If a game does one or two things very well, and other things not so well, is that game a success or a failure?
Team Alligator's stripped-down flight model is a spectacular failure that taints all other parts of the game.
Luftwaffe had the makings of an interesting, offbeat sim. Indeed, with some serious patching and a complete reissue, it could still become one.
Nations' flight model will instantly turn off those looking for a realistic flight sim, while the box description might turn away those looking for a more accessible game.
Climb back into the cockpit with Ace Combat Assault Horizon, another installment in the hit Ace Combat series.
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is a futuristic jet combat game with three unique aircraft, 16 missions, and 32 challenges.
It falls in line with the "great box, nice FMV, mediocre game" model.
Dogfight in the skies above Europe as you follow the stories of three Allied pilots during WWII.
Fair Strike isn't all bad, but it buckles under the weight of many problems.
It's unfortunate that there are so many failings in Sabre Ace, since the overall package, subject matter, and mission structure are all good.
For someone who's never played a computer game, Fighter Pilot might be fun for a little while.
F/A-18 Precision Strike Fighter is a good flight sim for its time. The problem is that its time is four years past.
Not-so-exciting gameplay, not-so-absorbing missions, and not-so-hot graphics...
In a genre that's already given us Hind, Longbow, and the Comanche series,AHx-1 simply doesn't measure up.
It's something to goof around with when you have 10 minutes to kill, but if you want any more than that, you should look elsewhere.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover takes place in 1940 during the pivotal aerial battle for the skies over Britain between the British, the German and the Italian air forces.
As one of four dukes of Karanthia, the game's fictional setting, you must crush your opponents in order to become the supreme emperor.
Top Gun: Hornet's Nest has little to recommend it, other than some original (if wacky) mission scenarios.
Top Gun may be of interest to diehard fans of the movie, or as a “training” simulation for those intimidated by EF-2000. Everyone else is advised to “turn and burn."
It's really just a shoot-'em-up game that gives you targets to shoot at but restricts your movement.
Whirlwind Over Vietnam is a helicopter combat sim set during the Vietnam War.
Flyboys Squadron is an WWI flight-based MMO game based on the MGM movie of the same name.
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron WWII is a flight-combat simulation game in which you pilot military aircraft across the Pacific theater during World War II.
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