One of those games that surprisingly aged well. There are some gripes, especially the controls not being as customizable as I want it to (as far as I can tell, no way to put the throttle on the analogue sticks), and the campaign being on a tad bit short-side, but it's a great balance of arcade flight shooter, and a rather engaging side story cutscenes that happens in-between missions. It can be a bit jarring that the mission is as arcade-y as it can get while the story is a serious anti-war, but I think the juxtaposition works better than it initially seems.

As my entry to the series, it was definitely satisfying, and I hope Bandai Namco one day remasters these games.