Video Game Recommendation?

[colchar]

Can anyone here recommend a decent air fighting video game? I'd prefer a World War II themed game but something more modern would also suffice. I'd rather not get a game in which you have to fly around for ages before you find the enemy - I just want to shoot shit and blow planes out of the sky. I have a PS2 and an Xbox but there is also an Xbox 360 in the house so I'm looking for a game for any of those platforms.

[Miles]

Can anyone here recommend a decent air fighting video game? I'd prefer a World War II themed game but something more modern would also suffice. I'd rather not get a game in which you have to fly around for ages before you find the enemy - I just want to shoot shit and blow planes out of the sky. I have a PS2 and an Xbox but there is also an Xbox 360 in the house so I'm looking for a game for any of those platforms.

Ace Combat. It's kinda weak in the realism because there are unlimited machine gun rounds and 40+ air to ground and air to air missiles. But the graphics are great, the play control is great and there's a decent storyline. Bonus: it's an older title for the PS2 so you should get it for cheap.

[Miles]

Stay away from Top Gun.

[bjornolf]

Supposedly THE best air combat game out right now is H.A.W.X. I think it's a Clancy game. It's on the Xbox 360, as well as the PS3 and the PC. Every review I've seen of it says it is just da bomb.

http://www.gamespot.com/search.html?qs= ... clk=search

[Rolvix]

Stay away from Top Gun.

QFE

[bjornolf]

Stay away from Top Gun.

QFE

Um, what does "QFE" mean? I assume you're not talking about the aeronautic definition.

[Shammrog]

Can anyone here recommend a decent air fighting video game? I'd prefer a World War II themed game but something more modern would also suffice. I'd rather not get a game in which you have to fly around for ages before you find the enemy - I just want to shoot shit and blow planes out of the sky. I have a PS2 and an Xbox but there is also an Xbox 360 in the house so I'm looking for a game for any of those platforms.

Ace Combat. It's kinda weak in the realism because there are unlimited machine gun rounds and 40+ air to ground and air to air missiles. But the graphics are great, the play control is great and there's a decent storyline. Bonus: it's an older title for the PS2 so you should get it for cheap.

Yes - I had this years ago for PS2 - it was AWESOME!

[bjornolf]

My friend likes Blazing Angels, but I'm not overly familiar with it.

[Rolvix]

Stay away from Top Gun.

QFE

Um, what does "QFE" mean? I assume you're not talking about the aeronautic definition.

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[Miles]

Can anyone here recommend a decent air fighting video game? I'd prefer a World War II themed game but something more modern would also suffice. I'd rather not get a game in which you have to fly around for ages before you find the enemy - I just want to shoot shit and blow planes out of the sky. I have a PS2 and an Xbox but there is also an Xbox 360 in the house so I'm looking for a game for any of those platforms.

Ace Combat. It's kinda weak in the realism because there are unlimited machine gun rounds and 40+ air to ground and air to air missiles. But the graphics are great, the play control is great and there's a decent storyline. Bonus: it's an older title for the PS2 so you should get it for cheap.

Yes - I had this years ago for PS2 - it was AWESOME!

Yeah seriously. The campiness kinda grows on you and in the end I did enjoy having 40 missiles, rather than 4. It may be even worth it to get the whole series. You know what. Hell, I'll just mail you my copy olchar. I really don't play my PS2 that much. PM your address and I'll send you Ace Combat 5.

[Miles]

Stay away from Top Gun.

QFE

Could there have been a bigger disappointment?

[Shammrog]

My friend likes Blazing Angels, but I'm not overly familiar with it.

I have it for the Wii, and like it. Usually in the 19.99 bargain bin too.

[colchar]

Yeah seriously. The campiness kinda grows on you and in the end I did enjoy having 40 missiles, rather than 4. It may be even worth it to get the whole series. You know what. Hell, I'll just mail you my copy olchar. I really don't play my PS2 that much. PM your address and I'll send you Ace Combat 5.

That's really generous of you - thanks. I'll pop you a PM in a few minutes.

[colchar]

My roommate's brother is over and he was just talking about some flight simulation game developed by George Lucas' company which he said was tons of fun. Apparently it takes place during WW II and, when you finish the game, you unlock Star Wars vehicles (Millennium Falcon etc.) and can redo the game using them. I'm going to have to try to find the name of it. My roommate just sold me his Xbox for a case of beer so now I own that and my PS2 so I can search for it on either of those platforms. Plus, we have his Xbox 360 in the house so I can buy it for that if I find it.

I'd also love to find a version of the original Star Wars game from the arcade. From what I understand it is available as a bonus on a current Star Wars game for GameCube but I'd love to find the actual game itself. Here is a link to it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayw6LbAWIk4

[Miles]

My roommate's brother is over and he was just talking about some flight simulation game developed by George Lucas' company which he said was tons of fun. Apparently it takes place during WW II and, when you finish the game, you unlock Star Wars vehicles (Millennium Falcon etc.) and can redo the game using them. I'm going to have to try to find the name of it. My roommate just sold me his Xbox for a case of beer so now I own that and my PS2 so I can search for it on either of those platforms. Plus, we have his Xbox 360 in the house so I can buy it for that if I find it.

I'd also love to find a version of the original Star Wars game from the arcade. From what I understand it is available as a bonus on a current Star Wars game for GameCube but I'd love to find the actual game itself. Here is a link to it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayw6LbAWIk4

Ugh! I know exactly what game you're talking about RE: George Lucas flight simulator. I can't remember the name either! I also seem to remember the guys who made Call of Duty making a more realistic (weapons, payload, fuel, etc.) WWII simulator. Googling...

[bjornolf]

Is this the one you're looking for?

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... arcade.htm

[Miles]

Is this the one you're looking for?

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... arcade.htm

Kudos!!! Vector graphics rule.

[colchar]

Is this the one you're looking for?

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... arcade.htm

Kudos!!! Vector graphics rule.

That is it - and it is a blast.

Now I just have to figure out the name of the other flight simulator game I mentioned in a previous post.

[bjornolf]

Now I just have to figure out the name of the other flight simulator game I mentioned in a previous post.

I tried to google it. I was able to find several articles mentioning a lucasarts game that involved air combat in WWII that was slated to come out in 2003. However, I couldn't find ANYTHING that actually mentioned its final name. It's like it never came out. Got dumped before release, which does happen sometimes. They mentioned "Battlehawks 1942", "Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain", and "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", but these were all older games that came before this 2002 press release about the WWII game you mentioned.

[colchar]

Now I just have to figure out the name of the other flight simulator game I mentioned in a previous post.

I tried to google it. I was able to find several articles mentioning a lucasarts game that involved air combat in WWII that was slated to come out in 2003. However, I couldn't find ANYTHING that actually mentioned its final name. It's like it never came out. Got dumped before release, which does happen sometimes. They mentioned "Battlehawks 1942", "Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain", and "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", but these were all older games that came before this 2002 press release about the WWII game you mentioned.

I'll ask him again when he is over later today. Maybe he'll remember it. The game he's referring to was definitely released because he described it to me and his brother (my roommate) told me he used to play it for hours on end.