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Not Ready For Primetime

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have been involved with Fighter Ace since its beginning years ago. I can say with all honesty that this is the buggiest version ever made. You are buying a beta game with substandard servers and support. Think twice before you get roped into this. Not ready for primetime!

Read The Fine Print!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You may want ot check of the games online newsgroup to really get a feel for this game. Pay close attention to the minimum system requirements and then double them if you want good playability. Dial Up users will find themselves at a disadvantage, you really need something more to get the best of it. Look for the @FA's for help. Be aware you are buying a work in progress not a final edition. Great graphics and lots of options but make sure you are equipped for it. Happy flying.

No luck is bad luck

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I had no luck getting Fighter Ace 3.5 to work on my PCs. I installed it on Windows 2000 and XP. When I try to fly, the plane stays in a left turn. You have to keep correcting the plane by countering with right turns. I contacted the support group and tried every fix they suggested. However, the problem has not been resolved. I would strongly suggest another game choice.

dislpease

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i was a fighter ace user butt when they changed i could not find it. i would to fly it again.I also was paying and they changed . I thought they were ok . I guess thats not true.

I love FA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I started flying in 1.5, the latter part of it, and FA ROCKS! Tried other flight games, but FA has something the others don't, and that's the people that fly and work there, great bunch of guys/gals.

We have a great flying community, that is willing to help in any way they can. You got a tech problem, we have lots of knowledgeable people there to help you,and if you can't find anyone in the help room, then go to the NG and post it.
NewsGroup is a great place to get help, your never alone!!

Lots of dogfights,territorial taking,bombs,rockets,soldiers, planes,maps,beginners room,advance flying etc,,,something for everyone!

GREAT PILOTS, SQUADS AND FUN, come join us at Fighter Ace and see for yourself!! Never a DULL moment, I assure you.

Sassy

Ready to be addicted?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

What are you waiting for? Been playing Fighter Ace 4 years now, and im still addicted as much as i was the first day i flew those years back...

All i can say is: Lock the wifey up, chain the doors, stock up on beer, and quite the day job cause i can guarantee that you are gonna be owned by this game... Best 10 bucks i ever wasted per month, lol... Rock on FA!

BBC Red Raider

FA RAWKS !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

been flying in fighter ace for over 4 years now ...

the people are cool ... the game is cool ...

its worth buying the cd and gettin 3 monthes free online play ...

heck ... I never got that ...

there is everything from bombers .. to paratroopers in there ...

come in and see if ya like it ... if ya do ... tell Jaleco that micro sent ya ....

see ya there ... its the only game i play ...

micro

Technical Masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pick a country and a plane and a strategy to match your temperament. Bombers, troop transports, fighter bombers, and fighters. High flying fast fighters, low flying quick turning fighters, fighters with big cannons, nimble fighters with machine guns.

Enter the arena of your choice, there are free for all rooms, arcade style rooms with easy settings, territorial conquest rooms where teams take territory, and advanced rooms for the most realism. If you are new, just ask for help and you will have some new friends right away.

Awesome graphics, clouds and blue sky, rain and shine, day and night time, sun and moon and wind and water. Airports, towns, factories, oceans. Ships, tanks, railroads, bridges. But not all is peaceful and beautiful. There are enemy bombers coming, and if you just sit there beside the runway, you might get hit by one! Avoid the potholes in the runway as the bombs explode around you while you take off. Watch out for the bomber cover plane coming in behind you, circle back into the base antiaircraft fire to let it tear him up! That'll teach him for trying to get you while taking off! Ten minutes into the game, and your adrenaline is already flowing. You can jump right into the action and risk everything right away, or you can switch to a quiet base and build up some altitude and speed before engaging with the enemy. Team up with some friends and see if you can dominate your corner of the map. You can fly formation with them on autopilot. You can use radar, map view, and enemy padlock view to keep an eye on the enemy and prevent anyone from jumping you unawares.

This game has the best view controls of any flight simulator. In addition to the expected hat switch views, you can quickly switch views between nearest enemy, next enemy, and friendly planes. With practice, you can hold these views through dogfighting maneuvers without becoming disoriented. Because of this, it has the most intense action of any flight simulator. Pilots quickly learn situational awareness, and a good thing, too, because it can be very dangerous in there. You soon find out that it pays to know the strong points and weak points of your own and your enemy's plane, and try to gain the advantage by using tactics that will favor your strengths. The result, flying against all real people in the game, is an endless series of combinations that never gets boring or repetitive. There is always more to learn, someone you just can't beat, more territory to take, another level to explore.

The game is playable on lower end computers as long as the settings are adjusted accordingly. The interaction is designed to take place over phone modem connections. Of course, if you have a higher speed connection, the game play is a little more stable, although a high percentage of players do just fine with dialup connections. And, if you have a higher end system, the game is designed to take advantage of that, too. High resolution graphics are absolutely stunning with late model video cards.

The game has gone through several iterations and there were some bugs to be worked out. The game programmers have tirelessly worked to perfect the game, and the major issues have been resolved. The fun factor is back, and this game is ready for prime time!

This game would be a great flight simulator even without the online play. The online play makes the game addictive. And the friends you make in the game will keep you coming back for years.

Fun online game, for high speed users, you can download Fighter Ace for free online!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing Fighter Ace for a while and even the old ones are alright. Since 1997, Fighter Ace was a WWII flight combat game that you can play with REAL people! You can choose your side (Soviet Union, Germany, Japan, U.S.A, and Great Britan). Even though Fighter Ace 1 never had any bombers and not many fighters, they multiplied and Fighter Ace II came in. It was better than the first one. I have played all versions of Fighter Ace and none of them EVER lived up to the latest version of Fighter Ace! And you are able to download Fighter Ace 3.8. You can pick over 100 planes (including bombers) and you have to shoot down enemy planes, bomb tanks and enemy aircraft and then send troops down and they have to capture the enemy bases. Make a torpedo run on ships or bomb them, better if you bomb them.

The detail in Fighter Ace is great! You can push F4 and you can spy on an enemy aircraft! The gears are in the correct places, you can look around in the cockpit. And you can see the outside of your plane so you might dodge bullets and machine gun fire. You can also take-off from either a carrier or an airfield. Or land in a carrier or an airfield as well.

Now the best thing about Fighter Ace is the online version of the game. You can meet people from all over the WORLD and battle them in a Free For All match, or a Team Combat game. You can make your own arena using options that will affect gameplay. Whether it's windy, cloudy, or unlimited fuel and limited ammo, you can change maps and options like those. Now since this online game is watched by Ketsujin Studios, the players are polite and honest. I've never seen such FRIENDLY players in a game... Ever! No curse words, no sex, no blood, just shooting down airplanes is all in the game.

Now to enjoy the online adventure you have to subscribe to Ketsujin Studios and you have to put in email address and other information. You get a 2 week free trial (I'm still on the trial) before you have three options to pay cash with or without a credit card. 1. $14 per month. 2. $39 per 3 months. 3. $76 per month. Those are the options and I recommend using number 3. And Ketsujin will offer prizes for the winner of their special events.

Note: You will definatly need a joystick. I am visiting Chile during this writing and I didn't bring my joystick. You can use the keyboard but it'll be hard to shoot players down.

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