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[Bad Customer Service]

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Fairly decent game w/ good graphics... But customer service is the worst I've ever seen. The servers for online play are slow and full of lag. Suggest you spend your money elsewhere.

Game in not ready for the public!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Even though FA3.5 has possibilities, I can honestly say that in it's current state it has too many bugs to be enjoyable. It seems that Jaleco rushed this product out too quickly. The game has been out for several months and still there has been no patches to fix any of the current problems. The constant scoring issues as well as the ineffectiveness of any of the game designers to keep the players apprised of any progress has driven many long time players and squads to other online games. I hope Jaleco can resolve the game issues soon.

Rilak

Save your cash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: January 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was given to me as a gift by a friend. I can honestly say that this game has a long way to go before I would recomend it to anybody. The game came with no instructions and or documentation. There is an online file you can read but I would have to say that it way too vague. Graphics are ok, but not as good as IL-2. The worst problem was with the game play. The servers are horrible including lag and random dropouts and disconnects. There is a help room, but after waiting for half an hour trying to some help I left. I also have to caution parents with young children (as I) about the language used in some of the arenas. Even with system operators monitoring the room, this still continued. Too bad, because it looks like this game could be fun.

Dissapointing Game/ Customer Service

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Even though the graphics are fair, the most annoying part of this game is server stability. I could not stay connected for more than few minutes at a time(and I'm on a T1 connection). When I did eventually find a sysop to help me, he tried to tell me that the connection problems were all my fault. After I had explained that I never have have any problems with any other games, he became defensive and rude. And this guy represents this company??? I won't reccomend this game to anybody.

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!

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.

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.

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.

A real review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, looking at the reviews it looks like most is seasoned FA players who are pretty biased.

I got this game as a christmas present from a relative who knows i played Aces High in the past.

I would never subscribe to this game unless i had got it for free as i was a AH junkie. In the AH community FA is something for kids only as the flight model is arcade only, Microsoft is involved, graphic does not do a sim and AH has the best community among every sim.

I am very new to FA and have not really been flying sims for the last six month or so it is with some regeret i have to say that everything i heard about FA in the AH community except for one thing is not true.

My oppinion is that FA 3.5 is surperior to AH in most aspects. It is true that FA is what in FA terms would be advanced but the different levels in FA is very good. I like level 7 - 9 best and the fact is that graphics means quite a lot to the total experience. I just love to watch these aircrafts from outside, which sometimes get me killed. The strategy concept, Territorial Combat (TC), is the best i have seen. It is true that in AH i could grab a tank or a ship but the strategic impact is very low. In FA TC you can not survive and win without working in team. The best example of this was a high level room that i think was called "paratroop room" where you could only win scenes by dropping paras on the targets.

The flight models in the higher levels is actually better than AH (my oppinion).

The areas where i think AH is surperior to FA is the community and how it communicate. AH has a very dedicated community that does not spend most of the posts to complain and hit others. My feeling is that a lot of the posts in the FA NG is about that. Despite that the people that fly FA is very very good and there is no problem getting help from people. When i came in i was immediately attacked by someone and he sent a GF to me. I responded by saying to him that this was my first time in FA. He then offered me to go to another room for practice, very nice. This goes to the staff as well.

Another thing that is really bad in FA and very good in AH is the forum. It is really so bad that i dont spend any time there and i know others that put that up as a reason not flying FA. The reason is that I like to be part of the community and read the AH messageboard every day. It is browser based and very easy to access. It is also organized very well with a lot of interesting topics sorted into different forums. This is a major drawback to the FA community as i believe that it makes the game less interested being forced to a tricky and boring non structured news group format. Personally i can not believe that Jaleco doesnt have a similar forum that most other games have.

My review of Figher Ace is that it is a really dangerous game as it has the ability to hook people and destroy relationships. I find my self playing more than i should as it is really good and interesting. The reason why i can not give it a 5 and may loose interest is the forum, which for me is a very important piece of the game play, it [stinks].

Cheers

Alex

FA 3.5 Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Right from the first time I flew Fighter Ace 1.5 in open beta I have been hooked.
It's the massive multiplayer aspect of the game I enjoy.
The first time I flew,and got in a furball,I realized there was 70 guys and gals yelling and twisting in their chairs just like me in their own homes.Imagine a room with 250 people in it!
The online community in Fighter Ace is just awesome. We have our own Public News Group,to have fun in or air our woes,and we have unprecedented communications with Jaleco employees and the Fighter Ace Volunteer Group (Systems Operators or Sysops).
Fighter Ace has come a long way from it's Dog Fighting roots.
You can still mix it up in an airiel combat arena or jump into one of the Territorial Combat rooms and battle against other pilots and ground/naval forces.
The other aspect of the game I enjoy is the comraderie of the Squads. These are pilots who have formed squadrons and coordinate their efforts and have a great time doing so.
The game is kept fresh with Weekly and Historical Events put on by the Sysops.
There is also online Help Rooms and Training Programs hosted by the Fighter Ace Volunteer Group (Sysops).
Game play is incredibly smooth on new servers.
In short what we have here is more of a way of life then a Combat Flight Simuator.

Hope to see you in the skies of FA 3.5!

Taka taka taka!

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