Air Combat is an aerial combat game. Players take the role of a warplane that has to defeat various enemy combatants in the air and in the sea. The player's warplane is equipped with machine guns and can also fire off torpedoes or missile launching. The main goal is to destroy a fortified island at the end of each scene

Gameplay is viewed from a behind the plane viewpoint. While flying. players will notice time elapses by the background changing from day to night and then back to day again. The is to help indicate to the player that they are making progress throughout the level. When the player cycles to the next daytime sequence, the player will be able to know a island should be coming up soon. After destroy the fortified island, players will come back victorious and landing on the aircraft carrier.