Ace Combat 2 Cheats & Tips

View All Aircraft
Complete the game with a rank of General.

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. (Like the F-15S, MiG-31, Su-25, and the XFA-27.)

XFA-27 Fighter
Complete the game under normal difficulty. Play the game again under hard difficulty and reach the low altitude surprise attack mission (Dead End). Locate and destroy the four YF-23As in the special Fox Force Four squadron south of the target. A medal and the XFA-27 will be awarded on the debriefing screen.

Music Test
Complete the game with a rank higher than First Lieutenant. A selection for music player mode will appear in the options menu. press L1 or L2 to jump to the next track, R1 or R2 to jump to the previous track, O to select a track, Select to toggle the screen, and Square, Triangle, or X to quit.

Alternate Mission Map View
Highlight the "Mission" option on the mission selection screen, and press Select.

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.

Endings

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.)

The 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".

The 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".

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.

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.

View 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.

Display Rear View of Sony Analog Controller
At the control configuration screen, press Select.

Lock Replay View
Hold Square during a replay to lock the camera.