Apache: Air Assault reviews and impressions

[tbtstt]

Apologies for the double post and further apologies if this has already been posted, but I just spotted this in the Yuplay forum and thought it was worth sharing:



Mi-35 front seat!

[Korsakov829]

It looks too clean to be Russian. The pilot has digital camo similar to the U.S.A millitary also.

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

It looks too clean to be Russian. The pilot has digital camo similar to the U.S.A millitary also.

Whatever country got it, cleaned it up nicely.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

It looks too clean to be Russian. The pilot has digital camo similar to the U.S.A millitary also.

An aircraft is as clean as whoever operates it wants it to be!

[Korsakov829]

Absolutely true. I remember riding in the back of the Mi-35s and the cigar smoke from the pilots seat always drifted back onto us.

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

This Russian one has a similarly nice black interior.

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Absolutely true. I remember riding in the back of the Mi-35s and the cigar smoke from the pilots seat always drifted back onto us.

A cigar-chomping Hind pilot or a Russian paratrooper, I don't know who wins that fight.

[Korsakov829]

Those might be the more modern ones, but the ones in Afghanistan were dirty, clogged with sand.

I'll try the demo later. I don't believe though, I will like it. If I don't get penalized for shooting US troops with a auto cannon then I might get it.

[Zatoichi_Sanjuro]

Maybe early release is why U.S. store didn't get the demo. Can anyone confirm it's in the shops over there?

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Those might be the more modern ones, but the ones in Afghanistan were dirty, clogged with sand.

I'll try the demo later. I don't believe though, I will like it. If I don't get penalized for shooting US troops with a auto cannon then I might get it.

You might like it Korsakov. It's not like your shooting at Russian soldiers, at least not in the demo. But I do see your point, it's kinda hard to build a game based on modern combat without getting modern politics involved. Perhaps that's one reason why WW2 games are so popular. I don't see how anyone, even modern Germans, can have an issue with shooting down an aircraft with a swastika painted on the side.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Korsakov829

Those might be the more modern ones, but the ones in Afghanistan were dirty, clogged with sand.

I would say that was more to do with the operating environment (and operating practices) of the time, then a general statement about Russian aircraft (in my opinion anyway).

There has also been a change in the maintenance trends for Russian helicopters between the 80's and now.