ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
Ace Combat 7 is an amazing game aswell as a good return-to-form for Project Aces. One thing I like the most is the gameplay, no doubt out of all the Ace Combat games I’ve played Skies Unknown has the absolute best. It’s as intense and high-octane as running from a guard dog, the only difference being it’s actually fun. But everything else is sort of lacking, and pales in comparison to the older games. The story is kinda… Meh. I loved the whole suicide-squad-esque story it had going on during the 444 missions, but everything after that started to get kind of dull. The DLC missions are wonderful though, my personal favorite being Anchorhead Raid. The soundtrack is good albeit kind of boring (even Daredevil. They use the Daredevil motif in a bunch of the songs here and it gets boring very quickly. Or well, atleast in my experience), that is except Magic Spear! Magic Spear is absolutely amazing and I love it with all my heart.
– Real player with 367.4 hrs in game
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It’s a great game for anyone interested in Fighter Jets. Note: THIS IS NOT A SIMULATOR.
I’ve had plenty of fun flying around in a jet, taking out enemies left and right, it also has an interesting story, that is not at all confusing if you knowledge of the timeline prior to this.
The music is also amazing.
Multiplayer is kinda dead though with only two modes.
– Real player with 94.8 hrs in game
Blue Max: Aces of the Great War
Forget glory, friend. Think survival.
The “Pour le Merite” or Blue Max fighter pilots were something to be both admired and feared. An award given to the best German pilots of World War I, if you ended up in the sights of a Blue Max plane, you knew your flying days were over.
Originally released in 1991 by Artech Digital Entertainment, Blue Max: Aces of the Great War is a classic flight simulator that takes you right into the fray as a World War I flying ace. Choose from 8 different planes, such as Fokkers, Sopwiths, Spads to take down enemy planes or capture surveillance behind enemy lines. If real time flying simulators aren’t your thing, Blue Max can also change dogfights into strategic turn-based battles, taking your challenge out of the sky and onto a 3D tactical map.
Step into the cockpit in Blue Max: Aces of the Great War, and experience the strategy and thrills of the best fighter pilots of their time.
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Take your dogfights to a 2D tactical map, executing turn based strategies against your opponents with an unique 3D simulation to visualize your best plan of attack
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Fly high in 8 historic fighter planes such as Albatross DIII, Fokker DVII, and more!
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Multiple 3D angles for more visibility when dodging and diving in the heat of a dogfight
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Shoot down enemy planes or fly skillfully over enemy territory for surveillance as you engage in captivating gameplay featuring multiple mission options and several historical locations.
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Heliborne Collection
This is a shortened version of a longer review I wrote of the game - Steam didn’t have enough room for all of the gushing praise I have for Heliborne. This was written in August of 2018, but I’ve adjusted it to account for recent updates.
Heliborne is a helicopter action game similar to World of Tanks or World of Warplanes, but with no real micro-transactions (skins can be purchased, both with real money and experience points, but they are purely cosmetic). Players are introduced to a series of NATO (primarily American) and Russian helicopters, beginning with piston-driven craft that handle like flying barges armed with simple machine guns to sleek modern attack choppers with guided missiles. Each chopper handles differently and mastering their unique characteristics is a lot of fun. The flight model is definitely more arcade than sim, but each bird has real heft and momentum in flight. Getting from point A to point B (or, should I say, LZ 1 to LZ 2?) isn’t terribly difficult, but doing it with style? Coming into a hot LZ at speed to drop troops under heavy fire? That takes a little bit of practice. A basic understanding of the physics Grand Theft Auto was able to figure it out fairly quickly.
– Real player with 464.4 hrs in game
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Mixed Feeling Review, Devs turn back to old version = Thanks.
The new Developer: Klabater did bad to this game.
Feel sad for the new ppl who bought it only for the EE.
Please - Don’t rush. Take it slow. Make sure all working well and lookin good before next big update.
Oh and don’t forget to Test it as well - “Think like you are the player” :-)
The only pictures to show:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2203570716
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2203663529
– Real player with 315.3 hrs in game
Falcon 4.0
Best game ever made, next year 2018 will be its 20 Year Release Date Party & I am excited rite now right here!
I had quit F4 long ago and now since October 2017 I got about 180 hours in. I am a Captain & I may win my first campaign.
It is hard to learn. I used old hardware, an old X52 HOTAS & some of the knobs & sliders have failed and rudder twist nogo also. As soon as I got a new HOTAs everything started getting easier.
thrustmaster t-16000m is now $150 with foot rudders at Micro Center, these are awesome affordable ones. The TM Warthog is the best, but out of my price league, $350 w/o rudders………….
– Real player with 27.1 hrs in game
Falcon 4.0
just by hearing that you should get goosebumps…..
Falcon 4.0 is one of those old gems that exist, i remember as a child i played this, and for many years it remained as a daily played game, untill i took a long break from it and began develop models for other games. Being an 3D artist for many games has been an honor but making models for this was an truly experience, i remember those long nights trying get my model to work. only to figure out i sucked at making 3D cockpits. So of all the models i made to this game only the ‘‘SUFA’’ made it into it :(
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
Raid on the Zone
Been playing this a couple of times now, and I’m very fond of it being so close to the original Raid on Bungeling Bay, even though it has been enhanced with more intelligent AI, which also makes it a bigger challenge. I haven’t beaten it yet, but I’m going to! Lots of good gameplay and replayability. Recommending this for everyone who likes to shoot stuff and have fun!
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
I really enjoyed this game as it resembles the old Raid on Bungeling Bay, which I have enjyoed a lot as a kid. The game is hard but loads of fun! :) Highly recommended for anyone with a trigger finger.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Thunder Wolves
AT A GLANCE
(Full review follows below)
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Game Name: Thunder Wolves
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Original Release: 2013
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Genre Tags: Arcade; Casual; Action; Mindless Fun; Local-Coop
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My Overall Grade: B+
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Estimated Playtime (Campaign): 4-12 hours
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Multiplayer Aspect: Optional (Local)
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Recommended To: Established fans of the genre; Those intrigued by the genre; Casual gamers; Arcade gamers
REVIEW
Thunder Wolves provides simplistic and explosive action in a familiar arcade style that will have you piloting combat-equipped helicopters across sandbox maps with the objective of blowing up whatever gets in your way. As an arcade game, the focus is on the action; and so: the controls are simple, the storyline elements are minimal, and the overall depth of the game falls somewhere between “puddle” and “kiddie-pool.” But it’s all good. Because it’s fun as hell. Anyone who is looking for some wild, mindless action should give Thunder Wolves strong consideration.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
Thunder Wolves
Thunder Wolves is a fun lite hearted arcade flight shooter. For a dollar am surprised that his game delivers a lot of content.
For being a hearted arcady game from the early 2000s this was a pretty enjoyable experience.
Released on Steam back in 2013 by the publisher HandyGames and developed by Most Wanted Entertainment.
I really enjoy the hectic and chaotic arcade-style gameplay.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2197951622
Thunder Wolves lets you play as an elite group of pilots, who undergo missions under the banner of a mercenary group. The game in the hot seat of an experienced helicopter group that has survived a flurry of bullets and caused more destruction than the Seventh United States Army. Gamers will embark on a variety of missions including high-risk convoy protection, deploying a commando on fast-moving train, or unleashing hell on a fully destructible battlefield. Lets you play with few Helicopters with 3 different types of rockets to demolish your foes with.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
TLDR: Worth a couple bucks to fly around and shoot guns and missiles. Not very realistic, limited content.
This is a fun arcade-type flight sim game. Emphasis on arcade- there’s a lot of clunkiness and issues and overall doesn’t feel as realistic as say the old HAWX or Ace Combat games were (Even though those weren’t as realistic as REAL flight sim games). If you’ve never played a flight sim game before, this may be a good first choice since the controls are very simple and easy to use.
It’s fun to just boot up the game and roll out raining hell on planes or ships; it’s quick to get into the action and they don’t lug you down with so much customization that it becomes burdensome.
– Real player with 24.9 hrs in game
My controller scheme is so messed up its not even funny, and coming from a casual Battlefield background makes this a lot more challenging since the only experience I have with flying aircraft “realistically” was in ArmA2/3, but that was done with KB/M which gave me a lot more options for control customization and whatnot, whereas in BF4 where I played on a PS3 using a controller, everything was incredibly casual, and even then I haven’t played BF4 IN AGES, NOR AM I GOOD IN AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN WITH.
– Real player with 22.1 hrs in game
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Written as of 25 August, 2016.
I grew up with this game, so I may be severely biased, just a warning. I remember getting the original IL-2 Sturmovik/Pacific Fighters pack way back in 2005 as a starry-eyed little kid. I was fascinated with aircraft from this era and it’s the main reason I know how much about them I do today. And then, suddenly, this new, vastly superior version appeared! I never begged my parents for something so badly in my life, but I NEEDED this as a child. And so I made the money to buy it. Best idea ever. It doesn’t show it, but the amount I have played this game in so many situations must easily be at least 4,000 hours before getting it on Steam alone. But enough of my life story, let’s get into the review of this.
– Real player with 590.7 hrs in game
IL-2 1946 Is a masterpiece in WW2 aircraft simulation and is a must have if you’re craving action in the pacific. To my knowledge, this is the only game that gets it right and makes you feel like you’re there fighting for small islands and atolls in the 1940’s. Whether you choose Japan or the United States, it does a great job at putting you in the pilot’s seat and give you the true feel of the war from the perspective of one squadron. If you choose the Japanese, you really feel the advantage of the Zero or the Val in the early war battles. The flight models of the aircraft in game make you work for it and learn how the real world planes fly, but once you put in the work you see the reward. But as the Japanese campaign goes on, everything gets harder. By the time you’re flying at Iwo Jima you’re in desperation to just survive you’re next mission. Alternatively, If you choose to fly for the US Navy, you start out from the battle of the Coral Sea and work your way to the mainland islands of Japan. For the US Navy you get to choose the Dauntless or the fighter campaign. The main fighters you get to fly as the war goes on are the Wildcat (and subsequent upgraded variants), Hellcat (f6f-3, f6f-5), and Corsair (with variants). In both campaigns you take off and land on WW2 carriers which by itself is boatloads of fun, but the missions are great as well.
– Real player with 388.2 hrs in game
Tactical Warfare Simulator
I’ve only played in VR with a HOTAS. Beyond the fact that it’s wildly overpriced, this game needs a serious overhaul by someone who understands UX.
The menus are amateurish and bewildering, particularly in the campaign mode. There’s no way to recenter your view. It seems to be impossible to start a campaign game in VR, because you have to type in a name for your squadron, and it won’t accept keyboard input as typing. When I hit the F key I get some performance numbers. I had to restart in desktop mode, create the campaign, and then restart again in VR mode to play it.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
this game does not fell finished to me. at this time in VR you have hand tracking but can not interact with anything just ghost hands. that sucks would have loved to fly the planes with my VR hands. but im so far happy with what i got. the joysticks on the VR controls work. game brings me back to playing red baron long long ago. for that feeling i like the game. and for that i will give it a thumbs up. if you go into this expecting a full VR exp you will be a little upset. but the controls work the game plays and is fun. maybe wait for a sale if you are unsure.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Air Combat XF
The game itself was gifted to me as a prank. Tried to get all the achievements and got stuck because of a glitch. Reported it and it got fixed. Love seeing such an activity form the dev’s side.
The game itself is quite short but to be honest - it hade some challenging moments which I liked. Worth getting this as a prank, had some fun for a while.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
It’s pure adrenaline fun. If you ever wanted to just jump in and shoot stuff, this is it. Minimal mission briefing is all you get as background story unlike the demo for their latest iteration called Massive Air Combat; that one has a pretty nice cutscene and you get to fly a heavier aircraft but since it’s a demo we get to see only one in the 1 mission in the demo.
Considering that it costs me only about 0.6 SGD, it’s a pretty good bang for the buck, pardon the pun. So, it is an arcade flight game and the good thing is; it doesn’t go overboard with the arcade freedom of latitude. Since version 2.2 there were some physics restrictions introduced and gameplay tweaks which makes the game a bit closer to reality and a bit tougher. There is no difficulty setting but if you want an easier time, maybe version 1.0 is the way to go. You can opt for that in the Beta version of the game in the Steam UI.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game