Air Force Delta, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Airforce Delta (Misc. Supplies)

Take this from guy that owns a PS, DC, N64, and a PC, and played almost every flightsim game out there. To put it nicely this has got to be the biggest piece of junk flight sim ever to be unleashed on an unsuspected gameplayer.Sure it sounds like it wold be an awsome game you get to fly almost every combat plane out there, but the sad thing is that they all feel generic. Another thing the graphics are no better then PS's AceCombat2, and the planes don't do no kind of aerial manuvers.The game is defenetly not a flight sim, and is a bad mockery of an arcade style game.If you're still not convinced do your self a favor and rent it first or better yet wait for a few more months untill Microsoft Combat flight simulator comes out on your dreamcast.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Air Force Delta - One of the best, July 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Airforce Delta (Misc. Supplies)

You probably heard about this game and wanted to get it right away, but looked at the reviews. Some of the people that wrote reviews saying that it was a bad game and that made you think twice, am I right? Well don't reconsider, it's a great game.

There are 20+ levels and all kinds of enemies you have to ... and all different kinds of missions you have to fly and complete. Plus you earn credits after completing missions and that enables you to buy different and better planes to help you on your quest on defeatingf this game.

So in conclusion to this game review, i say it is a good game to buy and you'll be addicted to it in no time.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Air Force Delta- Direct Hit!, February 15, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Airforce Delta (Misc. Supplies)

Air Force Delta is a fast paced, neckbreaking rush of fun. The missions vary from air to ground to flat-out dogfighting. Adversaries via plane are a true challenge! As you progress and earn money, you access to different planes with different levels of mobility, speed, excelleration, and defense. The down-side is that they do not vary enough. A deeper variety of planes would enhance gameplay i.e. vary weapon strength, lock-on length, and defense abilities. For the first Dreamcast fighter-pilot game, it is awesome. FUN!