An RPG based on figher aircraft, a breath of fresh air!

User Rating: 9.4 | Ore no Sentouki DS
By rgathright | Review Date:
The wait is over, the first real flight simulator for the Gameboy platform has been released! With a price of around $20 at most retailers this is a title you should pick up to relax your nerves and tear up some evil pirates. I have played this title for a little over two dozen hours now and I can't wait to start playing again. I enjoy putting the entire simulator on auto and watching the planes dog fight each other. This title reminds me of Electroplankton's "Audience Mode" where you let the DS entertain you. Of course, you can take total control over the sim at any time. The flight controls all work intuitively off the DS game pad and should pose little challenge to the average gamer. The physics in this game are very impressive when considering the limitations of the DS platform: CPU, RAM and limited space to store simulator data on the game card. I will give no spoilers, half the fun is learning from the in game tutorial and taking off into the cloud filled scenery. Yes, this game actually implements flying through clouds. The clouds block your vision in dog fights, which make you depend more on your missile accuracy. However, you can always fly in a lower altitude. Just don't try low flying around mountains.

There are a lot of secret missions in this game. I have uncovered a few that were so hard that I simply gave up on them for now. For example one mission is to escort a fighter plane group to another base. You must keep the planes from being shot down. I lost all the planes on my patrol, after being ambushed by 6 planes at once! I shot down 4 but the other two were to high for me to intercept with my fighter.

Pros: 1) Automatic control let's you watch the air battles like they were a movie. 2) Completely customizable airframe: turbos, oil coolers, different wing types, weight reduction and more as you gain experience in the form of levels. 3) Statistic rich format keep you involved in the game. 4) Graphics actually are quite good for a dual screen realtime air battle simulator on a mobile platform with limited memory capabilities! Cons: 1) If you never liked flying, this title may not be for you. 2) If you do not like having to figure out the right upgrade to make an RPG character work, this title may not be for you. 3) If you are looking for a playable map (only about the size of the state of Texas) larger than the continental US, this title may not be for you. Note: I am a software design analyst. I apply these concepts towards the limitations of the DS platform in all my reviews. The design team for this game overcame a lot of major challenges to make this work on the DS hardware. For example, When playing this game, the texturing on the terrain changes as you get closer to it.

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