Customer Reviews

Air Conflicts

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I'm not a major gamer, but I do enjoy playing the occassional war/flight simulator game on my laptop. This one did not disappoint. No problems installing on my Vista Dual Core with 1 GB Ram and basic Dell laptop video card, which is way more computer than the "recommend system requirements" on the box. For the price, I didn't expect too much. This game will surprise you with what you get for your investment, though. Several aircraft, easy control with mouse and keyboard (although you can also use joysticks, etc.) Music's very corny, but you can turn it off. Recommend that you have a nicer video card than the "standard" system graphics card as the scenery may be a bit choppy otherwise. Overall, great value. Several levels of difficulty. Easy to learn, but not easy to master (which means you won't be done with it the same day you buy it). The more missions you fly, the harder and more interesting they get. Fun game. Beats the heck out of my other "time killer" games on the PC platform.

If you want a simple game to unload commuting stress with, this will satisfy you. Decidedly an arcade-style game. I've employed the use of the Saitek ST290 joystick with it as key pad control of an air battle game doesn't appeal to me. Its nice that it offers levels of play so you can hone skills from novice to expert. Being an aviation individual, I cannot get my head around how to successfully fly without an altimeter! Particularly on bombing missions. Overall, its a great bargain and intense shoot-down fun for up to 2hrs. But I'm not one to spend all day with a game anyway.

More years ago then I'd like to admit, I had a hell of a good time playing a Lucas Arts game call "Battle of Britain" I've played many flight sims since and while the games have gotten to be better and better aircraft simulators I generally have enjoyed them less and less to the point where I'd pretty much decided I didn't care for them anymore.
Till today - I saw this game in a bargain bin and thought, what the heck it looks fun and it's cheap enough.
I'm glad I did, Air Conflicts is the most fun I've had with a flight sim since Battle of Britain (Which I tried again recently, to my horror I found it had aged badly - it was nothing like the awesome game I remembered)
No learning curve here, just jump in and have at it! Joysticks are totally not needed as it has excellent mouse control. The missions get progressively harder starting with training and working up to some insanely enjoyable hairballs. If you have to have total realism - then take a pass. This is no IL2 (Thank god - I own it already!) On the other hand if you want to take a break from all that and just blow stuff up in a game that keeps you coming back for `just one more mission...' then look no further.

Game will not run properly with my Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X joystick. According to Bold Games Tech Support They're not going to release any current patches to fix the problem. So save your money on this one.

This is NOT a game for someone who likes to adjust rudder flaps, etc. It's a really fun, easy to play arcade WWII Airplane shooter. Great for the money. Easy to operate without a learning curve. It's got a fun BOMBING camera mode too. You can play as RAF, USSR or LUFTWAFFE. It's a simple, fun game.

It is, again, simplistically realistic with missions and commentary from "HQ" and all.

The only bad point that I can find is that some planes are equipped with missles which the manual says you need a 3rd button on your mouse for? I haven't been able to use them yet.

So, if you run out of bombs and you're a bomber, you can strafe.

This game is only for arcade use. Do not purchase if you want to experience flight similar to the real planes. I feel that if you are not a flight sim person and just want a game you can shoot and shoot, then this will appeal to you. There is a segment of flight gamers that will really enjoy this type of flight game. I do not use the term flight sim because this game has none of the characteristics of a flight sim such as IL2 and Microsoft X. The graphics are good though.
So for arcade like fun great, flight some no.

Works with Windows 7 64 bit. Arcade style sim, simple to setup, pure value for less than 10 bucks!
Graphics are good too!

Back in the day, all my friends played F-22 Lightning 3. Many years later, I wanted to play a flying game with my kids. F-22 Lightning is still around, and still fun...but you have to really jump through hoops to play it on more than one computer located in the same house. It also requires a central server and the language on public games is not kid friendly at all.

So after looking around I found Air Conflicts. It has good LAN play and will run on older systems, although you will need to turn the frame rate and details down on a built in Intel graphics card (I think there is a patch for that, but it runs pretty smooth just to turn some settings to low). My entry-level gaming system has a ZOTAC nVidia GeForce 9500GT, and it plays it great.

The pros. It's not a flight simulator. Your nine-year old can jump right in and start playing. Multiplayer is pretty easy to set up. I've only played a few games in it, but it's fun enough to justify the price of this game. In fact, that's the one reason I bought this game. It also has some fun single player missions.

The cons. It's not a flight simulator and the planes are WWII era. I so want to roll over and dive or fly upside down, but you just can't do it. It has missiles, but it seems almost impossible to actually hit another plane with them. And sometimes it seems like a plane should look like swiss cheese and yet they keep on flying.

All things considered, I gave it four stars. If you could roll over, I might have given it a five. Most of the things that make this a good game are there. Doesn't take a state of the art gaming system; Easy for people to just jump in and fly; and fairly priced = worth it!

My son recommended this to me. I enjoy air combat games, but they are as rare as frog hair. This one is not only affordable, but enjoyable. Great graphics.

limited game play. too much of the same mission over and over. don't waste your time or money on this. good graphics, no imagination.