Space Ace HD

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros:

Great transfer of the video and nice 5.1 sound. The animation holds up even by todays standards. A great piece of nostalgia for those who cared about the original Space Ace.

Cons:

Out-of-date gameplay. Unfair difficulty. Way too expensive. Played on PC instead of in the living room.

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Last revision on December 3, 2007

Reviewers Liked

Great transfer of the video and nice 5.1 sound. The animation holds up even by todays standards. A great piece of nostalgia for those who cared about the original Space Ace

Reviewers Didn't Like

Out-of-date gameplay. Unfair difficulty. Way too expensive. Played on PC instead of in the living room

Expert reviews and ratings

Space Ace makes for a high quality trip down memory lane for those who remember it from the arcades of yore. After about half an hour of struggling with the repetitive and impossible difficulty however, I found that Space Ace makes for a better...

By GWN on December 03, 2007

Space Ace has made appearances on the PC in floppy, CD and DVD format. This is the first PC version to include all of the scenes the original laserdisc offered, as many of them were cut in previous versions to fit the game on the limited space of...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on December 02, 2007

Other than this minor problem, the game plays well. If you are too lazy to do that, you can put the game into Watch mode and let Ace/Dexter choose all the right moves from beginning to end. Which is nice!But it doesnt take too long to complete to be...

By Absolute Gadget on November 23, 2007

This review of Space Ace is completely, utterly and totally clouded by nostalgia. There’s no real getting away from the memories I have of playing the game that don’t involve some kind of severe head trauma. What we have here is a pitch...

By Armchair Empire on November 23, 2007

For those that see this as a novelty only, then youll be turned off by the $50 pricetag. Alot of work has gone into bringing Space Ace into the 21st century, but the fact remains that gameplay is rather short (once youve mastered it), and unless...

By OCModShop on November 12, 2007

Space Ace has never looked or sounded as good as it does on HD DVD. Theres plenty of fun to be had if you dug Dragons Lair back in the day, but the Naughties crowd are unlikely to get...

By Good Gear Guide on October 08, 2007