Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere [JP]
Game Plot
It is the year 2040 and in the midst of the world being taken over by Multi-National Conglomerates, the Usean continent becomes the battleground for an armed conflict between General Resource LTD. and Neucom Inc. In an attempt to halt the imminent conflict, the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization is sent in to cease hostilities between each party. For more information on the entire conflict, see the Corporate War article.
It is the year 2040 and in the midst of the world being taken over by Multi-National Conglomerates, the Usean continent becomes the battleground for an armed conflict between General Resource LTD. and Neucom Inc. In an attempt to halt the imminent conflict, the Universal Peace Enforcement Organization is sent in to cease hostilities between each party. For more information on the entire conflict, see the Corporate War article.
Electrosphere Overview
Aircraft and Weapons
Because of the year that this story takes place in, there are various fictional aircraft and weaponry to deploy throughout Ace Combat 3. Aircrafts range from General Resource's modified or new variants of F-15s, F-16s, and F-22s or the more exotic fictional designs of Neucom's 'Radical' aircraft. The weapons that these aircraft can deploy range from the classic 20mm Vulcan Cannon and Standard Missiles to futuristic Pulse Laser Guns and MIRVs. There is even an unlockable Orbital Satellite Lasers (OSL). For more information, see AC3IC Aircraft List.
Various Story Branches and Endings
Ace Combat 3 (JP) uses an extensive branching storyline system alongside player decision points. These decision points allow the player to join different factions throughout the game and unlock various missions and endings that are not available to other factions. The Branching Storyline and Decision Point systems are what made Ace Combat 3 one of the most popular Ace Combat installments in the entire series. See Decision Points for more information.
Other Information
-Most Cut Scenes are done in Japanese Animation and 3d Pre-rendered Cut Scenes.
-This games take place in 2040, making it the farthest installment in the AC Timeline.
Because of the year that this story takes place in, there are various fictional aircraft and weaponry to deploy throughout Ace Combat 3. Aircrafts range from General Resource's modified or new variants of F-15s, F-16s, and F-22s or the more exotic fictional designs of Neucom's 'Radical' aircraft. The weapons that these aircraft can deploy range from the classic 20mm Vulcan Cannon and Standard Missiles to futuristic Pulse Laser Guns and MIRVs. There is even an unlockable Orbital Satellite Lasers (OSL). For more information, see AC3IC Aircraft List.
Various Story Branches and Endings
Ace Combat 3 (JP) uses an extensive branching storyline system alongside player decision points. These decision points allow the player to join different factions throughout the game and unlock various missions and endings that are not available to other factions. The Branching Storyline and Decision Point systems are what made Ace Combat 3 one of the most popular Ace Combat installments in the entire series. See Decision Points for more information.
Other Information
-Most Cut Scenes are done in Japanese Animation and 3d Pre-rendered Cut Scenes.
-This games take place in 2040, making it the farthest installment in the AC Timeline.
Decision Points
Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere [JP] is the first of the Ace Combat Series to utilize the multi-path or branching storyline system to tell its entire story. In the game, there are four organizations (the fourth appears later) in which the player can choose to join. Because of the possibility to move from one group to another, Ace Combat 03 [JP] has five possible endings. These endings can only be reached by utilizing decision points.
When the opportunity to switch from one organization to another presents itself, it is known as a Decision Point. In cases of switching organizations, the player is usually asked to follow the aircraft of a pilot from that organization if they would like to change organizations or fly away from the pilot asking them to join their organization, if the player chooses to remain a part of their current organization. In other instances destroying a priority target or an ally can affect which organization you join.
There are also special missions which contain decision points that effect game play by unlocking missions which stay within an organization’s storyline, but stray from the usual missions that organization would have for the player. Examples include leaving an airbase without permission, helping a fellow wingman or the option of destroying a priority target.
For specific examples go to the Mission Briefings and Information Page and refer to missions marked with [Decision Point].
When the opportunity to switch from one organization to another presents itself, it is known as a Decision Point. In cases of switching organizations, the player is usually asked to follow the aircraft of a pilot from that organization if they would like to change organizations or fly away from the pilot asking them to join their organization, if the player chooses to remain a part of their current organization. In other instances destroying a priority target or an ally can affect which organization you join.
There are also special missions which contain decision points that effect game play by unlocking missions which stay within an organization’s storyline, but stray from the usual missions that organization would have for the player. Examples include leaving an airbase without permission, helping a fellow wingman or the option of destroying a priority target.
For specific examples go to the Mission Briefings and Information Page and refer to missions marked with [Decision Point].
Aircraft List
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere features some of the most unique and unforgettable aircraft designs ever seen in the Ace Combat franchise. Ranging from modified existing planes to radical futuristic types, Ace Combat 3 remains unique among past and future titles.
Universal Peace Enforcement Organization
* EF-2000E Typhoon II
* MIG-33 Fulcrum SS
* F-16XFU Gyrfalcon
* F/A-18U Hornet ADV
* R-101U Delphinus
* R-201U Asterozoa
* R-505U
* Su-37 Super Flanker
* Su-37R Super Flanker-R (Rena)
* Su-43 Berkut
* EK-17U
* V-22B
General Resource Ltd
* A/F-117X Nav Hawk
* F-15S/MT Eagle+
* F-15S/MT Eagle+ D (Dison)
* F-16XA Sakerfalcon
* F-16XF Gyrfalcon
* F-22C Raptor II
* F-22C Raptor IID (Dison)
* F/A-18I Hornet ADV
* F/A-32C Erne
* RF-12A2 Blackbird
* XFA-36A Game
* X-49 Night Raven (stolen by Ouroboros)
* AH-66B
* B-1C
* C-17B
* KC-777
* EF-2000E Typhoon II
* MIG-33 Fulcrum SS
* F-16XFU Gyrfalcon
* F/A-18U Hornet ADV
* R-101U Delphinus
* R-201U Asterozoa
* R-505U
* Su-37 Super Flanker
* Su-37R Super Flanker-R (Rena)
* Su-43 Berkut
* EK-17U
* V-22B
General Resource Ltd
* A/F-117X Nav Hawk
* F-15S/MT Eagle+
* F-15S/MT Eagle+ D (Dison)
* F-16XA Sakerfalcon
* F-16XF Gyrfalcon
* F-22C Raptor II
* F-22C Raptor IID (Dison)
* F/A-18I Hornet ADV
* F/A-32C Erne
* RF-12A2 Blackbird
* XFA-36A Game
* X-49 Night Raven (stolen by Ouroboros)
* AH-66B
* B-1C
* C-17B
* KC-777
Neucom
* R-101 Delphinus #1
* R-102 Delphinus #2
* R-102C Delphinus #2 (Cynthia)
* R-103 Delphinus #3
* R-103C Delphinus #3 (Cynthia)
* R-201 Asterozoa
* R-211 Orcinus
* R-311 Remora
* R-311C Remora (Cynthia)
* R-352 Sepia
* R-501 Rhincodon
* R-531 Mobura
* R-701 Triakis
* R-808 Phoca
* XR-900 Geopelia
* V-22B
Ouroboros
* F-22C Raptor II
* R-103 Delphinus #3
* Su-43 Berkut
* X-49 Night Raven
* XFA-36A Game
* UI-4052 Cralias
* UI-4053 Sphyrna
* UI-4054 Aurora
* R-101 Delphinus #1
* R-102 Delphinus #2
* R-102C Delphinus #2 (Cynthia)
* R-103 Delphinus #3
* R-103C Delphinus #3 (Cynthia)
* R-201 Asterozoa
* R-211 Orcinus
* R-311 Remora
* R-311C Remora (Cynthia)
* R-352 Sepia
* R-501 Rhincodon
* R-531 Mobura
* R-701 Triakis
* R-808 Phoca
* XR-900 Geopelia
* V-22B
Ouroboros
* F-22C Raptor II
* R-103 Delphinus #3
* Su-43 Berkut
* X-49 Night Raven
* XFA-36A Game
* UI-4052 Cralias
* UI-4053 Sphyrna
* UI-4054 Aurora
Electrosphere Direct Audio
Ace Combat 3 is probably the most unique of all Ace Combat games, and this is especially apparent in its music. An ambient, electronic score is used to keep the gameplay in a modern, futuristic setting. The original soundtrack uses a similar synthesizer style used in Namco's Ridge Racer Type 4, a game produced only months earlier than Ace Combat 3 and included some of the staff who were part of the Ace Combat 3 Namco Sound Team.
CD 1 (Direct Audio - 28 Tracks)
1. Engage - TN (1:41)
2. Linkage - TN (1:57)
3. Armory - TN (1:06)
4. Transparent Blue - TN (2:48)
5. Eye of The Storm - TN (3:19)
6. Physical Layer - TN (2:41)
7. The Protocol - HO (2:50)
8. Montage - TN (3:01)
9. Quartz - GS (2:56)
10. The Maneuver - TN (3:01)
11. Mind Flow - TN (2:20)
12. Frozen Soul - TN (3:02)
13. Miles Above - KN (3:31)
14. Void - TN (3:20)
15. Black Lotus - KK (2:55)
16. Freefall - KN (3:01)
17. Alert - TN (2:54)
18. Superstition - TN (1:40)
19. Shattered Stones - KK (2:26)
20. Analogue - TN (3:21)
21. Turbulence - KN (2:10)
22. Defiled - TN (2:22)
23. Code of Honor - HO (2:50)
24. Floe - KK (2:56)
25. Lithium - TN (2:00)
26. Shorelines - KN (3:19)
27. Replay - TN (0:46)
28. The Crew - TN (4:17)
1. Engage - TN (1:41)
2. Linkage - TN (1:57)
3. Armory - TN (1:06)
4. Transparent Blue - TN (2:48)
5. Eye of The Storm - TN (3:19)
6. Physical Layer - TN (2:41)
7. The Protocol - HO (2:50)
8. Montage - TN (3:01)
9. Quartz - GS (2:56)
10. The Maneuver - TN (3:01)
11. Mind Flow - TN (2:20)
12. Frozen Soul - TN (3:02)
13. Miles Above - KN (3:31)
14. Void - TN (3:20)
15. Black Lotus - KK (2:55)
16. Freefall - KN (3:01)
17. Alert - TN (2:54)
18. Superstition - TN (1:40)
19. Shattered Stones - KK (2:26)
20. Analogue - TN (3:21)
21. Turbulence - KN (2:10)
22. Defiled - TN (2:22)
23. Code of Honor - HO (2:50)
24. Floe - KK (2:56)
25. Lithium - TN (2:00)
26. Shorelines - KN (3:19)
27. Replay - TN (0:46)
28. The Crew - TN (4:17)
CD 2 (AppenDisc - 14 Tracks)
1. Electrosphere - TN (0:43)
2. Somnus - TN (1:28)
3. The Execution - TN (2:51)
4. Rotation - TN (3:13)
5. Liquid Air - GS (2:28)
6. Child's Play - TN (2:53)
7. Camber - TN (2:16)
8. Kernel - KN (2:13)
9. Revelation - GS (3:03)
10. Amorphous - KK (2:09)
11. Virgo - KN (2:39)
12. Gordian Knot - TN (3:07)
13. Zero-Sum - TT (2:48)
14. Morceaux - KN (2:12)
Extra Tracks not in AC3 Electrosphere Direct Audio:
Engage - Unknown Composer (Intro of Ace Combat 3, US Version Only)
Briefing - TN (Ace Combat 3 US Version Only)
1. Electrosphere - TN (0:43)
2. Somnus - TN (1:28)
3. The Execution - TN (2:51)
4. Rotation - TN (3:13)
5. Liquid Air - GS (2:28)
6. Child's Play - TN (2:53)
7. Camber - TN (2:16)
8. Kernel - KN (2:13)
9. Revelation - GS (3:03)
10. Amorphous - KK (2:09)
11. Virgo - KN (2:39)
12. Gordian Knot - TN (3:07)
13. Zero-Sum - TT (2:48)
14. Morceaux - KN (2:12)
Extra Tracks not in AC3 Electrosphere Direct Audio:
Engage - Unknown Composer (Intro of Ace Combat 3, US Version Only)
Briefing - TN (Ace Combat 3 US Version Only)
Ace Combat 3 Namco Sound Team Music Staff
Tetsukazu Nakanishi (Composer, See TN in Track List)
Koji Nakagawa (Composer, See KN in Track List)
Kanako Kakino (Composer, See KK in Track List)
Hiroshi Okubo (Composer, See HO in Track List)
Go Shiina (Composer, See GS in Track List)
Tomoko Tatsuta (Composer, See TT in Track List)
Asuka Sakai
Hidetaka Hikosaka (Mixing Engineer from Sound In)
Tetsukazu Nakanishi (Composer, See TN in Track List)
Koji Nakagawa (Composer, See KN in Track List)
Kanako Kakino (Composer, See KK in Track List)
Hiroshi Okubo (Composer, See HO in Track List)
Go Shiina (Composer, See GS in Track List)
Tomoko Tatsuta (Composer, See TT in Track List)
Asuka Sakai
Hidetaka Hikosaka (Mixing Engineer from Sound In)
Sources
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere [JP] (Game Data)
Ace Combat 3 Photosphere Companion book
AC3 Electrosphere Direct Audio
Cover Art: Mobygames.com
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere [JP] (Game Data)
Ace Combat 3 Photosphere Companion book
AC3 Electrosphere Direct Audio
Cover Art: Mobygames.com
Accreditation
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