Over G Fighters

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Attempt more than 80 intense missions in a modern-day global conflict, plus interlocking sub-missions
• Check six with 360-degree cockpit views & realistic, highly detailed instrumentation
• Kick the tires and light the fires - get right into the action with dogfights, either one-on-one or in massive dogfighting furballs
• Flight data recorder - Players can save their combat triumphs and learn from their defeats by recording and replaying them
• Xbox Live service for up to 8 players -- Engage in head-to-head dogfights or cooperative team play online

Product Details

• ASIN: B000CEXDWG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,573 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #20 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Simulation
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

In Over G Fighters, a terrorist organization threatens the world's peace and security as players take to the skies in a united world air force. Take the fight to the enemy in aerial battles all over the world and face massive, challenging missions. Players will feel the G-forces and hear the roar of jet engines in 5.1 channel stereo as they ignite the after burner. Fly the world's most powerful fighters: Fly every modern jet fighter in the Western arsenal including the F-22A Raptor, the US air superiority fighter of the 21st century. Face more than 90 Western and former Soviet enemies and get in the cockpit of the F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, F/A-18C Hornet, Su-27 Flanker, MiG-29A Fulcrum, and F-117A Nighthawk.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid entry for the 360, June 29, 2006

By 

Jeffrey S. Stanley "Viper_29" (Houston) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Over G Fighters (Video Game)

Okay, I have been playing this for a couple of days now. I have mainly played the campaign portion of the game. I tried to go online but there isn't many games to pick up on right now. Hopefully that will change as more and more people pick this game up. I am a die hard flight sim lover. I have several flight sims on the computer as well as several of the Ace Combat series. I wil say that the detail of the airplanes and armament on this game are extremely high and the jets look great.

There is bound to be comparisons of this game to the Ace Combat series. While comparing these two are like comparing apples and oranges, they each have their own sweet spots. Over G strives on more realism than Ace Combat. While you can fly on a novice level, it severely hampers your flight abilities. Once you switch over to the more realistic normal mode, you can enjoy barrel rolls and tight turns and the response feels great. The novice mode feels like your flying through mud.

You can set your plane up before each mission either with a recommended setup or choosing your own missile selection. There is a well appreciated range of missile and bombs to suit every mission. While yes, you can have a great view in the cockpit, I have yet to see a true 360 degree field of vision. It is more like 280 degrees.

The missions so far have been varied nicely. The main disappointment I have had is with the music selection. The Ace Combat series had great music and not only that but great chatter on the radio that really pulled you into believing that you were the one hero of the war. Of any flight game I have played, Ace Combat 5 has done this better than any other. Atleat with the 360 you can play your personal selection of music off the hard drive.

The explosions are decently animated with contrails visible after the jet or tank blows and the contrails move in the direction of the path of flight, which adds nicely to the realism. While flying, you can enjoy a view of your jet and you can notice the exhaust fumes as they exit the engine and also distort the view of the graphics behind the plane. This also adds nicely to the touch of realism.

While this is a solid entry for the 360, I can only hope that the next game improves on this one. If you are a hard core flight sim lover, you have to buy this. If you enjoyed Ace Combat, you may want to rent this game before buying it because it might not be exactly what you are expecting in relation to the Ace Combat series. Althought this game is on a console, it is more in line with what is available on PC's rather than what is previously available for consoles. Enjoy.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is not an arcade game but a great combat sim, August 1, 2006

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Robert L. Clayton "Game Junkie" (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Over G Fighters (Video Game)

I have read many reviews for this game stating that the planes handle sluggish and are not realistic. I do not agree and in fact the reason the plane is sluggish is probably because you are flying with your air brakes on which causes the controller to vibrate.
I have played the game on easy and expert and it is great fun both ways. If you do decide to play on expert it will really make you think and you dont have time to second guess yourself. Is it hard to dodge missles? No, not if you know what kind they are. If you do not see "Launch" then you are being faced with a IR missle and turning on your afterburner will just draw the missle in. Instead, cut power and hit flare/chaff until threat is gone.

I really love this game and is very very similar to the old F-15 and F-16 games from the day. I still cant land on a carrier though.

If you want to fly and shoot down planes and not get the feel of what real combat is kinda like, do not get this game. This is as close as it gets for many of us and the game is awesome.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great 360 Game, July 25, 2006

By 

Arjun (Cary, NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Over G Fighters (Video Game)

I just got my 360 a few weeks ago, and this was the first game that I got. At first, I thought it was horrible, I thought the graphics were mediocre, and the cartoonish mission briefing style was cheesy. However, my attitude towards the game greatly changed once I beat North America (the first level). The graphics are outstanding, especially the African rivers and the Far East cities. You get new planes after various missions that keep every level different from the one before it. This is certainly a game capable of sucking away 6 hours of your weekend. I highly reccomend it to anyone who is a fan of flight or war games. I haven't played it on live, but i hear its pretty good. A MUST OWN FOR 360 OWNERS!!!