Flight Games

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Platform: Xbox
October 21, 2003
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge combines thrilling aerial combat with the swashbuckling style of a Hollywood action-adventure movie. Set in an alternate 1930s world of gunship diplomacy and sinister intrigue, the game lets you pilot powerful aircraft--armed with detonator cannons, tesla guns, or remote-controlled rockets--against nefarious air pirates and behemoth war zeppelins. As the daring air pirate Nathan Zachary, leader of the infamous Fortune Hunters, you take off on a high-flying adventure, filled with daring escapes and damsels in distress.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
8.9
JetFighter V: Homeland Protector

JetFighter V: Homeland Protector

Platform: PC
October 21, 2003
Features over 30 gut-wrenching, action-packed air-to-air and air-to-ground missions to keep you in the thick of the battle. Stunning 3D graphics, environmental audio and highly detailed, satellite-mapped environments. 90,000 square miles of flyable satellite-mapped terrain of the South-western USA. Three flyable Lockheed Martin jets: The F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-22 Raptor and new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Realistic flight physics and weapon platforms provide the ultimate challenge. Make every mission count as you fight your way through a mystery that will keep you guessing at every turn. Includes an in-game custom editor giving you the ability to create highly customizable single mission challenges. Rich multiplayer features allow up to sixteen people to dogfight over a LAN or internet connection. [Global Star Software]
Metascore:
56
User Score:
4.0
The History Channel: Battle of Britain - World War II 1940

The History Channel: Battle of Britain - World War II 1940

Platform: PC
October 16, 2003
WWII was the war to end all wars. It defined a generation and changed the world forever. The History Channel Battle of Britain puts you in the cockpit of one of over 70 aircrafts to experience some of the greatest air-battles of the war. A fast-paced, action packed arcade-style fight sim, WWII Battle of Britain captures the chaos, the devastation and the battles that saved the lives of many allies and turned the tides of war against the Nazis.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
3.8
Lethal Skies II

Lethal Skies II

Platform: PlayStation 2
September 9, 2003
A year-long global war between the World Alliance and the World Order Reorganization Front has ended with planet Earth in peril. As a result of resentment and distrust, the World Alliance has begun to split and the seeds for a new global war are being planted. Nowhere is safe, not even the skies. Pick-up and play arcade-style flight shooter, with varying degrees of difficulty for casual and hardcore flight combat fans. Seven new fighter jets for a total of 19 playable planes, including modern-day combat jets, classified "black ops" planes and futuristic fighters. Over 20 missions that put the player in command of an Air Force amidst an epic war, with unlockable campaigns that let players switch roles and become the enemy. Amazing new features, including split-screen and i.Link 2-player mode, fully interactive 3D battle maps, movie galleries and five different 1st and 3rd person point of views. [Sammy]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight

Platform: PC
July 29, 2003
Experience history at the controls of historic aircraft, such as Charles Lindbergh's Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, the Douglas DC-3 and the world's first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer. New engaging features such as interactive multimedia provide a wealth of historical information on the planes that shaped aviation history and the pilots who flew them. Informed and insightful articles explain all there is to know about Microsoft's Flight Simulator and the 24 aircraft included in the software. A Century of Flight also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system, enhanced automatically generated scenery (AutoGen) and detailed visual effects, improved Air Traffic Control functions, and 3D interactive cockpits, as well as 15 modern aircraft, including the Beechcraft Baron and the Robinson R22 helicopter. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.8
Aero Elite: Combat Academy

Aero Elite: Combat Academy

Platform: PlayStation 2
March 10, 2003
Aero Elite is your opportunity to train as a fighter pilot and master the intricate flight mechanics and high-tech weaponry of today's latest aircraft. Take part in rigorous training, where you will master more than 60 types of aircraft, from jump jets to choppers. Through a wide range of combat scenarios, you'll hone your skills and perfect a wide variety of difficult aerial maneuvers. These will come in handy as you become intimately involved with radar-guided missiles, heavy machine guns, and terrestrial targets in need of destruction. Are you skilled enough to become one of the Aero Elite? Pilot more than 60 authentically-modeled aircraft, including helicopters. Battle above 12 different areas during morning, day, or night under various weather conditions. Master aerial acrobatics through realistic training. Outsmart deviously aggressive enemy squadrons. [Sega]
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.5
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles

IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles

Platform: PC
March 2, 2003
With 20 new single player missions and 10 new cooperative multiplayer missions, and a new dynamic campaign system, Forgotten Battles expands the aerial battlefield for IL-2 owners, adding almost limitless replayability. The expansion pack also adds 27 new flyable planes, and 12 new AI controlled aircraft to faithfully recreate the WWII aerial combat experience.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.0
Fighter Ace 3.5

Fighter Ace 3.5

Platform: PC
November 25, 2002
Features more than 90 planes from the air forces and navies of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan. Pilots can choose to fly in a variety of mission and dogfight-oriented arenas as individuals or a part of a team. Online tournaments and special events make the action even more thrilling and competitive. [Jaleco]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
tbd
Strike Fighters: Project 1

Strike Fighters: Project 1

Platform: PC
October 27, 2002
A combat flight simulation game featuring some of the most exciting combat jet aircraft from the 60's. [Third Wire]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.6
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe

Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe

Platform: PC
October 25, 2002
Feel the adrenaline rush as you start strafing enemy positions at 350 mph, 600 feet above the European countryside, guns blazing and bombs blasting. In Combat Flight Simulator 3 (CFS3) you can fly for the USAAF, RAF, or the Luftwaffe in some of the most advanced and exotic aircraft of WWII. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.5
Top Gun: Combat Zones

Top Gun: Combat Zones

Platform: GameCube
October 24, 2002
Jump into the cockpits of the Navy's top planes with Top Gun: Combat Zones. With the F-14, F-18, and F-22 under your control, you must embark on dangerous low-level missions throughout hazardous canyons and across vast cityscapes. Eliminate ground or air targets in Southeast Asia, Gulf States, Arctic Circle, and Miramar Base. The game offers 36 intense missions and a replay mode that lets you review each one through different camera angles.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.3
Xtreme Air Racing

Xtreme Air Racing

Platform: PC
September 14, 2002
A highly detailed recreation of the "Worlds Fastest Motorsport". Accurate representations of the airplanes raced annually at Reno, Nevada, together with realistic 3D terrain graphics combine to provide the ultimate high speed racing experience. Imagine flying fifty feet above the ground in supercharged, nitrous burning monsters with over 3000 horsepower at your fingertips, racing around pylons 50 feet off the ground. Imagine flying so low that your prop scrapes the sagebrush, while surrounded by seven hungry competitors, and you can begin to feel why the pilots who race at Reno call it the "world's greatest adrenaline rush!" [Victory Simulations]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
5.9
Fire Blade

Fire Blade

Platform: PlayStation 2
June 16, 2002
In the cockpit of FireBlade there is one goal: use whatever means available to annihilate the terrorist cells flaming up around the globe. Battle through 18 Missions in 4 campaigns at the helm of the Carrier chopper or the Vendetta attack copter and unleash a barrage of hi-tech deadly weapons including Swarm Missiles, Sniper Cannons and Laser Guided Homing Missiles. Go turbo, or remain undetected from enemies in stealth mode. To win the war, you've got to end the war. Attack and destroy! [Midway]
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Lethal Skies Elite Pilot: Team SW

Lethal Skies Elite Pilot: Team SW

Platform: PlayStation 2
May 31, 2002
Feel the adrenaline rush as you take off into uncharted skies! Players are thrust into non-stop action as an elite pilot of The International Alliance's Team SW. Choose from an array of fighters and battle the enemy all across the globe in numerous air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. In Lethal Skies, the heart-pounding experience of flying a real-life warplane is yours to have.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Flanker 2.5

Flanker 2.5

Platform: PC
March 26, 2002
Flanker 2.5 offers high adrenaline gameplay with a level of realism that until now had only been experienced by Russian military pilots. The game builds on the Flanker legacy, incorporating the stunning graphics and streamlined gameplay of Flanker 2.0, and adding new features only available in the sought after Version 2.5 Upgrade. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.8
Jane's Attack Squadron

Jane's Attack Squadron

Platform: PC
March 22, 2002
Features include: fourteen flyable aircraft, with countless other land, sea, and air vehicles. Patrol, Intercept, and Strategic Bombing, plus air strikes on a wide range of targets including warships, subs, trains, tanks, airfields, and factories; real 3D cockpits with fully functional dials and gauges; one million square miles of satellite accurate, mapped-terrain; fully realized damage model with parts that detach, explode, tear away, and affect flight. [Xicat Interactive]
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
WarBirds III Fighter Pilot Academy

WarBirds III Fighter Pilot Academy

Platform: PC
March 19, 2002
WarBirds is an Award Winning, massively multiplayer simulation of World War II aerial combat, with sea and ground vehicles as well. [iEntertainment Network]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.3
IL-2 Sturmovik

IL-2 Sturmovik

Platform: PC
November 18, 2001
Fly 31 types of Russian, German and American planes. Engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground battles. Multiplay with up to 32 players in dogfight and 16 players in cooperative missions. Use custom paint schemes, squadron nose art, numbering on wings, and national markings for each plane. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.6
AirForce Delta Storm

AirForce Delta Storm

Platform: Xbox
November 14, 2001
Strap into your cockpit and blast through the gut-wrenching world of flight combat. Your adrenaline pumps as machine gun fire pelts off your tail, you execute back-breaking barrel rolls and experience dog-fighting action. Take your pick of over 70 planes, including military fighters rendered from actual aircraft. With a full range of extreme missions to numb your senses, AirForce Delta Storm pushes your Xbox to the sky!
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.0
Comanche 4

Comanche 4

Platform: PC
November 12, 2001
A fast-paced action game that moves at 200mph with you at the controls of a Comanche helicopter. Fly the U.S. Army?s next generation attack helicopter in over 30 extreme missions. Fire a 20mm cannon, 70mm rockets, Stinger heat-seeking and Hellfire laser-guided missiles. [NovaLogic]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.6
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Platform: PlayStation 2
November 1, 2001
The Ace Combat series soars once again. Experience aerial combat like never before. A brand new gripping storyline and 18 fabulous missions will keep pilots-to-be on the edge of their seats. Released as "Distant Thunder" in UK & Europe. [Namco]
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.7
Top Gun: Combat Zones

Top Gun: Combat Zones

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 21, 2001
Puts you in the cockpits of eight fighter jets, including the F-18 Hornet, F-14 Tomcat, and the F-22 Raptor. Fly 36 missions in three major areas: the Persian Gulf, Asia, and Russian Arctic. Choose from three difficulty settings and learn the ropes in the training session, or take off on a customized mission with the Quick Start option. [Titus]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
3.3
Flight Simulator 2002

Flight Simulator 2002

Platform: PC
October 19, 2001
Includes a wide variety of aircraft for you to fly-from a new Cessna 172S single-engine trainer and a Caravan floatplane to the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet. You can splash down in a lake, hover in the Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter, or practice aerobatics in the Extra 300S. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.3
Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix

Thunderstrike: Operation Phoenix

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 15, 2001
A deadly new adversary has struck at all the principal nations, paralyzing the world. The world's allied forces immediately call for a global summit, merging their weapons resources and technologies into a clandestine project entitled Operation Phoenix. [Eidos Interactive]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.4
Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon

Platform: PC
July 30, 2001
Lead a small squad of highly trained fighter pilots on up to 100 possible missions against a fierce, aggressive force set on world domination. Outnumbered, but superbly equipped, you must destroy enemy tanks, sink supply ships, and out-maneuver supersonic jets! [Take 2 Interactive]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.2
City Crisis

City Crisis

Platform: PlayStation 2
July 17, 2001
Take 2's search-and-rescue game, reminiscent of the classic Choplifter, thrusts you into the role of a helicopter pilot who must save the lives of helpless citizens from raging infernos and assist the police in apprehending dangerous fugitives on the run.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.2
B-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany

B-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany

Platform: PC
May 20, 2001
The 390th Bombardment Group in Tuscon, Arizona, was actually consulted on this budget-priced, arcade-style, airborne shooting gallery in which the player goes for high scores by nailing as many German planes as possible in a series of short "mission" stages.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
Echelon

Echelon

Platform: PC
May 16, 2001
Russia's Buka Entertainment developed this space/air-combat game which combines elements from filght sim and science-fiction action games, and which pits young hotshot fighter pilots against an alien race of Velians in a series of fast-paced battles.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.3
Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour

Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour

Platform: PC
May 12, 2001
Pearl Harbor: Zero Hour has simple arcade-style controls that provide a fun, absorbing game. Thrill to combat in the air, on land, and at sea as you fight Japanese forces in 10 missions drawn from the actual Pacific campaign of World War II, including the Battle Of Midway and Guadalcanal. [Simon & Schuster Interactive]
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.6
Iron Aces

Iron Aces

Platform: Dreamcast
February 6, 2001
It's a dark night. The cool, calming ocean air floats across your body, rejuvenating your animal spirit, flowing through your nerves like iced lightning. You breathe deeply, and climb into the cockpit of your P-51 Mustang. As you strap down your helmet and goggles you utter a silent prayer; you know that this time you launch off the carrier could be your last. So gear up, soldier. You're one of the best now...one of the Iron Aces.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.7
Rowan's Battle of Britain

Rowan's Battle of Britain

Platform: PC
January 31, 2001
A real-time combat flight simulation depicting the Luftwaffe's raids over British skies. With over 800 square miles of sky and over 1,000 attacking aircraft, gamers finally have the chance to experience the amazing scope of one of the largest air raids ever. [Empire Interactive]
Metascore:
79
User Score:
tbd
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th!

B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th!

Platform: PC
December 13, 2000
Feel the power of really flying a B-17! See what it was like to be part of the 10-man crew on dangerous bombing missions over occupied Europe. Outstanding graphics, animations, and sounds realistically recreate every aspect of the strategic air war in WWII. [Hasbro Interactive]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.2
X-Plane

X-Plane

Platform: PC
November 30, 2000
X-Plane is essentially a rigorous flight simulator that simulates everything from helicopters and small civilian two-seaters to jet spy planes and the space shuttle.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
5.8
Sky Odyssey

Sky Odyssey

Platform: PlayStation 2
November 15, 2000
Take to the sky in addictive, action-packed missions, flying authentic planes and jets-even experimental aircraft. Attempt to refuel from a moving train, fly through underground tunnels, and touch down on an aircraft carrier at sea. From the thrill of barnstorming to the challenge of rescues, your piloting skills and nerves will be tested to their adrenaline-screaming limits.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.8
JetFighter IV: Fortress America

JetFighter IV: Fortress America

Platform: PC
November 8, 2000
A combat flight simulation that harnesses super-sleek hardware-accelerated graphics, the easiest flight control system available, and the thrill of piloting billion-dollar jet fighters, delivering a heart-pounding, fevered defense of American soil. [TalonSoft]
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.2
Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater

Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater

Platform: PC
October 13, 2000
Takes you back in time with authentic aircraft, detailed cockpits, and spectacular scenery. Moving canopies, folding wings, battle-scarred paint, realistic aircraft damage, and last-second bailouts immerse you in a new level of combat flight simulation. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.0
Crimson Skies

Crimson Skies

Platform: PC
September 17, 2000
It's 1937. Air pirates roam the skies over a shattered America. You are Nathan Zachery -- dashing air pirate. Lead a squadron of privateers in thrilling ground-level missions. And romance a bevy of dangerous femme fatales, but be warned -- they can turn on you faster than a Fairchild in a terminal tail spin. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.7
AeroWings 2: Air Strike

AeroWings 2: Air Strike

Platform: Dreamcast
August 27, 2000
As an elite fighter pilot, you're in command of the swiftest and deadliest military jets available. Build and hone your skills to razor sharpness. Then unleash them upon an unsuspecting foe in this ultimate test of fully.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.1
Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum

Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum

Platform: PC
July 31, 2000
Here's your chance to fly two of the deadliest next-gen attack helicopters -- the U.S. Army's RAH-66 Comanche gunship, a stealth helicopter with a radar signature 1/600th that of a Hellfire missile ... or the Russian-built counterpart, the twin-rotored death-deliverer -- the KA-52 Hokum-B. [Empire Interactive]
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.3
Airfix Dogfighter

Airfix Dogfighter

Platform: PC
January 14, 2000
Get behind the controls and take on the role of a WWII fighter pilot. Wreak havoc by raiding and ransacking your house in search of new model kits and tools, such as bombs and cannons with which to upgrade your firepower. Top speed and skill are imperative to survive. [EON Digital Entertainment]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.7
Flanker 2.0

Flanker 2.0

Platform: PC
September 30, 1999
The usefulness of any combat system is a weapon. Flanker has a wide variety of air to air and air to ground missile and bomb systems which have realistic behavior and power. Using Russian satellite imagery Flanker provides photo-realistic terrain. The perfect flight dynamics, new 3D sound system, and accurate damage modeling offers players a true combat experience. [Eagle Dynamics]
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Falcon 4.0

Falcon 4.0

Platform: PC
November 30, 1998
Falcon 4.0 is an extremely detailed Simulation integrating a fully dynamic, realtime Air, land, and sea war in which you take part as an F-16 pilot. Running on any OS platform capable of supporting Directx 5.0 and above. Falcon 4.0 not only simulates a fantastic and versatile fighter, but also a very versatile product. With 4 years of hard work behind it, it is the ultimate Simulation experience for all enthusiasts. [Falcon 4.0 HQ]
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.9
Ace Combat 2

Ace Combat 2

Platform: PlayStation
July 31, 1997
We've devised a weapon that's deadlier than a smart bomb. It's called a smart pilot. Now, Ace Combat 2 pits you against a whole squadron of them - 3-D polygonal jet jocks that maneuver like the real deal, turning every scorching sortie and dogfight into a kill-or-be-killed situation. With nearly double the missions of its predecessor, you'll double your chances of taking out the enemy. (Or taking a heat-seeker up the exhaust.)
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.6
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