Even more difficulty settings -
When you have completed the game, there are a few more difficulty
settings that you can choose from. These are great if you completed the
game with ease, and want more of a challenge!
Auto-pilot -
Hold L2+R2 and the plane will go into auto pilot.
Music Player -
After completing the game, just go back to the Title screen and go to
options. The Music Player option will now be available. With this, you
can listen to all every single track from within the game... This is
probably the ONLY place you will be able to do this, without having to
actually play the game.
Free Mission -
Just like in Ace Combat 4, this game also gives you the option of the
"Free Mission", when you have completed the game, go to the main screen
and select Free Mission. You can now play any mission in the game, using
any plane you have previously bought.
Acquire upgraded fighters -
You must fly the fighter that you want the upgrade for and acquire
enough kills for the unlock. For example, if you want the Super F-14,
you must take out the F-14B, fly several missions, and acquire enough
kills to get the F-14A. Take out the F-14A and fly several missions with
it until you get enough kills to acquire the Super F-14. This applies to
all aircraft.
Use the enemy's own missiles against themselves -
Note: This is only effective against enemy ground units. This is
difficult to do and requires many practice runs. If you find yourself
with a missile being shot at you, try to boost to the nearest enemy
ground unit. Then, slow down and make sure not to go past the ground
unit. As soon as you see the missile closing in on the radar, quickly
boost towards the ground unit, and time it so that the missile will go
past you and into the enemy unit. This is possible to accomplish with a
lot of practice, but is extremely difficult to time correctly. Try using
it on enemy ships first, as they are much larger than tanks. Then, work
your way down the size scale until you can use it against all enemy
ground or sea units. This will save you missiles if your ammunition is
low, or you need to conserve as much as possible as in missions 16B,
12B, and 9.
Beat submarines and battleships -
It is a lot easier to fight submarines and battleships if you fly very
close to the water, as they cannot hit you as easily. This is very
effective if you also fly very fast. Be careful not to crash into the
water.
More accurate view -
If you switch into cockpit view in some planes, you can see the machine
gun that you are firing and therefore be more accurate with it. The F5
has two guns side by side. The gun on the A 10 is very powerful and
accurate.
Auto-target shift -
Hold Triangle when locked onto an enemy. Your view will automatically
shift so that you are looking at the target that you are chasing. This
is especially useful in dogfights.
Switch views -
You can switch views by pressing R3.
Campaign mode aircraft for Arcade Mode -
Finish all 16 stages in Arcade Mode. Afterwards, Mobius 1 will be able
to pilot all 53 aircraft unlocked (paint schemes included) and bought in
Campaign Mode but, with limited ammunition (20 missiles, 4 special
weapons).
Unlock Medals -
Play Campaign Mode or Free Mission Mode to unlock these medals:
Bronze Shooter Medal - Destroy 5 enemy planes with the machine gun
Bronze Wing Medal - Get 'S' Ranks on every mission on Normal
Desert Eagle Medal - When aiding allies in Missions 16A or 16B don’t let
more than 3 die
Bronze Ace Medal - Destroy 200 enemy targets
Silver Ace Medal - Destroy 500 enemy targets
Gold Ace Medal - Destroy 1000 enemy targets
Gold Shooter Medal - Down 50 enemy planes with the machine gun
Gold Wing Medal - Earn 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on expert
Guardian Medal - Down 10 enemies who get a missile lock on your wingman
Grand Falcon Medal - Kill all 16 named planes in second play-through on
Normal or harder
Lightning Hammer Medal - Protect all 8 armored tanks on ground
Silver Shooter Medal - Down 15 enemy planes with machine gun fire from
your aircraft
Needle's Eye Medal - Get Perfect from AWACS in all 6 landings and 2
refueling stages
Silver Wing Medal - Earn 'S' Ranks on all 32 missions on Hard
SP paint -
Shoot down the indicated target or complete the listed task to unlock
the paint for the corresponding aircraft. Note: All planes must be
bought before the paint becomes available:
EA-18G: ABELCAIN in Mission 16B
EA-6B: DUNE in Mission 10
F-14D: ZIPANG in Mission 3
F-22A: Clear Arcade Mode
F-2A: CYPHER in Mission 18
F-4G: MINDRIPPER in Mission 4
Falken: Complete Expert mode with all "S" ranks
FB-22: PROTEUS in Mission 17
Hawk: GIGANTOR in Mission 1
MIG-1.44: REPLICATOR in Mission 27+
MIG-21-93: SWORDKILL in Mission 23
MIG-31M: COSM in Mission 16A
MIR-2000D: ZAHARADA in Mission 6
Rafale B: DECODER in Mission 26
SU-37: YELLOW in Mission 27
TND-ECR: TWICE DEAD in Mission 18+
X-02: Complete Hard mode with all "S" ranks
X-29A: DAREDEVIL in Mission 15
YA-10B: DISTANTTHUNDER in Mission 25