Ace Combat 2
Alternate Mission Map View:
Highlight the Mission option on the
mission select screen and press "select". 3 new viewing angles can now be chosen.
Bad
Ending
On
the 19th mission, "Kingpin", be sure to shoot down the skilled enemy
pilot, Z.O.E. You will then be able to play the 20th mission, "Last
Resort". Do not shoot down the cruise missile that's launched to see this
"Bad Ending".
Bonus
Aircraft
Finish the game and see the Normal or Bonus Ending. A new option will appear
after you picked the difficulty under the "START GAME" option at the
Title Screen. Using this option, you may have a chance to buy some new aircraft
as you play through the game again.
Bonus
Ending
On the 20th mission, "Last Resort", be sure to shoot down the cruise
missile. You will then be able to play the 21st mission, "Fighter's
Honor". Finish this mission to see this "Bonus Ending".
Change
Mission Map Viewpoint
On the mission select screen, put the cursor over 'MISSION' and hit SELECT for
three different viewing angles.
Free
Mission Mode
Using the "EXTRA" Aircraft Mode, finish the game and see the Normal or
Bonus Ending. After the "START GAME" option at the Title Screen, the
"FREE MISSION" option will appear. Now, you can play all the missions
you have discovered so far.
Hidden
Level
If you destroy the C-5 transport on the first raven level, a new mine level will
become available, along with the regular one.
Lock Replay View:
Hold down the map button during a replay to freeze the camera in its current position.
Music Test:
Complete the game with a ranking of lieutenant and a Music Player mode will appear on the options screen. All 28 music tracks can now be played. Use the shoulder button to select the track you want and press C, to play it.
New
Mission
While playing the 7th mission "SLEDGE HAMMER" ,ESCORTING OUR ATTACK
OPERATION make sure to kill all of the transport ships including the gun
launchers on the ship (There are 2 ships). If you shoot them and complete the
mission, the next mission will have 2 choices - "RISING HIGH" HIGH
ALTITUDE CHASE and the new mission "CUCKOO'S NEST" INTERRUPT THE
ENEMY'S SUPPLY OPERATION.
Hint: Shoot the parachutes down before they reach the ground and use machine guns
Normal
Ending
Play
the game up to the 19th mission, "Kingpin". Finish the mission WITHOUT
shooting down the skilled enemy pilot Z.O.E. (The enemy plane that is marked as
'DANGER' in the Briefing Screen.)
Secret Missions:
Upon accessing the Free Mission mode, if you play through the familiar missions again and complete them all on easy, normal and hard modes, you'll be rewarded by 2 bonus missions that aren't in the normal game. These 2 missions can only be accessed in the Free Missions mode.
View All Aircraft:
Complete the game with a rank of General. A new option will allow all aircraft to be viewed.
View
the Aircraft In 3D
Remember all those Skilled Enemy Pilots that are marked as "DANGER!"
on the Briefing Screen? If you manage to shoot every single one of them down and
complete your collection of medals on the Statistics Screen, a new option will
appear in the Options Menu. All the planes you have encounter so far (both yours
and the enemies') may be now seen in 3D! You may rotate the cool planes around,
and even zoom in and out!