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AFDS the Best Armchair Air Force Ever, Over 70 planes.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: July 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I ordered my XBox, Sept 1st, 2001. I ordered 3 Launch Games also. Halo, Oddworld, and Air Force Delta Storm. I have had my XBox for 7 mos now, and AFDS is still the game I play the most. Flying games have always been my favorite games. AFDS gives armchair pilots, the best and biggest flying game Air Force, ever put in any flying game. You get over 70 jets, the most famous combat aircraft in the world from the late 1950s to present and beyond. Aircraft from US, UK, France, Far East, Russia, Canada, Middle East, China. Plus you get many past, present, and future jet prototypes, including many stealth aircraft.
F4, A10, F15, F22, F26, Su-34, JSF, Mig 1.44, Lavi, F2, Super Harrier, Yak 141, F117 Nighthawk, Su-32, and dozens more. You fly them in over 50 missions, air to air, air to sea, and air to ground, and combination missions. The game is by far the best looking eye candy jet sim ever, high res models, textures, and amazing light and shadows effects everywhere. The Dolby 5.1 combat sounds are great. Jets scream, the missile effects are so good you can dodge them by the audio. Tracers sound different, depending on where the bullets hit. Explosions shake your walls.
Enemy AI is good for a air combat game. Planes fly acrobaticly, will make head on passes at you, fly in formations with wingmen, always try to get on your six. Enemy gunners, and SAMs are deadly shots, so you have to out fly them also.
AFDS offers lots of variety in planes and missions. Replay is high. The game works great with the XBox Thrustmaster Flightstick. A hard to find game in US, since it sold out shortly after launch. Game available in Japan and UK, under different names. The best sim lite, action jet flyer ever. WOrth a [$$$] bucks, if you love jet flying games. Free Demo version on some OXM DVDs.
Happy XBox Flying
MidiVox

Best combat flight sim, yet.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: February 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I received this bundled with my Xbox as a Christmas present. Initially, I thought the flight controls were "child-like". I then enabled "expert controls" and off I went, into the wield blue yonder!!!

The A-10 handles VERY true-to-life (very familiar with the aircraft). The F-14 and F-15 are a blast to fly--and are 100% realistic. If you doubt this, hit a typical mission with the F-14, hit mach 1.8 and then slow down to 200mph and do some tight turns. Watch the replay and check out the wings--the variable sweep is completely accurate!!!

Missions may be slightly repetitive, but flying an aircraft and shooting air and ground targets pretty much sums up being a fighter pilot. It is the finesse and skill with which you take out said targets that makes you an "Ace".

My only gripe is the throttle. It defaults at 25% (sticks there) and you either accelerate to 100/120% or brake down to 0%. There is not incremental control of the throttle (ie: set it at 90% and leave it, hands-off).

Great game--a MUST HAVE for the Xbox, if you love flying at all. Just remember to use "Expert Control".

Best Air Combat Game Yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: October 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've played many air simulation games but this one is by far the best. I was at the E3 convention when Microsoft first displayed the Xbox and was lucky enough to sample the game. It's controls, GRAPHICS and especially CONTROLS were AWESOME. Buy This game!

Best Air Fighter game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best air fighter game I have ever played. The planes are modeled after military fighter jets and the weapons are realistic. True, there are no training courses or practice modes, but play this game for and hour and you will be able to fly any of the 75 planes that you choose to take on each mission. At the end of each mission the game automatically goes into replay mode and you can see what you did from different camera angles. The graphics are cool, from the sound of jets flying right by you to the vapor trails they leave behind.

The only thing I don't like about this game is that it does not give you the option of listening to music you have recorded on the Xbox.

Dont listen to anyone else

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bet most of the people that wrote reviews never played the game. I, one the other hand, have. This gmae is a great simulation. The graphics are stunning. The music isnt all that great, but just turn up the sound effects and it will be fine. The contols are good, u basiclly know the controls before u play it. The only real downfall is that the missions start to get a little repetitive. Overall, the game is great and is definitly worth buying if u like air combat, simulation, or if u just like fun

Looks Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: October 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was looking through screenshots and viewing movies on IGN.com of this game, and it just looks incredible. I'm not much of an airplain/shooter type of guy, but I'm buying this one. Check out the movies and you'll be convinced. ;)

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. You get to fly 75 planes and there are over 50 missions. Even though it is not a full blown sim, it is great game, because it has a lot of action. So if you like action games get this, but if you want a good sim, you should rent this first.

Unbelievable game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow. This game is truly amazing. Its not as complicated as the computer flight sims, but its a whole lot more fun! The graphics are just amazing, the game play is great, and the missions are chalenging but fun. Get this game, i guarentee that you'll LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

Great Game For Xboa

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When i first received my xbox i was only allowed to play the game for an hour and the first four or five levels are easy then it gets harder and it is much more fun to buy new airplanes b/c they go so much faster than the one you start out with. Usually i rent the game before i buy it but it looked cool and it was definately worth the 50 dollars.

QUESTION???

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have a question for all of you guys who play xbox and other stations..I am told I am getting an x-box for Christmas..and looking forward to it..but does anybody know if a Chess game will ever be put out? With various characters, like they were playing in starwars etc? Then nobody has to worry about the game aspect per se.. because chess is one of the all time great "games" anyway..

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