You play as a freelance mercenary hired by world governments to strike against terrorists. The missions get harder as you proceed, but the money you earn for completing each mission makes it worthwhile. You can purchase additional aircraft and arms as you go along, as well as hire wingmen to make the going easier.
Air Combat is an action & adventure game where you play a mercenary pilot who hires his combat skills to several corporations, governments, etc. in order to get cash for weapons & upgrades.
The game progresses through a series of linear missions, and has a 2 player split-screen deathmatch mode plus a series of extras like hidden planes, mini-games, etc.
Air Combat is played from either a first person or 3rd person perspective, similar to Afterburner , and features a standard single player mission-based campaign as well as a deathmatch-like 2 player mode. Also included are a series of hidden planes as well as some hidden mini-games. Plus, you can play your own music CDs while playing the missions.
Air Combat was released in 1995 for the Playstation, a console known for its impressive graphics and gameplay capabilities at that time.