Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• flying modes
• historical missions
• authentic aircraft

Product Details

• ASIN: B001393RDE
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: 1991
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,325 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

The game is characterized for its good balance of an action laden gameplay which focuses on classical dog fights and a simple but still realistic flight model which justifies calling Chuck Yeager's Air Combat a simulation. Unlike in many other flight simulation games of its day, altitude and aircraft characteristics have a big influence on the behaviour of the game's simulated aircraft. Realism has been sacrificed to some degree to enhance gameplay however: E.g. a real fighter plane expends all of its ammunition after a few short bursts, while in Chuck Yeager's Air Combat the rate of fire has been reduced considerably, making dog fights longer. To assist a newcomer to the game several help features can be activated, such as unlimited ammunition or easier aiming. A virtual Chuck Yeager can be activated, who gives advice. Features six player-flyable aircraft: P-51D Mustang, F-86E Sabre, F-4E Phantom II, Fw.190A-8, the Soviet MiG-15 'Fagot' and MiG-21MF 'Fishbed'. Other featured AI-driven aircraft were: Me.109E, Me.110B, Me-163B Komet, Me-262 Schwalbe , P-47D Thunderbolt, Yak-9, MiG-17MF 'Fresco' and F-105D Thunderchief as opposing fighters and B-17E, B-29C, B-52 and L-5 as aircraft to either protect or shoot down, depending on the mission. Three different fly modes: Free Flight, which puts the user in a selected airplane in a non-hostile environment; Create a Mission, where the user can specify which airplane to pilot against a selected number of AI-driven aircraft of varying levels of difficulty; and Historical Flight, where user can select among three wars to fly in: World War II, Korean, and Vietnam. Historical Missions All missions are based upon actual missions ranging from the strafe attacks of WWII, the open dogfights of modern air warfare, and the combat missions of Vietnam, which included bomber escorts. However, large, famous battles in the wars are not included (for example, there are no D-Day, Pearl Harbor, or Battle of Britain missions).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Delay and cost, June 11, 2011

By 

Ed - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Chuck Yeager's Air Combat (CD-ROM)

After spending a considerable amount of time, the Post Office advised me that my

CD was being shipped by boat from Richmond, CA on 5/14!!!!!!!!!

Note that the shipping charge I paid is over $13, $4 more than a charging unit for

my camera which weighs more than a CD.

Amazon and the shipper did not advise any clients that shipping to Hawaii by boat

may take 6 to 8 weeks! Shipments within the mainland, except Alaska which is also sent by boar, can be sent by truck, etc. and reach the customer within a week.

Trust me, this is my last purchase on Amazon and from the shipper who is ripping me off on shipping

charges.

Ed Gencarelli