Parallax and Polygons

Sorcery!

Ace Combat takes a turn and crashes and burns on the Gameboy Advance. An odd, top down view was chosen, even with first person flight simulators dating all the way back to the days of the Atari home computers. Add to that sluggish controls and an ugly presentation and this game does not live up to the original Playstation classic.

The Nintendo portables are the home of 3D demakes. Their long life cycles pushed companies to port popular franchises with varying degrees of success. Jet Grind Radio was one of the more successful ports, retaining many elements of its Dreamcast counter part.