After the events that took place in and above the San Francisco Bay Area in September 1994, NORAD assigned the USS Enterprise (CVN-65 a.k.a. “Big E”) to defend that location. For almost three decades, the nuclear-powered carrier and her crew patrolled the area without any threats. Congress became annoyed at the expense of the seemingly unnecessary deployment and gradually reduced funding until only a skeleton crew with out-dated hardware remained.

The enemy, it turns out, are very patient.

Supersonic Fight will contain a single-player story comprising multiple missions as well as online multiplayer game modes including Dogfight, Team Dogfight, Capture-the-Flag and VIP.

One element that Red Chain are giving a lot of attention to is the soundtrack. They have partnered with the talented musician D4XX – perhaps best known for his remixes of Amiga music but also an accomplished dance music producer – he is producing an original soundtrack with a distinct retro vibe. Extracts from three of his tracks can be heard in the above trailer.

Red Chain co-founder, Richard M. Smith (lead programmer of Rebellion’s “Sniper Elite” and “Delta Force: Urban Warfare”) says: “I believe there is a gap in the flight-sim market where you have Ace Combat at one end and DCS at the other. DCS is incredible but it takes a lot of commitment. Ace Combat looks amazing but doesn’t offer much of a simulation. Supersonic Fight will be easy to pick up and offer a taste of what it’s like to fly one of these 67-million-dollar machines!”

Supersonic Fight is coming to PC (Steam), VR and consoles in Q4 2023.