![]() ![]() I also recall Simon (Bradley, reviewer) doing the same over the sequel. I suddenly recall watching Tim (Ponting, publisher) going completely gaga over US Navy Fighters. Three of them inform me f that it's been done by the same team. "Hey, that's just like US Navy Fighters!". Part Two: Excitement lostĮntirely disheartened I slump in front of the monitor, staring at the options screen. I'm in an airborne Austin Allegro apparently. it simply saunters, like Patrick Moore on lithium. Does it flash past like buggery? A vicious blur? No. As I pass one of the sparse city skyscrapers I look sideways at the thing. According to my hud I'm now travelling at one trillion squillion zwillion miles an hour. Know what I mean? I break to the right and approach a 'city'. a quick glance at the hud reveals that my afterburners are on full and I'm breaking the sound barrier, yet the bitmapped trees are passing by at about 90 mph. The texture-mapped 'floor' warps pretty nastily at the edges. It may be smoothish svga down here near ground level, but it looks horrible regardless, and is about as convincing as Michael Jackson's nose. I select (once again) the Swept Forward Wings XF-29. ![]() But within this option, apart from the comprehensive trainspotty stuff, there's a button labelled 'Free Flight' - or no enemies, in other words. There's stats galore in here: loads of photos, movie footage, graphs, charts, diagrams, and everything. I've just discovered a much easier way of accessing low-flying shenanigans - I'm going to select the aircraft reference' option. ![]() a flight sim where the only way to get close to the ground is by being strapped to a parachute? Jesus! No doubt some of the other single missions will start on the runway, but I'm beginning to lose all patience. but this single mission stuff is simply too hard for someone who just wants to piss about for a while. (Much time has passed.) I can eject pretty well now that I know the keys I need (). (Sound of many pages being flicked, accompanied by an earth shattering explosion as the XF-29 Forward Swept Wings hits the ground, killing both crew members.) we've been hit by a bloody missile! Where's the eject button? I'd better check the manual. though, what's that beeping noise? Oh! The plane's gone all wobbly. Brilliant! If that's his reaction to a mere plus five gravities, let's hear what he's got to say about minus three. I initially suspect that he's spanking his donkey, but then I cotton on. Suddenly there's a sound sample from the rjo bloke in the back seat - a gasp, a groan, some heavy breathing. I flip to inverted and pull back on the stick. How high am I? 10.000 feet, eh? Let's get below cloudbase quick-smart: I've got an appointment with 20 feet above the ground, flying upside-down. I understand most of the hud immediately. Take-off time! Uhh? Oh, this mission obviously starts in the air. And I don't even particularly want to shoot anything down yet. now I'm on the ordnance screen, and there are far too many weapons on display. As I click on 'accept', I realise that FSW must mean Forward Swept Wings. Its wings slope in the opposite direction to all the others. Oh well, it looks like a bloody Hercules from this angle. wow, loads of little planes in a hangar, viewed from above. I decide (incorrectly, as it turns out) that the quickest in-road is going to be the top one 'play single mission'. I scan the on-screen list: play single mission create quick mission create pro mission replay last mission aircraft reference other vehicle information start campaign load campaign view pilot records. So where's the Quickstart? Doesn't seem to be one. (It plays for 1.0394 seconds before I press the spacebar.) Whirr, Whirr, Whirr, whirr. I would like ninja-scopic sound thank you (click). With shaking hands (heart rate at 158 bpm) I placed the disc into the drawer. So I dashed across the room and plugged a Flightstick Pro into the back of the ludicrously tall office P133. I exaggerate, of course, but you get the drift: I was handed the ATF CD and assured that I would soon be in seventh heaven. and the champagne was flowing like nobody's business. Hags! Balloons! Glittery ribbons! There were trays of posh 'snacks' scattered about, too. A bevy of exotic dancers had been brought in for the occasion. and I had no reason to doubt this - after all, everyone in the office was jumping up and down shouting "Hip hip hooray!". When I was given ATF to review I was told that it was bound to be the most brilliant flight sim in the entire multiverse. ![]()
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