Flight Sim?

[kyzen]

Hey dudes! Ok, what I'm looking for is... the COD2 of flight sims :P Want something that like cod2 is quite simple to pick up, with multi game modes, like capture the balloon, or some shit :P You know what I'm talking about, guys got any suggestions?

[cvt]

Capture the baloon..... simple to pick up.....
sure it should be called a flight sim??
sound like a cool game to try if it exists.

[Samfoote]

I've heard very good things about IL2 Sturmovik (not sure its exactly what you're looking for) and it's only 10 bucks now. However a new version was recentley released Il2 Sturmovik 1946? or something.

[kyzen]

Yep, had that going at a lan last weekend, it's a classic, and the same guys did pacific fighters that is apparently pretty good, haven't had a go yet!

I stumbled upon something interested and I actually didn't have to go that far from home! A game called heroes of the pacific made by our good friends over at http://www.irgurus.com/ you know, the guys that opened that codehouse in ballarat. Sounds interesting, might be worth a go at the next X, looking for something completely different to FPS. The game's site is http://www.heroesofthepacific.co m/ here's it's synopsis:

With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US military mobilized. Common men rose to the challenge and became heroes in the skies, seas and beaches of WWII's Pacific Theater. Heroes of the Pacific is an epic WWII flight combat game that begins with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and unfolds in epic detail through the battles of Midway, the Coral Sea, Wake Island, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal.

You are the hero whose skill guts and determination will win or lose the war. Mastery of over 25 actual WWII aircraft is crucial as is maintaining focus in the thick of a 300 plane dog fight with planes exploding and smoke trails blocking views. Command a squadron of 32 AI planes, work with friends through online connections, or go it alone to achieve the battle objectives. Make it through alive while upholding integrity, courage and American ideals to become a hero of the Pacific.

Game Features


25 actual WWII aircraft available to the player, plus hidden and locked plans including the Japanese Zero
Over 300 planes on-screen each with full AI and dog-fighting physics
Incredible graphical detail on plane and ship models (15,000 - 30,000 polygons) with multiple complex lighting effects
Realistic environments, including dynamic 3D water
Control up to 32 wingmen through an innovative, fast-access menu system
Over 30 missions taken from real events of the Pacific Theatre campaign - the Battle of midway, Wake Island, The Marianas, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal.
An engrossing storyline featuring rich character development against the backdrop of the intense naval conflict in WWII's Pacific Theatre
Multiplayer allows the player to take part in Split Screen, Link Up or Online multiplayer battles:
Dogfight
Team Dogfight
Capture the Flag
Fox and Hounds - hold the flag the longest
Multiplayer Missions - cooperative mode

[FROSTY BoSkitzo]

Sounds good kenny.

There arent too many good flight games out there.

[Samfoote]

I still think the best flight 'sim' ever, was 'X-Wing vs Tie Fighter' still holds up today, pretty fun.

[kyzen]

I still think the best flight 'sim' ever, was 'X-Wing vs Tie Fighter' still holds up today, pretty fun.
AMEN!!!

[edwin]

hey how about crimson skies
easy to pick up which is what you want and it is old enough that yu dont need to worry about anti copy stuff and it will run on anything
for memory it had so cool multiplayer stuff and nice custom setups which were fun
cheers

[citizen-X]

crimson skies is pretty damn good i loved that

can we avoid the WW2 era, fucking cod2 fans ahhaha

i like F-22's and b2's not this " we built a plane from balsa wood to attack ze germans"

[citizen-X]

me tubs and andrew tried lock-on

but god damn take 10 years to teach ppl to play that game haha..too complex :(