No dedicated app offering this specific experience exists for the Oculus Quest, and while there are some apps that come close, their experience feels decidedly limited. I’ve long been looking for an arcade air combat simulator for my headset, and while the Oculus Quest’s app store did come with a wide range of apps, the most impressive of which is SUPERHOT, I’ve longed for a chance to fly the skies, Ace Combat style.
Fifteen minutes later, the mission’s completed: the Cascadians have finished evacuating Presidia, and I take the headset off, thoroughly impressed with just how smooth everything was.
To my surprise, I’m not experiencing motion sickness: I’m comfortably seated, and my eyes are on the horizon. I immediately bleed off my speed and break left. A bogey has just launched a missile straight at me. However, there’s no time to celebrate the kill – my warning indicator lights up, and I glance down at the radar. Although I know it’s a simulation, for a fraction of a second, I faintly feel the flash of heat from the explosion. A short burst of 20mm cannon fire later, my foe detonates, and I fly through the wreckage. Behind the cockpit of a multi-million dollar combat aircraft, surrounded by panels of sophisticated controls, the landscape surrounds me as I fight to keep my gunsights trained on an enemy fighter. While I was lacking a dedicated HOTAS or even a controller, muscle memory allowed me to utilise my keyboard for flight, Upon entering my first mission, I found that the ability to shoulder check and freely look around may seem extraneous, this ability soon became an integral part of my gameplay as I look around to keep an eye on enemy fighters and missiles on my six. Within moments of donning the headset, I found myself immersed fully in the Cascadian conflict. When Project Wingman is launched in VR mode with Oculus Link, and one is in possession of an Oculus Quest, the resulting experience is unparalleled – Project Wingman was developed with virtual reality in mind, and unlike Ace Combat 7, offers full support for every mission in the game, from the opening mission to the final duel against Crimson One. “VR is so immersive, and when it works, it draws you into the story in a way that is truly unique and powerful.” –Doug Liman
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