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No super computer? No play...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am going to be selling back this game, or I guess just selling it used immediately, and I bought it this afternoon. I am running a 500 mhz P3, and even on the lowest settings (akin to the original gameboy) I can barely run it. The 366mhz suggested minimum is bull. Very disappointing game. Even when I did play it slowly on much higher detail settings, vastly disappointing.
I regret this purchase. Waste of my time.

Super War Game for Super Players

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Got started this week after buying a joystick-thought it would make gaming easier. Have found BOB to have great potential, but poor printed instructions that just don't tell you "what to do"....Got a lot of "flying" concepts- but no help whatsoever on hjow to land, what to do omnce you get a plane in the sky--and nothiong about how you keep it there! Same complaint about a lot of adult games. They assume you know the recipes and the sequences to follow....A fortune will be made by someone who translates BOB into down to earth lingo for us smart grown-ups who cannot figure it all out.

Excellent Flight Sim...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

BoB is the best Flight Sim I have ever played...

For my comparison I also own MSFS 2002(Microsoft Flightsim),
IL-2 Sturmovik and Mig Alley, which I love too...but I find myself playing with BoB most of my time

Some people found there to be a problem with stutter, I have been lucky in this repect...has I never had this problem ! But if you find that you do then the BDG (BoB Developer Group) has fixes and suggestion to run the game at its optimum :) You can also find usefully information and Mods (Fixes/Texture/skinning/models)
...

The BDG also has its own site, with the latest news: ... Note* the BDG is a free not for profit group, who are just happy developing BoB to new levels. The BDG formed after Rowan released the sourse code to the public so that they could make modifications etc in the code... I'm a member of the BDG and that is possible why I give it 5 stars rating ! But just try it you'll see that I'm right :)

The Pauly Shore of Flight Sims - too flaky for my taste

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Judging by the 25+ reviews here, a few people who buy this game will find it runs on their machines, and love it, and many many more will find it plain doesn't work, even after much searching for fixes on the web. I fall in the latter group - I can't control my planes since any throttle or flight stick movement (on my DIGITAL joystick!) causes extreme roll and pitch. In chase view I can see my flaps constantly jittering up and down even when I have my hands folded in my lap. Minor throttle adjustments cause extreme rolls to the left or right (i.e. not torque). I can fire up IL2 or EAW or Jane's WWII fighters or Jane's Attack Squadron and fly with the eagles but with BoB in the CD tray I'm just another spastic kamikaze. In the classic 'space-sim' Wing Commander 3 there is a particular mission where, should you choose to have a second drink at the bar, your joystick inputs are reversed for your next flight. BoB nicely simulates flying after barrels of ale or gallons of schnapps but I can't find the 'Inebriation off' toggle in the setup screens. How a modern game can interpret digital stick and throttle inputs as if coming from an analog stick with flaky pots is puzzling, but realize that if you buy this game you run a real risk of getting an unplayable sim in exchange for your money.

Waste of money!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I can't even review the game, because I never could get it to work properly on my computer. Even after receiving tech help. My mistake is not checking these reviews before purchasing.

No Good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game (like my title) is No Good.. there are just so many other flight simulation games that this one is just like the otherz only u need a REALLY good computer just to run it... yes it has stunning detail and many planes,but if u dunt have the machine to run it... itz No Good... If u do happen to own a pentium 4 with a ge force 3 then this game might be worth it... but... overall therez other flight sim games simular to this one and this one is just No Good

This game in unbelievable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been a fan of flight sims for a long while. Since the early '90s at least. Only very rarely does a game come along that stuns with its incredible graphics, unbelievable engine and stunning gameplay. The engine is powerful enough to display literally hundreds of aircraft at one time, really pulling you into the feeling that you are part of a massive battle and (if you play as the RAF) that you are well, and truly outnumbered. The level of difficulty in the game is almost infinitely customisable, with options ranging from invincibility to manual or automatic engine control, to having the option to set the weather so it is always favourable. Literally anyone of any skill level can enjoy this game. The aircraft are a joy to fly, and feel very realistic (although I, personally have never flown any of the aircraft in question, they stil feel right). And the incredible adrenalin rush that comes from being involved in a dogfight with multiple squadrons of spitfires and hurricanes versus hundreds of bombers and ME109s is second to none. The only game in recent years to even come close is "B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty Eighth", which, while still a very good game (and very worthy of your attention) is not as good as this. As for the numerous people who have had technical issues with this game, all i can say is that i'm sorry this has infringed their enjoyment of such a fantastic product. I, personally, have not had any such issues, and on my system (PIII 800 with 256Mb RAM and 32Mb Video Card) the game loads very quickly and runs incredibly smoothly.

In short, This game is the ultimate flight sim for anyone who wants a historical game with a real sense of involvement in the battle being fought. For a modern day couterpart see the wonderful "Falcon 4".

Battle Of Britain

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I own and play quite a few sims. I thought this would be a vast improvement over "European Air War" but I was wrong about this. Very, very disappointed

Rowan's Battle of Britain

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you are a fan of the period, you ought to try this. There is a very helpful flightsim community at ... and they have worked through all the major issues and have released a large number of modifications to enhance the game visually.

BoB realistically recreates England and the huge scale of events of the Summer of 1940 in full authenticity. There is no other title that allows you to manage an entire airfleet (Luftwaffe) or the whole of RAF figher command, and then jump into the cockpit of your Spit or Hurri to face over 200 enemy aircraft. The attention to detail is stunning, and since the game's source code has now been released it is now being developed and continues to mature.

Once you have it running it is quite unique.

Superb.

Use the Update Patch!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was the second reviewer of this game to post on Amazon. I was not impressed. I am now! Great work has been done by the "BoB Development Group"[] Their updates have transformed the game for me (including the latest .90 version). Forget Rowan's tech support All the help in the world is there, quick and friendly.

It doesn't tolerate marginal graphics systems. If in doubt, go to the message board and ask if yours will work.

This is my third posting for this game. Buy it, update it, and enjoy an excellent WWII flight sim!

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