999,999,000 credits
999,999,000 credits
Enter cheat mode and press Down, Circle, Triangle(3), Circle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle + Triangle, then press and hold Circle + Triangle again at the bouncing CD screen. Begin the game and enter the fighter selection screen. The amount of credits available will be set to the maximum.
Change plane's color
Change plane's color
Enter cheat mode and press Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, then hold R1 at the bouncing CD screen. For two player mode, replace the controller actions with Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Down, Up, Circle(2), Triangle(2), then press and hold Triangle again.
Change wingman plane's color
Change wingman plane's color
Enter cheat mode and press R1 + Start(10).
Hidden mini-game
Hidden mini-game
Enter cheat mode and press Up, Left, Down, Right. Begin game play, then return to the title screen. A mini-game lasting approximately six seconds will begin while the main game loads again. The Ace Combat icon can be controlled with Left or L2, and Circle or R2. Press R1 to switch between three control options. Destroy as many of the ships and missiles as possible before the small bird walks from the left to right side of the screen.
Remove captions (Japanese version)
Remove captions (Japanese version)
Pause game play, press L1 or R1, and resume the game. The Japanese text on the right side of the screen will disappear.
Skip mission overview (Japanese version)
Skip mission overview (Japanese version)
Press Triangle + Start.
Wingmen
Wingmen
Wingmen can draw enemy fire and planes during a mission. Choose a veteran wingman in a fast plane. Rhio in the F/A-18 is a good combination.