<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
polygon-powered	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
technological	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
at	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
arcades	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
several	O
later	O
Namco	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
22	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
ranked	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
deluxe	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
in	O
December	B-Application
1993	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
still	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
attractions	O
at	O
several	O
locations	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Funworld	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
whizzo	O
flight	B-Application
sims	I-Application
around	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
virtually	O
the	O
real	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
GameFan	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
flight	B-Application
sim	I-Application
ever	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
December	B-Application
1993	I-Application
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
has	O
origins	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
having	O
advanced	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
for	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
22	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
Super	I-Application
System	I-Application
22	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
designer	O
Masanori	O
Kato	O
and	O
producer	O
Kazumi	O
Mizuno	O
were	O
commissioned	O
by	O
company	O
executives	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
home	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
for	O
the	O
then-new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
arose	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
port	O
,	O
as	O
staff	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
was	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
properly	O
render	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Namco	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
ports	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
like	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
Cyber	B-Application
Sled	I-Application
,	O
which	O
often	O
contained	O
content	O
exclusive	O
to	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
planner	O
,	O
Asahi	O
Higashiyama	O
,	O
believed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
superior	O
hardware	O
could	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
potential	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
allow	O
room	O
for	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
