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20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Great game. Great graphics. Not much replayability though.Feb 05, 2002
By AMM
"adrian_m"
Don't get me wrong. I rated this game highly and I stand by my review score. The game has done many things correctly and being an XBOX launch title, it's amazing that it came out this good. The graphics are unreal...years ago we dreamed about realism like this. Everything looks photorealistic with real shadowing! XBOX power is truly evident here! The sounds are pretty sparse but get the job done. The control is so-so...definitely go with the advanced controllers set up to enable lateral movement with the triggers, but beware, this takes some time to get used to! The missions are fun and diverse, but therein lies the problem. The game is hard on some levels and if you are unsuccessful in a mission, you start back in the shop screen and are forced to buy or switch to a new plane and then you must backtrack to the mission where you failed. That's wouldn't be such a big deal, but there are times when you must complete several smaller sub-missions in order to access the main mission area. The sub-missions are rather boring...take out a plane or two or some ground targets. Don't take any careless damage in these missions because you need all the hit points you can get for the larger missions. After a few tries, the game clicks and you begin to progress, but the whole restarting and backtracking aspect does begin to try your patience after a while. No mulitplayer either, but I really don't care too much about that.I love the game and I'm glad I own it. However, once you beat the game (if you're skilled enough), the incentive to go back and play the game again isn't high enough because of the repetition involved.
20 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Best combat flight sim, yet.Feb 18, 2002
By P. Johnston
I received this bundled with my Xbox as a Christmas present. Initially, I thought the flight controls were "child-like". I then enabled "expert controls" and off I went, into the wield blue yonder!!! The A-10 handles VERY true-to-life (very familiar with the aircraft). The F-14 and F-15 are a blast to fly--and are 100% realistic. If you doubt this, hit a typical mission with the F-14, hit mach 1.8 and then slow down to 200mph and do some tight turns. Watch the replay and check out the wings--the variable sweep is completely accurate!!! Missions may be slightly repetitive, but flying an aircraft and shooting air and ground targets pretty much sums up being a fighter pilot. It is the finesse and skill with which you take out said targets that makes you an "Ace". My only gripe is the throttle. It defaults at 25% (sticks there) and you either accelerate to 100/120% or brake down to 0%. There is not incremental control of the throttle (ie: set it at 90% and leave it, hands-off). Great game--a MUST HAVE for the Xbox, if you love flying at all. Just remember to use "Expert Control".
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Don't expect a flight simulator - and don't waste your $May 20, 2002
By J. Quinn
This game does have very nice graphics, but the flight "model" is pathetic. As another reviewer stated, you can't do barrel or aileron rolls, making it nearly impossible to get an advantage in dogfights. All you have are elevator and rudder control. Also, there is no real AI - it does appear the enemy does hte same thing every mission (once you get into a dogfight, the enemy will try to get into the best shooting position).
Knowing this, there is no way I would waste my money on this game - I got it as a gift. I can't believe some people here and on Ebay are paying big bucks for this game. Better to wait and hope someone comes out with something better.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
I like it except...Dec 31, 2001
By Steven Roemerman
The graphics are good, and I enjoy playing it but there are 5 fundamental problems with this game. 1. While I like having 60 missiles and unlimited fuel and bullets, a certain level of realism is lost. 2. You can't do barrel roles or flip upside down unless you do a loop, In other words the flight control leaves much to be desired 3. While it looks like there are lots of levels there really aren't. The same levels are hashed up over and over again. And the enemy does the same thing every time... once again there seems to be a fundamental lack of realism. 4. The replay does not let you pause fast forward or rewind...Or at least I have not figured it out yet. 5. No mutli-player support. My sense is that this game was rushed out the door. I really enjoy playing it but my heart yearns for more realism. This is not a true simulation.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Not a bad arcade style gameJun 10, 2003
It is a fun game to play, but replaying some missions over again is more like an arcade game ... more than anything else. Granted in real life a pilot might have to hit tanks or other ground targets over and over or he might have to fight it out with a roaming CAP group, but the designers could have dressed it up better. It does take a little getting used to ie. to shoot, especially the mini guns, but it can be done. All in all, I rate it a 3.0 to 3.5 game. Get it and play it, but its not worth the megabucks it had been selling for, more of a 19.95 type game.
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