First impressions: Sim mode

Plippy · #1 09-04-2009, 02:12 AM

Well, I've completed the first set of missions in the Battle Of Britain in Sim mode and thought that I'd drop a note for those who have yet to get the game.

The mission structure is great and I didn't have too much trouble with target recognition which was my biggest concern for Sim mode. Honestly, after all of the practice with the demo, it was a joy to fly the very forgiving Hurricane. The missions are varied with subtle differences in lighting effects.

The landing portion of the missions feels a bit tacked on for a few reasons such as the artificial timer in some instances, the repetitive 'victory' music and the lack of wheel brakes with flight sticks.

One aspect that I like is that, if you don't hustle to complete an objective, it's very likely that your squadron will take care of this for you. This really enhances the feel of teamwork.

It looks like the campaign does a little bit of jumping back and forth between campaigns which I think is great and will hopefully help highlight differences in plane handling. Well, I'm off the the Eastern front. See ya suckers.

Soviet Ace · #2 09-04-2009, 04:44 AM

Well I've just returned from the Eastern Front, and can say that I held off a group of He-111s with my little trusty I-16 in Sim mode. WHAT A BLAST!!! It saddens me they couldn't put the more authentic canopy and stick in the Yak-3, but what they did accomplish I think, was the sometime unstable and hard to handle I-16 controls. I know from reading about the little wonder, that it killed a lot of the pilots that flew it, so I kinda feel lucky to be alive.

Sim mode is the tops when it comes to handling Soviet fighters, and the Spitfire MkIX. Yet the P-51B under sim mode seems to lag a bit more than how it would seem? Anyway, I LOVE sim mode.