Ace Of Aces
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Ace of Aces – The C64 Bomber Sim That Threw You Into Enemy Skies
Ace of Aces is a classic World War II combat flight simulator developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and released in 1986 for the Commodore 64. Published by Accolade in North America and U. S. Gold in Europe, the game puts you in the cockpit of a British RAF Mosquito twin-engine fighter-bomber on a wide range of dangerous combat missions. Players take part in aerial operations including intercepting enemy bombers, destroying V-1 flying bombs, attacking trains, and hunting U-boats — all viewed from multiple immersive perspectives such as cockpit, wing, bomb bay, and navigation map. The game stands out for its ambitious design, featuring mission planning, adjustable fuel and weapon loadouts, and environmental effects such as clouds and thunderstorms that impact visibility and atmosphere. Although reviews were mixed at release, Ace of Aces became one of Accolade’s best-selling Commodore 64 titles and is now remembered as one of the most ambitious flight simulators on 8-bit hardware.
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Ace of Aces is a classic World War II combat flight simulator developed by Artech Digital Entertainment and released in 1986 for the Commodore 64. Published by Accolade in North America and U. S. Gold in Europe, the game puts you in the cockpit of a British RAF Mosquito twin-engine fighter-bomber on a wide range of dangerous combat missions. Players take part in aerial operations including intercepting enemy bombers, destroying V-1 flying bombs, attacking trains, and hunting U-boats — all viewed from multiple immersive perspectives such as cockpit, wing, bomb bay, and navigation map. The game stands out for its ambitious design, featuring mission planning, adjustable fuel and weapon loadouts, and environmental effects such as clouds and thunderstorms that impact visibility and atmosphere. Although reviews were mixed at release, Ace of Aces became one of Accolade’s best-selling Commodore 64 titles and is now remembered as one of the most ambitious flight simulators on 8-bit hardware.
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Magazine Reviews · 10
Contemporary average 78% · range 58–88%
C&VG
Reviewed by US Gold / Accolade full-price release
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Commodore Force
Reviewed by US Gold full-price release
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Mike Pattenden. US Gold full-price release
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Kixx budget release
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Your Commodore
Reviewed by Gordon Hamlett. US Gold full-price release
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Your Commodore
Reviewed by Tony Hetherington. US Gold full-price release
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Your Computer
Reviewed by US Gold / Accolade full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Gary Penn, Julian Rignall & Paul Sumner. US Gold full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Paul Glancey. Kixx budget release
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Zzap!64
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