Ultimate Air Combat is a flight simulation game for the Nintendo Entertainment System featuring a total of 36 diverse missions followed by a final challenge. Each mission comprises two stages: the initial stage employs a cockpit perspective where players engage enemy aircraft, while the subsequent stage utilizes an isometric view to target enemy forces and installations.
Ultimate Air Combat has 36 different missions, then one last final mission. Each mission is grouped into two parts. The first part uses a cockpit view where the player must shoot down three planes before either running out of fuel or getting shot down by enemy planes. After that, the second half of the mission uses an isometric view where the player must destroy enemy forces and installations.