24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Potential, February 15, 2000
This review is from: Fighter Squadron (CD-ROM)
Don't judge this Simulation by the version that you install "out of the box", for this is just a fraction of it's potential. Fighter Squadron really shines in one "streak of genius", commonly known as: Open Plane. With Open Plane it's possible to create new planes, modify flight characteristics, introduce new ground vehicles etc. Furthermore you can create your own custom skins for all planes available.
Go here: fightersquadron to get an update on new planes etc, that other users have already completed. (amoungst these are several WWI planes!, the Fw-190D-9, Mosquito and even a Flying Cow! :)
General Review: Many people name "European Air War" (EAW) as their favorite Flightsim. I have both Sims and favour "Fighter Squadron" (FS) in several aspects:
1.) Clouds: FS is the first(?) Sim to actually implement clouds realistically, speak: U can actually fly through them, hide in them - or lose sight of your bogie.. ;)
2.) Weather: EAW offers some nice settings, but only for the single missions - Why can't the "dusk or dawn" settings be used in the campaign? FS has beautiful weather settings throughout
3.) Terrain: EAW's vision of Europe seems to be of a flat countryside from Calais to Berlin, whereas FS has a more realistic "three dimensional" approach :)
4.) Cockpit Views: Ok, I must admit... I'm a so-called "hardcore" sim-pilot. When it comes to cockpits I want realistic views - not what EAW has to offer. In EAW there is no Cockpit Armor/Seat to block your 6 O'Clock view. Terrible! Why all the fuss you might think? Well think about it this way... You have a flightsim that lets you fly a collection of different planes, that all behave differently according to their flightmodel. This means every plane offers different advantages/drawbacks that effect your tactics. Well, dosen't the visibilty from within your cockpit have a great effect too? The Spitfire may be a great plane but the rear-view is rather bad compared to the Fw-190 for example. In short: FS wins by miles in this department.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
so much promised, June 7, 2000
This review is from: Fighter Squadron (CD-ROM)
I first found this sim on these pages, after reading the reviews I decided to purchase the program and eagerly awaited its arrival. It's been downhill eversince. I could not get the targeting to work and the toggle views were not fast enough for me to catch a glimpse of say an Me 262. I have tried a number of times to get activision to tell me what I needed to make this work , I own a new computer and I have enough memory and speed,it has been one month since I started to contact activision and their response so far is to download a driver that I already have. Now they suggest a new voodoo 3 but dont specify which voodoo 3 series. I am truly disapointed in the program and am sorry I purchased it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FS:SDOE - The sim that wouldnt die., April 5, 2005
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Fighter Squadron (CD-ROM)
Panned by critics from the beginning (I believe I read one good review). Six years after its release in 1999 this sim still has a solid following. Parsoft has allowed controlled access to the code, so the sim with the patch only loosly resembles the original. People who bought it and put it down originally are always amazed at what has been done with this versitile software.
Add ons include over 45 WWI planes, 150 WWII planes, Many of Germanys "Secret Weapons" planes and more!
In 50+ years, I have never had a better return on my entertainment dollar.
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