E3 2006: DS Air Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 15, 2006

News: The Nintendo DS takes to the friendly skies.

If Star Fox DS isn't enough to satisfy your aviation needs on the DS, then have no fear, gamers will be able to board DS Air sometime soon.

DS Air is the working title of a dogfighting sim Nintendo is creating for the handheld and here's what we know so far:

Format: Nintendo DS
Launch Date: TBA
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: Flight Simulation
Accessories: TBA
Players: 1-4 via DS Local Area Network or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (planned)
Developer: Nintendo

KEY INFORMATION
Players take their elite strike fighters to the skies and hunt down a mad dictator before he takes over the world.

As Nintendo's first realistic flight shooter on Nintendo DS, DS Air lets players customize their fighters with a state-of-the-art weapon loadout.

Send wave after wave of enemy fighters to their doom in dogfights over land, sea and air.

Meet a wingman for co-op play and soar to victory over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Game storyline: After being driven from his seat of power, a vicious dictator has fled to a remote, mountainous region to plan a military uprising. Mysteriously, the opposing army's forces have received reinforcements, leading to speculation that an unknown nation is lending military assistance to the uprising. An ace pilot in an elite strike-fighter wing has been tasked with crushing the opposition forces and returning peace to the troubled region.