Tom Clancy's Air Combat

By Robert Purchese Published 26 September, 2007

Ubisoft's new IP.

Ubisoft has swooped past our news control tower this morning to unveil its new Tom Clancy's Air Combat brand.

Yes, the army man who no-one-really-knows-it-could-be-Ray-Mears has provided the inspiration for a jet fighter game on PC, PS3 and 360.

You see, the big problem in Clancy land is that a private military force has saved up its pennies and built up enough power to take on the US. This has forced America to respond in kind, by suiting you up and popping you in the cockpit of a futuristic air flying machine.

Air Combat is boasting stabilisers to gently ease you into the idea: advanced piloting assistance you can turn off when you get used to it all. And once you do, the whole world is your lobster, and Ubisoft reckons it will become an instant online multiplayer hit.

"We are confident that this new brand will become the new benchmark for flight combat games and will be, like other Tom Clancy based games, an instant online multiplayer hit," said Sebastien Delen, big cheese at developer Ubisoft Bucharest.

"The player will experience all the action and excitement of modern air combat, from intense dog fighting to tactical strikes."

Tom Clancy's Air Combat is due for release next year. We'll let you know more when it arrives.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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  • souljacker2000 #1 4 years ago

    well i didnt see that one coming... dont sound too great

  • Artemis_Matsas #2 4 years ago

    Actually, i'm very interested in this.
    I'm ashamed to admit that i've enjoyed Blazing Angels (please don't start :p).
    Hope that it turns out to be good.

  • Cyhwuhx #3 4 years ago

    .::: Let's hope people don't confuse it with Namco's series, eh? (Although they've only used the name once I believe? I prefer the name Ace Combat anyway.)

  • Lebowski #4 4 years ago

    Tom Clancy's Air Biscuit.

  • asphaltcowboy #5 4 years ago

    We do need a good arcadey-ish flight game... I miss X-wing vs. TIE Fighter!!

  • Blerk #6 4 years ago

    Great, more Clancy.

    What next? Super Clancy Kart?

  • 3william56 #7 4 years ago

    What exactly has Tom Clancy got to do with Air Combat of any description? Hell, does he still even write books any more - all I see in the airport is ghost written TC branded pap (not that TC himself was exactly on the Shakespear level).

    Can't see it dragging me away from splendiferous WarHawk dogfights any time soon.

  • Triggerhappytel #8 4 years ago

    Ubisoft are flogging the living shit out of the Clancy brand these days, aren't they?!

    They're possibly the worst company out there at the moment for over-reliance on licences.

  • thefilthandthefury #9 4 years ago

    "They're possibly the worst company out there at the moment for over-reliance on licences."

    Possibly, but on each console a list of my favourite games would include the Clancy titles so I can't complain.

  • redlander #10 4 years ago

    Tom Cash Cow Clancy.

    Do they still need to use his name?

  • Mullet94 #11 4 years ago

    Tom Clancy's world domination continues. MMMUUUHHHHAAAAA!!!!!!

    All Tom Clancy's book's, film's and games are about mad terrorist or rogue government's taking over the world, but maybe the person who is really taking over the world is Tom Clancy and without firing shot. One day everyone is going to be watching one of his films, playing one of his games or reading one of his books and he is going to declare himself ruler of the whole universe without us noticing lol!!!

  • White_Westie #12 4 years ago

    Tom Clancy and raiders of the last ark...
    Oh thats been done already with lego......

    Tom Clancy and Robin
    Bugger again......

  • Les #13 4 years ago

    Never played a Clancy game. Not planning on changing that anytime soon.

  • Adaptor #14 4 years ago

    A Tom Clancy flight-'sim' sounds pretty good to me. They certainly know their multiplayer games and, at least, it won't have the japanese cheesiness of the Ace Combat series.

    It would be awesome if, at some point, Air Combat, GRAW, Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six would really integrate so you could play End War battles with these games..

    What's with the Ray Mears - Tom Clancy connection? Would be pretty funny if they were the same guy :p

  • kissthestick #15 4 years ago

    No More Tom Clancy's

  • NegativeZero #16 4 years ago

    They're going to have an uphill battle against Ace Combat.

    Also, Tom Clancy is a gigantic blowhard when it comes to 'normal' military stuff. The guy wouldn't know his head from his arse when it comes to aircraft. Why can't they resurrect Chuck Yaeger's Air Combat instead? :(

  • Milbe #17 4 years ago

    Where are the helicopter games? Thunderhawk, Commanche??

    I think the slower paced combat of heli games would make a much better multiplayer/coop experience....

  • Nallen #18 4 years ago

    "We are confident that this new brand will become the new benchmark for flight combat games and will be, like other Tom Clancy based games, an instant online multiplayer hit,"

    ...which will be released with half baked PC code and barely function.

  • Funky_dino #19 4 years ago

    may at least make up for the fact the was no ace combat on the ps3, could be a winner, could also be a massive stinker