Arcade Archives 2 AIR COMBAT 22
Take on single-player aerial missions, shooting down enemy aircraft in an arcade flight shooter whose reissue adds practical retry tools and a completion-time challenge.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.8 / 10
About this game
Arcade Archives 2 AIR COMBAT 22 brings an arcade flight shooter to Nintendo Switch 2. Take on aerial missions built around shooting down enemy aircraft, alongside challenges that call for more advanced techniques. Its three-dimensional presentation comes from the original arcade game, and the action is for one player. The reissue offers different ways to approach those missions. In Original Mode, adjust the difficulty and button assignments, create multiple saves, or rewind recent play to retry a section. Time Attack shifts the objective towards completing the game as quickly as possible, irrespective of the gameplay score. Save data is separate from the Nintendo Switch Arcade Archives version and cannot be shared between the two editions.
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An arcade flying option for players who enjoy practising missions and refining a run.
Enemy-shooting missions and technique-focused challenges give practice a clear subject. Original Mode's retry tools may make that practice less costly, while Time Attack supplies a separate reason to refine how a run unfolds.
Strengths
- Rewind and multiple saves can help isolate a section for another attempt in Original Mode.
- Time Attack offers a clear alternative goal for players interested in completing a run faster.
Who it is for: Players drawn to arcade aerial combat and repeated attempts at improving a mission run.
Play notes: Save data cannot be shared with the separately sold Nintendo Switch Arcade Archives AIR COMBAT 22.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Time Attack gives repeated completion attempts a concrete target, making the structure more appealing if personal improvement is itself a reward. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Missions that mix enemy destruction with technique demands should appeal to players who enjoy improving execution through repetition. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The original arcade 3D presentation may hold particular appeal for players interested in the visual character of older flight shooters. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Original Mode's difficulty, button and retry options provide useful ways to tailor practice without implying that the same aids apply in competitive modes. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Bandai Namco
- Publisher
- HAMSTER
- Release date
- Jul 3, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- ec.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableArcade StylePlayer versus EnvironmentFirst Person3D GraphicsFast-pacedLinear LevelsSolo-friendlyShootingWarReal-time CombatThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- CLASSIND: G
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third personFirst person
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJul 3, 2025
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Sources
- ec.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- ec.nintendo.com