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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
June 18 2009 16:20 GMT
#1
Hello guys!

I've been playing a really, really good game called Aces High 2 (http://www2.hitechcreations.com/index.html) which is the best, most realistic, complex and amazing WWII air warfare simulator I've ever played in my life.

I learned a lot air combat maneuvers such as the rolling scissors and the rope 'a dopes maneuvers, a bunch of WWII airplanes, their strengths and specialties, gunning, flap usage, throttle control, trims, torque, stall conditions, long story short, it wasn't a point and shoot game, it was 100% pimp.

Now what I want to know is, do you guys know of a game as amazingly as good as AH2 BUT about modern airplanes? (tomcats, hornets, raptors, etc) Any help on this will be greatly appreciated! =DD

theron[wdt]
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States395 Posts
June 18 2009 16:22 GMT
#2
ace combat 6 or HAWX is all i know
B1nary
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada1267 Posts
June 18 2009 16:40 GMT
#3
If you're looking for a realistic, complex modern flight combat sim, I think you're out of luck. The problem is, modern air-to-air combat is all about beyond visual range combat, which isn't very exciting. I played some old Novalogic flight sims (F-22, F-16, Mig-29) and Jane's IAF, but there really wasn't much maneuvering the way you described. It was more of fire a missile, wait, see "target destroyed" pop up on your screen, fire another one...

The Ace combat series isn't realistic at all but I heard it's a pretty good series. I heard it was still very missile-based, just at shorter ranges than real combat.
Marine50
Profile Joined September 2007
Australia1764 Posts
June 18 2009 16:57 GMT
#4
Flying games are pretty fun. There is a new game coming out or is out already with good graphics and game play. Can't recall its name though sorry
IRIS FIGHTING!!!
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
June 18 2009 17:36 GMT
#5
My two friends played some game like you described at Dreamhack just some days ago I'll try to find out what they played :O
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
June 18 2009 17:52 GMT
#6
Ace combat is really an amazing set of games, although the flight control isn't simulator-esque, its quite fun. I still pick up #3 and play it randomly when i get nostalgic. If you have a 360 get 6, but if you have a ps2 get 4 or zero, both amazing games. (especially the soundtrack)
U Gotta Skate.
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
June 18 2009 17:54 GMT
#7
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before its too late.

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high.
tyrant001
Profile Joined May 2009
Costa Rica14 Posts
June 18 2009 17:58 GMT
#8
Wth, Il-2 Sturmovik IS the best WWII simulator. It still holds the crown even 8 years after release.

And no, there are no current Modern Planes simulators worth inevsting in, HAWX is the latest one but it is NOT a simulation (is a BELOW average Ace Combat clone)
Papaya tanned boy
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
June 18 2009 18:19 GMT
#9
Just play Crimson Skies, seriously its the best flying game ive ever played

and aces high 2 was just annoying rather than fun
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
rkarhu
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Finland570 Posts
June 18 2009 18:39 GMT
#10
On June 19 2009 02:58 tyrant001 wrote:
Wth, Il-2 Sturmovik IS the best WWII simulator. It still holds the crown even 8 years after release.



Seconded.
morfyy
Profile Joined May 2007
Romania593 Posts
June 18 2009 18:51 GMT
#11
On June 19 2009 02:54 poilord wrote:
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before its too late.

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high.




teh IRON MAIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-18 21:30:54
June 18 2009 21:29 GMT
#12
IF you ever get the chance to go to a good arcade there is a jet game as well as a heli game that you sit inside and it moves around (of the same maker I believe) which were pretty fucking good. Searching for the names right now..

Maybe HeatSeeker?
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
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