" Area 88 is a Foreign Legion division. You may only leave if you fulfill one of the following criteria;
- Survive for three years
- Pay off the equivalent of USD 1.5-million
Or you can always desert, which is a capital offense.
This is Hell. "
Area 88, known as U.N. Squadron outside of Japan is based on the Manga ( turned OVA and TV Series later ) of the same name and follows the struggles of the unfortunate Shin Kazama who tricked by his childhood friend to sign a shady piece of paper, ends up in the foreign legion in the Middle-Eastern country of Aslan that's currently embroiled in a bloody civil war.
Not sure if I recommend this game. Gamer difficulty is brutal for sure but I've played better schmups than this. As a character, Kazama only brings his ability to level up planes faster than others which really doesn't seem all that useful on paper compared to the other two. Maybe if he could actually level his plane beyond others it'd been better.
Overall it's a competent schmup that doesn't do anything wrong really, except the Mineshack boss. To hell with that boss, that's just a big stopping block that's not fun in the slightest!
I do recommend checking out the OVA and Tv series.
It is worth noting that, Area 88 is what inspired Ace Combat series.
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