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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

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Game Information

Original Release Date: May 27, 1999

Platforms: PlayStation

Involved Companies: Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

Genres: Shooter, Simulator

Summary: The third installment in the Ace Combat flight simulator series. The Japanese version of Ace Combat 3 was released in 1999 and had only Japanese audio and text. Its campaign featured 52 missions that were split among different paths depending on in-mission decisions. The story centered around the "Intercorporate War" in 2040 between Neucom Incorporated and the General Group. The international version of Ace Combat 3 was released in 2000 and was localized for specific regions. However, its campaign had 36 out of the original 52 missions with no different paths. The story, as well as all related voice acting and cutscenes, was removed and replaced with a more basic story with no voice acting.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).