| Space Ace 21 | |
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| Publisher(s) | Synergistic Solar, Inc. |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
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| Genre(s) | Space flight simulator, shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player video game, multiplayer video game |
Space Ace 21 is a video game published by Synergistic Solar, Inc.
| Space Ace 21 | |
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| Publisher(s) | Synergistic Solar, Inc. |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Space flight simulator, shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player video game, multiplayer video game |
Space Ace 21 is a video game published by Synergistic Solar, Inc.
Space Ace 21 is a game involving combat between two spaceships, played in either two or three dimensions. [1]
Space Ace 21 is a game where players construct modular spacecraft from a set of modules and test the design in simulated realistic physics based 3d or 2d stop action combat [1]
Ian Chadwick reviewed Space Ace 21 in Ares Magazine #13 and commented that "Space Ace 21 is highly recommended for the science fiction game buff tired of arcade shootouts and looking for a more realistic bit of fun." [1]
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