Flight commander is an air combat game from Big Time Software. It is actually board game that involved multiple plane tactics. Released in the early 90s, the game is both an adventure game and a flight simulation game. The game is turn-based and involves an overhead view of the board.
There are spaces on the board which can either be occupies by planes, missiles and other war gadgets, weapons and armours. The game has good graphics and good music. Nothing grand and mind blowing but they do work well for the game.
Flight commander is an air combat game from Big Time Software. It is actually board game that involved multiple plane tactics. Released in the early 90s, the game is both an adventure game and a flight simulation game. The game is turn-based and involves an overhead view of the board.
There are spaces on the board which can either be occupies by planes, missiles and other war gadgets, weapons and armours. The game has good graphics and good music. Nothing grand and mind blowing but they do work well for the game.
The game features an assortment of jet planes, some from as the 1950s and other more modern planes. There are over 50 jets available to choose from which make the game a big
thrill for those who are into planes and other war gears and others. You can read the different attributes of the plane in the online library. There are also some historical write-ups about the plane included in the library.
It will require you to think up a real tactic or strategy in order to succeed in the game. The AI is tough to beat especially in the highest difficulty settings. You have to have the right plane attributes and the right skills combined so that your plane can perform well. Some planes can be tough to manoeuvre. You can’t rely on just having the best plane on the lot, you have to have real skills to pilot these babies. Besides, each plane has its own strengths and weaknesses that you have to manage; there is just no single best plane in the game. This is why you have to really think things out instead of just running around and just gunning planes which will never succeed because of the good AI. Your opponent planes also have different attributes so you can’t have the same attack mode for it won’t work on all the planes.
One of the factors that make the game worthy despite the lack of realism is how there are plenty of missions to choose from. Even novice players can have a great time with this game because you can set the difficulty setting to easy.
Overall, this is a challenging game that will provide you plenty of hours of gaming fun. Download it and see how well you will fare as a fighter pilot.
