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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

In Ace Combat 3- Electrosphere the player takes the place of an ace fighter pilot who works for an organization called UPEO and has to accomplish various missions, e.g. taking out a special aircraft carrier or taking out enemy satellite systems in orbit around earth. The player can earn ratings from A to D- the higher the rating, the higher the chance that the player can acquire new kinds of planes. The game has many environments which range from normal aerial missions to stratospheric missions and even outer space missions. A special catch is that the player often has to make decisions during missions which influence the overall storyline. There is also an autopilot feature which can be use...

Genre: Flying
Year: 2000
Developer: Namco Limited
Publisher: Namco Hometek Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

141 achievements · 765 total points

Initialized Awakening: successfully repelled Neucom forces trespassing over Expo City.
3 pts
Multitasking Awakening, NORMAL/HARD, Tier 1 aircraft: destroy two R-501s within a second.
3 pts
Dision Within Enter Dision, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: chase Dision without getting far behind.
3 pts
Showoff Enter Dision: shoot down an airborne target decoy with a missile.
3 pts
Conscious Paper Tiger: you've demonstrated the ability to DECIDE.
3 pts
Landing: Carrier at Night Paper Tiger: successfully landed onto carrier at night without using autopilot.
1 pts
Landing: Megafloat at Night Paper Tiger: successfully landed onto Megafloat runway at night without using autopilot.
1 pts
Landing: Expo City at Night No Clearance: successfully landed onto Expo City runway at night without using autopilot.
1 pts
Critical Scylla and Charybdis: you're capable of dealing with sadistic CHOICES.
3 pts
Refuel: Mount Lambert Scylla and Charybdis: successfully refueled midair without using autopilot.
1 pts
Clean Sweep Reaching for Stars: destroy all airborne antlions in one clean sweep.
3 pts
Bomb Away the Headache Bug Hunt: Personal thanks from Rena for saving her so fast.
3 pts
Landing: Expo City Pawns in the Game: successfully landed onto Expo City runway without using autopilot.
1 pts
No Fledgling Soldier of Fortune: destroy all eight R-201s in one clean sweep before they take off.
3 pts
Refuel: Mount Lambert II Tainted Peace: successfully refueled midair without using autopilot.
1 pts
Your Down to Earth Buddy Stratosphere: help Keith to get rid of nasty Remora.
3 pts
Landing: White Valley Stratosphere: successfully landed onto White Valley base without using autopilot.
1 pts
General Infestations Limited Technology Transfer, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: complete the mission without any antlion getting destroyed.
5 pts
Decisive Dilemma: you knew the right DECISION from the start.
3 pts
Landing: Carrier at Petrol Coast Dilemma: successfully landed onto carrier without using autopilot.
1 pts
Docking: Airship over Petrol Coast Dilemma: successfully docked onto airship without using autopilot.
1 pts
Landing: Port Edwards at Night Casualties of War: successfully landed onto Port Edwards runway without using autopilot.
1 pts
Pew Pew Zero Gravity: complete the mission without firing any plasma missiles.
5 pts
Landing: Planet Earth Zero Gravity: successfully entered Earth's atmosphere without using autopilot.
1 pts
Landing: Comona Islands Guardian Angel: successfully landed onto Comona Islands runway without using autopilot.
1 pts
Hydrofren The Prize, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: complete the mission without any friendly hydrofoil getting destroyed.
5 pts
Conflicting Utopian Dreams: you've stated your BELIEFS.
3 pts
Landing: Carrier in White Valley Utopian Dreams: successfully landed onto carrier without using autopilot.
1 pts
Docking: Airship over White Valley Utopian Dreams: successfully docked onto airship without using autopilot.
1 pts
Straight Wave Tunnel Vision: get through the shortcut near the start of the mission without taking damage.
3 pts
Aeonphobia Self Awareness, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: destroy Aeonosphere without getting damage. Using spread bombs is not allowed.
5 pts
Eye of the Storm While piloting EF-2000E Typhoon II, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Swallow While piloting MiG-33 Fulcrum SS, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Carrier Bird While piloting F/A-18 Hornet ADV, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Fighting Falcon While piloting F-16XF Gyrfalcon, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Probably the Last Time You Pilot This While piloting R-201 Asterozoa, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Trust Me, I'm a Dolphin While piloting R-101 Delphinus #1, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Delta Falconry While piloting F-16XA Sakerfalcon, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
New Adler While piloting F-15S/MT Eagle+, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Apex Predator While piloting F-22C Raptor II, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Sea Eagle While piloting F/A-32C Erne, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
NeuGeneration While piloting R-102 Delphinus #2, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Kono's Favorite While piloting Su-37 Super Flanker, achieve A rank in any mission.
3 pts
Pinned Down Shoot down Keith piloting F/A-32C.
3 pts
Not a Tale You'd Tell the Father Shoot down Erich piloting R-101U.
3 pts
Broken Dreams Shoot down Cynthia piloting R-103.
3 pts
Secret Craft There's nobody inside...
10 pts
Inner Opposition You keep opposing, but you've served your purpose.
10 pts
My Hardships Loyal to the UPEO.
10 pts
Ouroboros to Extinct This time, they were all dead... erased?
10 pts
Neurological Nightmares Existential crisis succeeds a regular one.
10 pts
He Always Dies See all five outcomes and receive the final message.
25 pts
De-escalation Awakening, HARD, Tier 1 aircraft: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
No Signal Bravado, HARD, Tier 1 aircraft: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Joint Operations Enter Dision, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: chase Dision for 4000 points or more, shoot down all Neucom forces and chemicals, achieve A rank.
5 pts
Origami Ace Paper Tiger, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
You Are Now on NEU Broken Truce, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Darkness of Enigma Ghosts of the Past, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: have at least 8 targets destroyed and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
Night Stroll No Clearance, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Pathetic at Terror Fragile Cargo, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: complete the mission with A rank.
5 pts
Questionable Objectives Scylla and Charybdis, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Dark Blue Fates Intertwined, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: destroy all Moburas before they release their Remoras and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Launch Secured Reaching for Stars, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Full Stop One-Way Ticket, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 1:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Nano and Deadly Bug Hunt, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: eradicate the virus threat in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank with 11 or less bombs deployed.
5 pts
Checkmate in Two Dives Pawns in the Game, HARD, R-211 Orcinus: have all targets destroyed in 3:20 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Damage Uncontrollable Damage Control, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 6:30 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
The First Strike Broken Wings, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
The Second Strike Sphyrna, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 4:20 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
The Third Strike - You Get What You Deserve A Canopy of Stars, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have at least 21 targets destroyed in 3:30 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
10 pts
NeuDown Soldier of Fortune, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Demilitarization Megafloat, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Blackout Partners, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have at least 18 targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
Hawk Recon Target Acquisition, HARD, A/F-117X NAV Hawk: photograph all facilities and have all targets destroyed in 6:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
No Room for Peace Tainted Peace, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Strato Fighter Stratosphere, HARD, RF-12A2 Blackbird: destroy at least 8 targets in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
Bug Assist Technology Transfer, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Shut(tle)down Welcoming Committee, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have at least 17 targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
Mist Cracks Claustrophobia, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 4:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Unsubbed Dilemma, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 6:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Game On Betrayal, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 7:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Cutting the Knot Heart of the Serpent, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Extreme Measures Geofront Attack, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: destroy all pillars in 4:00 or less without getting damage and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Nevermore Casualties of War, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Morceaux Geopelia, HARD: finish the mission in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Terror and Havoc The Orientation, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 6:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Loose Ends - Gone Liquidation, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 7:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Payback Archnemesis, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have at least 21 targets destroyed in 3:30 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
10 pts
Clipped Wings Memory Error, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 5:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
[DATA EXPUNGED] Electrosphere, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: finish the fight within Electrosphere without using guns in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
They Came From Above Power for Life, HARD, R-311 Remora: have at least 21 targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
NeuStar Zero Gravity: complete the mission in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Phoca Care Guardian Angel, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Intel Meteorite The Prize, HARD, Tier 3 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Low Profile Utopian Dreams, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Rise Against Sphyrna Resistance, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have at least 17 targets destroyed in 4:30 or less and achieve A rank. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
5 pts
Round 2 Radio Silence, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Megafloat Avenger Revenge, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 3:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Daredevil Tunnel Vision, NORMAL/HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: get through the tunnel in 2:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Super Underground Skirmish Sole Survivor, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: complete the mission in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Rogue Rescue Reality Distortion, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 5:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Just Two Revolting Counterrevolution, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: have all targets destroyed in 5:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Hunt Down the Raven Pursuit, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: complete the mission in 1:30 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Sour Wings Self Awareness, HARD, Tier 4 aircraft or worse: complete the mission in 4:00 or less and achieve A rank.
10 pts
Swift Response Awakening: Blackbird intercepts and completes mission successfully in 0:28 or less and without letting go of afterburners.
5 pts
Blackbird vs. Dision Enter Dision: Mighty Blackbird eats Dision for breakfast with 3300 chase points or more, then saves the day with A rank in 2:35 or less.
5 pts
Raiden Broken Truce, NORMAL/HARD: blazing through the rain, Blackbird intercepts and finishes the mission in 1:20 or less.
5 pts
Natural Habitat Fates Intertwined: the Moburas have no chance, as Blackbird intercepted them in 40 seconds or less.
5 pts
Blackbird vs. Train One-Way Ticket, EASY: that's insane! Blackbird stopped that damn train in less than 9 seconds!
5 pts
Territorial Dispute Pawns in the Game, NORMAL/HARD: Blackbird immediately spikes down to summon and destroy 4 other Blackbirds (RF-12A2), then finish the mission in 3:00 or less. Trigger icon will show when it's ok to complete the mission.
10 pts
Blackbird Alert Partners, NORMAL/HARD: Blackbird destroys 4 MSSLs then finishes the mission in 2:00 or less. Trigger icon will appear when all MSSLs are destroyed.
5 pts
Biffgrounds Geofront Attack: Blackbird pecks down the entire Geofront in 2:30 or less.
5 pts
Blackbird vs. Raven Self Awareness: Blackbird helps Cynthia to ruin the entire Aeonosphere and hunt down the Night Raven in 3:00 or less. It's recommended to use bombs.
10 pts
Wiped Out Ghosts of the Past: R-311 Remora swoops to the central spot and gets A rank in 1:45 or less. The trigger icon will let you know when base is there!
5 pts
Geofront Racing League Tunnel Vision, NORMAL/HARD: R-311 Remora dares to go through the tunnels, successfully gambles the gate RNG and somehow avoids crashing in 2:00 or less.
10 pts
Beam of Peace Awakening, NORMAL/HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven shreds all enemy forces with laser in 2:00 or less, don't let your allies steal YOUR kills!
5 pts
Pac-Mania Ghosts of the Past: Geopelia / Night Raven zooms through canyon to vaporize all 24 targets with laser in 5:30 or less. The trigger icon will appear when base is on the leftmost spot!
10 pts
Bug Assault Reaching for Stars, NORMAL/HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven lasers down all targets in 2:30 or less, don't let allies steal YOUR kills!
5 pts
Unfair Competition Betrayal: Geopelia / Night Raven lasers down all airborne targets and doesn't let feisty Keith have any of them!
10 pts
Liquibeaming Liquidation, NORMAL/HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven *liquidates* everyone with laser in 7:00 or less.
10 pts
Sphyrnahhilation Sphyrna, NORMAL/HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven annihilates everyone with laser in 4:00 or less, don't let Erich steal YOUR kills!
10 pts
Laser Show Casualties of War, HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven lasers down all enemy forces in 2:00 or less and achieves A rank. Don't let Keith steal YOUR kills!
5 pts
Morceaux Deux Geopelia, HARD: without firing missiles after the hack, laser down all enemy Geopelias in 5:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Threading the Needle Tunnel Vision, NORMAL/HARD: Geopelia / Night Raven zooms through Geofront tunnels in 1:40 or less. It's much harder in Night Raven!
10 pts
Paper Cut Paper Tiger, HARD: UI-4054 Aurora: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Dash Strike Megafloat, HARD, UI-4054 Aurora: have all targets destroyed in 2:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Ouromenace Claustrophobia, HARD, UI-4054 Aurora: have all targets destroyed in 3:20 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Double Down The Orientation, HARD, UI-4054 Aurora: have all targets destroyed in 5:00 or less and achieve A rank.
5 pts
Good vs. Evil Piloting Su-37 (Rena) on HARD difficulty, destroy the X-49 Night Raven.
5 pts
Budget Cuts Fates Intertwined, EASY: piloting the EF-2000E Typhoon II, finish the mission with B rank or better.
10 pts
Pawn Power Damage Control, HARD: survive the ongoing war in Tier 1 plane and achieve A rank by having at least 22 targets destroyed. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
10 pts
Not Enough Gs Broken Wings, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: survive the gauntlet in inferior aircraft while Sphyrna is watching.
10 pts
Kite Jr. Memory Error, HARD, Tier 2 aircraft or worse: against the odds, have everyone shot down and get the A rank.
10 pts
Missile Conservation Reality Distortion, HARD: achieve A rank in Tier 1 aircraft by having at least 31 targets destroyed. Trigger icon will appear when you're eligible for achievement.
10 pts
XOR DISION, DISION Piloting a Tier 1 plane on NORMAL/HARD difficulty, shoot down Dision.
10 pts
Nice Landing But you've crashed your plane right after the landing.
1 pts
Weapon System Violation Bravado: drop a bomb onto enemy fighter, good luck trying.
5 pts
There is No Third OPTION Scylla and Charybdis: when you have to DECIDE, try to damage Rena.
3 pts
Marksmanship Betrayal: finish the mission with A rank using guns / pulse laser only. Geopelia / X-49 is not allowed.
5 pts
Supercharge Tunnel Vision: do plenty of barrel rolling in same direction inside one of those hexagonal green tubes.
3 pts
Yaw Vision Tunnel Vision, EASY: finish the run without pitching or rolling your aircraft.
5 pts

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Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
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Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

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Does Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere have achievements?

Yes, Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere has 141 achievements worth 765 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

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