Flight Games

Glyder 2 1.

Glyder 2

Platform: iOS
December 16, 2009
PLATINUM AWARD - Pocket Gamer...Join Eryn in an all-new adventure as she continues to explore the fantastical Glyder universe. ___ THE BUZZ ON GLYDER 2 PLATINUM AWARD - Pocket Gamer: "Glyder 2 is a one-way ticket to fantastic gameplay, its combination of self-motivated exploration and dynamic goals ensuring a first class flight" Pocket Gamer (10/10) Perfect Score (5/5)- “Glyder 2 is Bigger, Better, Faster, More!” - Touch Reviews “among the most soothing and challenging iPhone games we've played” – Slide To Play --- Join Eryn in an all-new award-winning adventure as she continues to explore the fantastical Glyder universe! Eryn once again finds herself trapped in a foreign dimension and needs your help to unlock the mysteries of her new environment and find a way back home. Soar through the skies and swoop through tight caverns to explore wondrous mysteries throughout the land. Customize your adventure by uncovering and collecting all new sets of wings and outfits. In Glyder’s open expansive world, choose your own game experience: explore at your own pace without time constraints or tackle goal-oriented achievements and challenges! EXPLORE 6 NEW WORLDS USING PICK-UP-AND-PLAY TILT CONTROLS Journey through the bitter cold of Arctasia, Discover the hidden mysteries of Oasis, Navigate the treacherous terrain of Magma Core, Marvel at the wonders of Spiral Heights, Uncover the depths of Sporelle, and Rise into orbit in Ascension. CUSTOMIZE ERYN Collect an assortment of special wings & outfits. Utilize the abilities of each set of wings to aide in your adventure. Use the Phoenix wings to store boost crystals, charge the Albatross wings while inside of thermals, and strap on the Energy wings to make item collection a breeze. CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH NEW MINI-GAMES AND PUZZLES 18 all new trips include waypoint rings for exciting new routes around each world. Master the flight path and record your best scores! Fly to Perpetua for a completely unique experience as you fly faster and faster through an obstacle course. How many laps can you complete? FIND MORE COLLECTABLES AND REWARDS Complete 24 goals to unlock all the hidden items and areas. Special challenge platforms present new forms of gameplay. Collect over 350 crystals and complete over 30 achievements! COMING SOON: An all-new world with some friendly surprises!
Metascore:
93
User Score:
tbd
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Platform: PC
August 18, 2020
From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of night flying, real-time atmospheric simulation and live weather in a dynamic and living world.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
7.2
IL-2 Sturmovik 3.

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
Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Platform: Xbox Series X
July 27, 2021
From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of night flying, real-time atmospheric simulation and live weather in a dynamic and living world.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.9
Jetpack Joyride 5.

Jetpack Joyride

Platform: iOS
September 1, 2011
You're going for a ride - from the creators of FRUIT NINJA! Suit up with a selection of the coolest jetpacks ever made and take to the skies as Barry Steakfries, the lovable hero on a one-way trip to adventure. Simple one-touch controls and immediately accessible gameplay support a huge amount of content including missions, level ups, achievements, jetpack upgrades, unlockables, coins and more. This is the most anticipated game yet from Australian developer Halfbrick.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.9
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force 6.

Falcon 4.0: Allied Force

Platform: PC
June 28, 2005
Pilot three different variants of the F-16 Fighting Falcon -- the best multi-role fighter ever built -- including Block 40, Block 50/52 and MLU variants. Ultra-high fidelity physics modeling closely simulates actual aircraft performance. Engage the enemy in two operational theaters -- Korea and the Balkans -- each covering over a million square Kilometers of territory. Dogfight over a wide variety of landscapes: wide seas, open grasslands, dense forests and snow capped mountains. Fly nap-of-earth missions through detailed terrain and undulating valleys. Launch a variety of air-to-air missiles like the AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder. Deploy a vast array of air-to-ground weaponry including the AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, cluster bombs, slick and high drag bombs and laser guided ordnance. Weapon systems are simulated using the most accurate publicly available specifications. Simulate an entire war with the most advanced dynamic campaign engine ever made for your PC. This remarkable feature presides over tens of thousands of vehicles: air, land and sea. No two missions ever fly the same! [Graphsim]
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.6
Flight Simulator 2002 7.

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
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies 8.

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
Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders 9.

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders

Platform: iOS
November 29, 2012
You'll participate in visceral dogfights, protectcities and fleets, bomb enemy structures and even fly through tunnels. Everything is set up in accuratelyrecreated real life locations like Pearl Harbor, Coast of Dover, Midway, Germany and France.AMAZING QUALITY AND IT’S ONLY ON iOS!Unparalleled visuals, special effects and audio including: specular masks, bump mapping, atmosphericscattering, volumetric clouds with realistic lighting, sun glare, day & night transitions, God rays, highdefinition textures, 4x anisotropic filtering, High Dynamic Range (HDR) rendering, radial blur, heat haze,refractive raindrops and more!IMMERSIVE GAMEPLAYTake off and land on landing strips and carriers. You will fly in fully recreated cities with realisticweather, accurate atmospheric scattering with aerial perspective and highly detailed planes withinteractive cockpits.HUGE HISTORIC FLEETFly highly detailed WWII top aces planes. Watch the progressive damage affecting planes and finallybeing shredded into pieces.HUGE COLLECTION OF ONLINE MODES Invite your friends to play online! Choose between cooperative and competitive modes: Survival, LastMan Standing, Free Flight, Free for All, Team Match, Capture the Flag and the new Assault. Use GameCenter head to head with Voice Chat for the ultimate duel experience.GAME CENTER, AirPlay and iCloudSince this all takes place on Apple devices, iCloud support has been integrated so players can saveand share progress across devices while AirPlay allows them to use an Apple TV to play the game on alarge display. Climb the Game Center leaderboards, challenge friends and unlock all achievements.UNIVERSAL APPPlay Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad, iPad 2, 3 rdgen iPad and the new iPad, iPod touch 3, iPod touch 4 and iPod touch 5 for one low price.Online play requires a Wi-Fi or 3G/4G internet connection.Please send us your impressions and suggestions, help us identify bugs. We want to make your gamingexperience the best you’ve ever had. Please visit our support site at www.atypicalgames.com/support.Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SkyGamblersStormRaidersFollow us on Twitter @atypicalgames
Metascore:
89
User Score:
6.8
FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 10.

FirePower for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3

Platform: PC
June 11, 2004
With FirePower for Microsoft Combat Simulator 3, you experience air combat like never before in over 50 missions. We have added twelve new aircraft that were designed with the help of over thirty real warbird pilots. You will also experience revolutionary, explosive, special effects like never before. Witness towering explosive blasts, aircraft being torn in half, and smoke drifting thousands of feet above the battlefields. Using authentic military test data and combat footage was the design team's primary focus. Under the hood, you will find every aircraft, building, and vehicle reacting precisely as they did when you unleash all of the newly designed weapons. Specific targets will require specific weapons, just like the real thing. You will also get to fly the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, man all of the gunner positions, and even attack those bomber formations from the cockpit of some of Germany's most ingenious, flying machines. Shrapnel will fly, tanks will blow, and guns will shred their targets to pieces. In fact FirePower is so real, you may find all you ever do is attack anything that has the misfortune of crossing your sights. [GMX Media]
Metascore:
88
User Score:
5.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight 11.

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
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge 12.

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
DCS: A-10C Warthog 13.

DCS: A-10C Warthog

Platform: PC
April 22, 2011
"DCS: A-10C Warthog" is a PC simulation of the U.S. premier Close Air Support attack aircraft. This is the second aircraft in the DCS series, following DCS: Black Shark, and raises the bar even higher in the DCS series. Warthog brings the most realistic PC simulation of a modern fixed wing combat aircraft in regards to flight dynamics, avionics, sensors, and weapon systems. You also have the option to play Warthog in "Game" mode for a casual game experience. Fly missions in the Caucasus region of the Black Sea against and with a wide array of air, land and sea forces with new and improved intelligence. Create your own missions and campaigns with the included Mission and Campaign Editors, and fly with and against friends online using the included online game browser.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.8
Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum 14.

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
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles 15.

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
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition 16.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Edition

Platform: Switch
July 11, 2024
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
Metascore:
86
User Score:
tbd
Sky Gamblers: Rise Of Glory 17.

Sky Gamblers: Rise Of Glory

Platform: iOS
October 11, 2011
Earn your wings as a World War I Flying Ace in Sky Gamblers: Rise of Glory! Immerse yourself in WWI combat and the dawn of aerial warfare as you pilot revolutionary flying machines. Take-off solo in mission-based Campaign Mode, or take to the skies online with up to 8 players in real-time multiplayer. Put your flying skills to the ultimate test against players from all over the world! Choose from a long list of realistic WWI planes and perform dizzying acrobatic maneuvers with an intuitive combination of touch-screen and accelerometer controls. Engage in fierce air-to-air and air-to-ground combat in your pursuit for glory. MISSION VARIETYCreate your own challenging missions using the Custom Game feature or sharpen all of your instincts by beating the 100 Dogfight Missions!CAMPAIGN MODE12 realistic and detailed WWI single-player missions – acquire new planes along the way! REAL HISTORICAL AIRPLANES Pilot 10 authentic WWI planes like the Fokker DR1, Sopwith Triplane, Ilya Bomber, and more!VIVID LANDSCAPESFly through 18 unique maps ranging from rolling plains to treacherous snow-capped mountains.ONLINE MULTIPLAYER Fly against up to 7 other pilots from around the globe in real-time. Engage in Free-for-All combat, where only the must cunning survive, or form a squadron with your friends and compete in Team Death Match, Defend the Base, and Capture the Flag.GAME CENTER SUPPORTUnlock 27 achievements and soar to the top of the online leaderboards. The sky’s the limit! **GET MORE GREAT NAMCO GAMES!** Puzzle Quest 2, Mooniacs, Toss the Ball and more!GIFT THIS APP: Click the "Buy App" arrow on the iTunes® App Store to give to your friendsBe the first to know! Get inside NAMCO info on great deals, plus the latest game updates, tips & more…VISIT US: namcobandaigames.com/iosLIKE US: facebook.com/NamcoBandaiTWEET US: twitter.com/FilthieRich
Metascore:
86
User Score:
tbd
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 18.

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

Platform: PC
March 13, 2007
Oleg Maddox's Il-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators continues to expand. The latest offering, Il-2 1946, adds 36 new planes, four new gigantic maps, over a hundred new ground objects, and nearly 200 new campaign missions. This new opus also includes all of the previous Il-2 series content. What began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total! Not to mention that players will have the opportunity to get a first glance at the future of the series arriving next year: Storm of War Battle of Britain via exclusive bonus videos.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.7
Air Mail 19.

Air Mail

Platform: iOS
May 24, 2012
The sky's the limit...Welcome to the beautiful world of Air Mail, where you take to the skies as a fearless letter-carrying, disaster-averting pilot. Simply stunning in its presentation, with incredibly deep gameplay, this is one flight you can't afford to miss.• MIND-BLOWING VISUALSOne of the most stylish and best looking games on the App Store. Air Mail draws you into it's gorgeous world from take off to landing, with full Retina support for the new iPad.• LET'S FLYChoose one of three control schemes depending on your style. Each has been expertly designed to feel intuitive and natural.• WHAT AN ADVENTUREChoose one of three game modes to play through. Mission Mode is an epic story spread over seven chapters, Express Delivery is a score-attack mode, and Explore Mode lets you do just that—explore the islands collecting hidden items. For more information or support, please visit www.chillingo.com
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Falcon 4.0 20.

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
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles - Ace 21.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles - Ace

Platform: PC
March 2, 2004
Touted as the most realistic WWII flight simulation game to date, IL-2: Forgotten Battles soars to new heights with this exhilarating expansion pack. Adding 20 authentic new aircraft, three never-explored environments, and 30 demading new missions, Ace will plunge you deeper than ever into the perilous world of a WWII fighter pilot.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.4
Marvel's Iron Man VR 22.

Marvel's Iron Man VR

Platform: Meta Quest
November 3, 2022
Tap into your inner Super Hero as you step into Iron Man's armor and blast into the skies. Explore Tony's garage to customize and upgrade an arsenal of gear, gadgets, and weapons. Hit the afterburners and feel the rush of flying hundreds of miles an hour. Use all of Tony Stark's resources to find the mysterious villain Ghost and her army of hacked Stark drones. Experience this action-packed immersive Iron Man adventure now
Metascore:
85
User Score:
tbd
Flanker 2.5 23.

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
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War 24.

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 25, 2004
(Also known as "Ace Combat 5: Squadron Leader") With more than 50 different licensed planes and an intense storyline extending over 30 missions, players will be put to the ultimate test, including air-to-air combat, air-to-ground fighting, air-to-sea assaults, rescue, recon and much more. Incorporating ultra-realistic beautifully rendered in-game graphics and cinematics along with unparalleled game play; ACE COMBAT 5 goes a step beyond the traditional air combat gaming experience. One of the exciting new features to the sequel includes Wingman Command, where players can issue directives to their wingmen mid-mission to carry out coordinated group attacks. Additionally, the in-game radio communications with the squadron and enemies adds to the realism and intensity of the dynamic battle sequences. In the game's premise, it is September 23, 2010 on distant Sand Island, a small island in the Ceres Ocean that divides the two superpowers, Osea and Yuktobania. An entire military base is on red alert--the 108th Tactical Fighter Squadron intercepted an unidentified aircraft and the entire squadron was decimated. You are a fighter pilot, part of the new squadron that's been called into action to protect your nation of Osea. Now, the story begins to unfold. [Namco]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.9
Warhawk 25.

Warhawk

Platform: PlayStation 3
August 28, 2007
[Dowloadable Game] In Warhawk, players experience the thrill of white-knuckle aerial combat with hundreds of enemy fighters, bone-crunching armored assaults and high-intensity infantry combat in a massive, all-out war fought both on the ground and in the skies. During gameplay, players are tasked with protecting their homeland from the invading Chernovan armada. By doing so, players take command of the most advanced war machine in the fleet, the Warhawk, capable of aerobatic dogfights at high speeds or hovering over ground troops providing tactical support. Players continue the battle on foot with an arsenal of weaponry including pistols, rifles, grenades and more. Furthermore, players can gain access to an array of ground vehicles and lay waste with powerful weapons mounted on jeeps, tanks and specialty transports. Fight on Foot, in Ground Vehicles, or in the Sky – Next-gen multimodal design throws players into a deep gameplay experience. Fight in the war as a foot soldier, vehicle driver or ace pilot - whenever you want. Experience an Expansive Online Community – Players can join in epic multi-modal 32-person online battles, constantly evolving with downloadable content and a variety of online game modes. [SCEA]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.2
Xtreme Air Racing 26.

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
Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets 27.

Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets

Platform: PC
September 13, 2004
Shockwave Productions is using their critically acclaimed skill to dominate the civil aviation sim world with Wings of Power for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. Wings of Power raises the bar once again by adding seven meticulously created aircraft, visuals, and missions to Microsoft's latest and greatest flight simulator. Gorgeously constructed aircraft, inside and out, down to the last rivet. Fully clickable cockpits with authentic working gauges. 3D cockpits so real, they look just like their 2D rendered counterparts. The latest wind-tunnel technology helps to create for the most authentic, fluid flying qualities, including complex spins and stalls. Enhanced lighting visual effects. Fly the famous heavy bombers of WWII and the ingenious German jet technology that opposed them. Manual including rare data and the real operation of these amazing aircraft. [Shockwave]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
tbd
Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater 28.

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
Warhawk - Operation: Fallen Star 29.

Warhawk - Operation: Fallen Star

Platform: PlayStation 3
August 28, 2008
Download the Warhawk Operation Fallen Star Booster Pack today to experience the fast-paced action of Warhawk like never before! Infantry take flight with the fast and deadly Icarus Mk.1 Rocket Pack in the remote, forested Tau Crater battlefield, the crash site of an experimental Chernovan capital ship. [Sony]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.9
Warhawk - Operation: Broken Mirror 30.

Warhawk - Operation: Broken Mirror

Platform: PlayStation 3
April 17, 2008
[Downloadable Game] Download the Operation: Broken Mirror Booster Pack and increase the effectiveness of your team’s ground assaults with the new Armored Personnel Carrier and the Vaporfield Glacier Battlefield! [Sony]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.0
Crimson Skies 31.

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
Fighter Ace 3.5 32.

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
Ace Combat 2 33.

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
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 34.

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X

Platform: iOS
December 9, 2009
Elevate your experience of war with the soaring air combat game Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, finally coming on your iPhone and iPod touch! The console hit now lands on your device: "H.A.W.X looks absolutely marvelous with stellar production" - TouchGen, 4,5/5 "A thrilling flight game", "A top-quality production" - IGN ********** THE FAMOUS LICENCE NOW ON YOUR iPHONE, combining the console game's depth and quality with twisted plots and universe based on Tom Clancy's novels. Play as David Crenshaw, an elite pilot working for a powerful private military company. 13 MISSIONS TO PUT YOUR PILOT SKILLS TO THE TEST with diverse objectives and gameplay: engage aircraft in dogfights, infiltrate an enemy base, protect your allies, bomb strategic locations, provide support to ground troops and more! 26 LICENSED PLANES modeled in 3D. As an elite jet fighter, take control of the F-14A Tomcat, Mirage 2000C, F-117 Nighthawk, Eurofighter Typhoon and others. Choose the best aircraft depending on your objectives and the plane's specific characteristics. FULL-3D ENVIRONMENTS, based on GeoEye® satellite imagery: Fly over 13 real locations, like Rio de Janeiro or Los Angeles by night, fight in the sky of a Middle East's desert or over the Pentagon and White House in Washington. ACCELEROMETER OR VIRTUAL JOYSTICK, choose the control mode that best fits your way of piloting. Select the cockpit view to be at the core of action or the outside view to make the best tactical choices and avoid missiles more easily. LOCAL MULTIPLAYER MODE for up to 4 players via local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Death Match or Team Death Match, prepare for battle. Destroy enemy jets, choppers, tanks, destroyers and more 40,000 feet above the earth. Enjoy the iTunes library access if you want to listen to your own music while saving the country! Hold your breath, throttle up, push your aircraft to its limits and have your adrenaline rush! Also available from Gameloft this Christmas: Driver, Skater Nation, James Cameron’s Avatar and N.O.V.A. – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance. *** Follow Gameloft on Twitter to get more info about this game and all our upcoming titles: http://twitter.com/gameloft or go read our official blog: http://blog.gameloft.com/ ***
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.5
X-Plane 8 35.

X-Plane 8

Platform: PC
December 10, 2004
Plane simulates anything that flies: single-engine fixed wing props to multi-engine jets; gliders to dirigibles; helicopters to spacecraft to VTOLs such as the V-22 Osprey and AV8-B Harrier.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.5
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration 36.

Flight Simulator X: Acceleration

Platform: PC
October 23, 2007
The Flight Simulator X Acceleration Expansion Pack delivers an all new thrilling multiplayer race mode, new action-packed missions, and even more new content! Challenge friends in the new racing mode, or test your flight skills in the 20 new missions like being a NASA test pilot, performing search and rescue on an ocean liner, or navigating a whiteout blizzard in the backcountry. Also included are six new scenery maps including the famed Red Bull Air Race courses, and three new planes such as the F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 Helicopter and P-51D Mustang. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.5
DCS: Black Shark 37.

DCS: Black Shark

Platform: PC
April 13, 2009
DCS: Black Shark is a PC game of the Russian Ka-50 attack helicopter and is the first title in a new Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection simulation series: Digital Combat Simulator (DCS). Following Eagle Dynamics' tradition of excellence, "DCS: Black Shark" will bring an even more realistic simulation experience than its predecessor "Flaming Cliffs". DCS: Black Shark will offer an unprecedented level of realism in regards to flight dynamics, instruments modeling, avionics systems, and weapon systems. The artificial Intelligence of ground vehicles and helicopters has been improved dramatically as well as weapon modeling. A new Mission Editor includes a powerful electronic mapping system that allows user to easily create missions and campaigns. A new campaign system allows the front line of the battlefield to move back and fourth according to your mission success or failure. [Eagle Dynamics]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th! 38.

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
War Thunder 39.

War Thunder

Platform: PC
August 15, 2013
War Thunder is a next generation MMO combat game dedicated to World War II military aviation, armored vehicles, and fleets. You will take part in all of the major combat battles, fighting with real players all over the world.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
3.8
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey 40.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

Platform: PlayStation 3
September 8, 2009
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war's most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and heavy bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are five theatres of war to engage in 0 The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun' representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. Players can see real time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dog fights. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions. [505 Games]
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.5
Flanker 2.0 41.

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
Secret Weapons Over Normandy 42.

Secret Weapons Over Normandy

Platform: PlayStation 2
November 18, 2003
Join a secret squad of pilots dedicated to thwarting the most heinous plans of the Third Reich. Fly over twenty authentic aircraft across thirty daring missions in this new WWII action-flyer. Lawrence Holland, the legendary creator of "Star Wars X-Wing," "Star Wars Tie Fighter" and "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" returns with an exhilarating new game of action and intrigue. Can you be trusted with the most dangerous secrets of the war? Immerse yourself in intense WWII flight action as you make your way through the ranks of an elite fighter squadron. Fly more than twenty realistic aircraft across a variety of combat theaters over World War II Europe and other territories as you make your way through the ranks of an elite fighter squadron. Engage in over thirty action-packed missions featuring air-to-air and air-to-ground battle scenarios. [LucasArts]
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
3D After Burner II 43.

3D After Burner II

Platform: 3DS
January 15, 2015
3D After Burner II is the 1987 flight game first released on SEGA’s X Board arcade hardware. Delivering a vintage arcade experience, the re-mastered version features stereoscopic 3D visuals and offers a host of options and settings, including the ability to adjust the difficulty settings and other visual enhancements, such as smoke transparency that were not present in the original version. Players are able to choose from a number of real-life arcade cabinets wherein everything from the appearance to the environmental sounds of the specific cabinet are recreated, providing an arcade experience. The highlight of 3D After Burner II is the addition of the ’special mode’ which can be unlocked once the player completes the game. The ’special mode,’ while maintaining the basics of the ’arcade mode,’ provides the player with a completely new gaming experience and allows the players to control time by utilizing the ‘burst’ which makes avoiding incoming attacks easier and increases the number of lock-on targets.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.8
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation 44.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Platform: Xbox 360
October 23, 2007
Online for the first time, via Xbox Live, players can experience Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes. Players fight alongside fighter planes, gun ships, attack helicopters, tanks, naval fleets, heavy bombers, and electronic warfare vessels in the ultimate Ace Combat showdown. The Dynamic Operation System provides for massive battles unfolding on a "living battlefield," as up to six independent land, sea or air conflicts can break out at any time at multiple locations as allies and enemies clash in real-time. Players can experience the realism of war when battlefields come alive with engagingly authentic audio and visual effects: thundering explosions, dense vapor trails of air to air missiles, piercing machine gun fire, booming anti-aircraft artillery fire, mid-air explosions, gigantic columns of black smoke and more. Players can prove their supremacy on a global scale as they pilot highly detailed, authentic aircraft such as the F-15 E Strike Eagle and the F-22 Raptor online via Xbox Live. For an all out worldwide battle for the sky, players can choose from a variety of different online modes including the death match and team death match style game modes. Or they can team up with friends to play in co-op, where players combine strategy and skill to work together to take on computer-controlled adversaries. Online rankings are calculated globally with high-ranking players being granted honorable titles on a global scale, adding fuel to the fires of furious competition. [Namco Bandai Games]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.9
SkyDrift Infinity 45.

SkyDrift Infinity

Platform: PlayStation 4
July 29, 2021
Skydrift Infinity is an action-packed arcade game focusing on the experience of flying alone, and with others, in a light, quick, fast-paced style. During the various game modes you can partake in deathmatches and armed races as well as other armed competitions, using modern airplanes, which are tuned to the max, with extreme weapons. Your goal is simple: if you can't overtake them, shoot them down! Play alone, with your friends or compete against previously unknown online challengers! For relaxation explore the exotic islands, used as the venues of the races and arena modes, where you can break free of the 2 dimensionality, that binds known racing games! Your possibilities are limited only by your own imagination!
Metascore:
80
User Score:
2.8
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey 46.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

Platform: Xbox 360
September 8, 2009
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war's most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and heavy bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are five theatres of war to engage in 0 The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun' representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. Players can see real time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dog fights. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions. [505 Games]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.0
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 47.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Platform: PlayStation 4
January 18, 2019
Strap yourself into the cockpit of some of the worlds most formidable fighter planes and skim through the clouds embarking on daring aerial stunts and nerve-shredding tactical dogfights. In Ace Combat 7, you take on the role of an Ace an elite fighter pilot tasked with patrolling the most open and intimidating space on Earth: the sky. Choose from an array of authentic modern and futurist aircraft and load them up with an arsenal of cutting-edge super weapons as unfolding events drive you into ever more dangerous aerial face-offs. PlayStation VR support will allow you to actually climb inside the cockpit with a series of exclusive features that create a new level of death-defying immersion.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.0
The Falconeer: Warrior Edition 48.

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition

Platform: Switch
August 5, 2021
Soar through the skies aboard a giant warbird in this BAFTA nominated air combat game. Soar through the skies aboard a majestic warbird, explore a stunning oceanic world and engage in epic aerial dogfights, in this BAFTA nominated air combat game from solo developer, Tomas Sala. You take on the role of Falconeer, a powerful airborne warrior traversing a vast oceanic world torn apart by generations of poisonous decisions and dissent. Throughout multiple campaigns, you will experience life from many different perspectives and loyalties as you embark on a journey of discovery, and solve the mystery of the Ursee, its people and history. Progress through perilous missions and side quests, wielding your lightning caster to protect ships against pirates, kraken and other threats. Dive through the deep ocean depths, soar above the clouds to do battle with giant crab cities or engage in furious dogfights against the mysterious Mancer Order that controls and regulates technology. The Falconeer: Warrior Edition includes the fully updated game, plus 'The Hunter' DLC, adding a new player class with a flyable Ormir dragon and a set of pyro pot guided rockets, and the new 'Edge of the World' DLC, containing 3 additional side quests and new boss encounters.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.3
Snoopy Flying Ace 49.

Snoopy Flying Ace

Platform: Xbox 360
June 2, 2010
[Xbox Live Arcade] You can't have aerial dogfighting without the dog! Join Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in the premier online flight shooter on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Snoopy Flying Ace. With simple flight controls and a hangar full of customizable planes and weapons, all you need are nerves of steel to climb the Leaderboards and become a Flying Ace. Snoopy Flying Ace takes addictive, fast-paced airborne combat to new heights, with fantastic solo and co-op challenges testing your skills against the Flying Circus of the dreaded Red Baron. Remember, it ain't the size of the dog in the fight … it's the size of the fight in the dog! [Xbox.com]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator X 50.

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Platform: PC
October 17, 2006
From award winning game developer ACES comes Flight Simulator X. The latest installment will include the usual genre leading realism that continues to awe real pilots and will serve as the graphical benchmark for games on Windows Vista. Additionally, Flight Simulator X will deliver for the first time structured game play with more than 55 missions to choose from which will test the skills of players of all levels. [Microsoft]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.3
Rowan's Battle of Britain 51.

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
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 52.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Platform: Xbox One
January 18, 2019
Strap yourself into the cockpit of some of the worlds most formidable fighter planes and skim through the clouds embarking on daring aerial stunts and nerve-shredding tactical dogfights. In Ace Combat 7, you take on the role of an Ace an elite fighter pilot tasked with patrolling the most open and intimidating space on Earth: the sky. Choose from an array of authentic modern and futurist aircraft and load them up with an arsenal of cutting-edge super weapons as unfolding events drive you into ever more dangerous aerial face-offs. PlayStation VR support will allow you to actually climb inside the cockpit with a series of exclusive features that create a new level of death-defying immersion.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.8
Switch Galaxy 53.

Switch Galaxy

Platform: PlayStation Vita
March 6, 2013
Switch Galaxy is a fast-paced arcade challenge where players must weave past obstacles and enemies as they travel across the galaxy collecting Tantalum for Dakur Technology.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.2
Sky Odyssey 54.

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
Skies of Fury DX 55.

Skies of Fury DX

Platform: Switch
April 12, 2018
Fight as both British and German pilots during WWI's battle for the skies. Take to the skies and experience WWI as a fighter pilot. Skies of Fury DX offers players the chance to engage in epic, aerial combat in historic Bloody April, 1917, as both British and German pilots. Using 10 distinctive aircraft from WWI, players fly through stunning, hand-painted environments. Dogfight through the missions as a single player, or challenge your friends to a multiplayer, split-screen battle. [Nintendo]
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.3
WarBirds III Fighter Pilot Academy 56.

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
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 57.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Platform: PlayStation 5
December 8, 2025
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Launch your aviation Career wherever you choose in the world. Gain experience, build your reputation, and complete certifications to gain access to authentic aviation activities ranging from Medevac, Remote Cargo Ops, Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue and more, all the way to becoming an Airline Passenger Transport Pilot. Set out on a truly global aviation adventure with virtually unlimited missions across the planet. Compete against other pilots in the all-new Challenge League mode or hone your skills in dozens of Activities ranging from exciting Rally Races and Precision Landings to Low-Altitude challenges and more. Fly head-to-head in the iconic Red Bull Air Races and the legendary Reno Air Races, including the new Roswell courses.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 58.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Platform: PC
January 31, 2019
Strap yourself into the cockpit of some of the worlds most formidable fighter planes and skim through the clouds embarking on daring aerial stunts and nerve-shredding tactical dogfights. In Ace Combat 7, you take on the role of an Ace an elite fighter pilot tasked with patrolling the most open and intimidating space on Earth: the sky. Choose from an array of authentic modern and futurist aircraft and load them up with an arsenal of cutting-edge super weapons as unfolding events drive you into ever more dangerous aerial face-offs. PlayStation VR support will allow you to actually climb inside the cockpit with a series of exclusive features that create a new level of death-defying immersion.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
Wings of Prey 59.

Wings of Prey

Platform: PC
December 25, 2009
Wings of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in – The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun' representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. [yuPlay]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.5
Flight Control 60.

Flight Control

Platform: DS
February 22, 2010
[DSiWare] Keep the skies safe in Flight Control, the insanely popular worldwide hit from Firemint. In this action-packed game, take on the role of an air traffic controller at an increasingly busy airport. In complete control of the airspace, direct aircraft to their appropriate landing zones while avoiding collisions. Travel to airports set among green fields, a beachside resort, the Australian Outback, a winter wonderland and even an aircraft carrier. Learn how to land 10 different kinds of aircraft, including jets, seaplanes and helicopters. To direct aircraft, simply touch and drag them to their landing zones with the stylus without letting them collide. Sounds easy? You'll need smart strategy, keen eyes and a smooth touch to keep the chaos under control. You can even work alongside a friend in cooperative multiplayer mode, and guard the airways together. Flight Control only takes a minute to learn – just don't expect to put it down as quickly as you'll pick it up. [Nintendo]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 61.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Platform: PC
November 19, 2024
From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of night flying, real-time atmospheric simulation, and live weather in a dynamic and living world. Create your flight plan to anywhere on the planet. The world is at your fingertips.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 62.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Platform: Xbox 360
October 11, 2011
Climb back into the cockpit with another installment of the Ace Combat series.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.0
Birds of Steel 63.

Birds of Steel

Platform: Xbox 360
March 13, 2012
Get ready to strap in, go back in time and take stick in the most pivotal battles in the history of air combat. Birds of Steel puts you right in the crosshairs of WWII’s most intense skirmishes. This original IP blends next gen supremacy and the fine details of aerial combat into a historical recreation fit for flight sim fans and history buffs alike. Use your skills to pilot the top planes from all combatants in WWII to recreate history or to change the outcomes of the most prolific battles in history. Online and offline elements add an entire new element to the game which will ensure Birds of Steel remains a fresh combat experience long after you’ve played for the first time.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.5
Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War 64.

Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War

Platform: PC
June 29, 2009
All is not quiet on the Western Front in 1917 high above the trenches and scarred No Man’s Land the sound of piston engines can be heard, the chatter of machine guns fill the air and the bark of flak bursts echo across the countryside. During the First World War a new breed of warrior emerged, reminiscent of the Knights of old, inspired by chivalry and pushed to their limits by modern technology, they fought a new kind of war an air war. Welcome to Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War. [777 Studios]
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition 65.

Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition

Platform: PC
January 24, 2013
Making its debut on PC Q1 of 2013; ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON - ENHANCED EDITION features controls and graphics that have been optimized specifically for PC users. The PC version will include many of the DLC items released on the console versions of the game. Players will have immediate access to additional aircrafts and numerous aircraft skins as well as skills and maps. The multiplayer portion of the game will feature support through Games for Windows Live from Microsoft. The game will be available at retailers and for download via Steam and the Games for Windows Marketplace.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
5.9
Secret Weapons Over Normandy 66.

Secret Weapons Over Normandy

Platform: Xbox
November 18, 2003
Join a secret squad of pilots dedicated to thwarting the most heinous plans of the Third Reich. In the new WWII action-flyer, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, you will fly over 20 authentic aircraft across 30 daring missions. Embark on an action-packed and intriguing journey over Europe and other territories. Engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground battle scenarios as you make your way through the ranks of an elite fighter squadron. Can you be trusted with the most dangerous secrets of the war?
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.8
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 67.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Platform: PlayStation 3
October 11, 2011
Climb back into the cockpit with another installment of the Ace Combat series.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
6.8
War Thunder 68.

War Thunder

Platform: PlayStation 4
June 3, 2014
War Thunder is a next generation MMO combat game dedicated to World War II military aviation, armored vehicles, and fleets. You will take part in all of the major combat battles, fighting with real players all over the world.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
3.7
AiRace 69.

AiRace

Platform: DS
April 12, 2010
[DSiWare] AiRace is a high-octane, adrenaline-fueled air, speed and stunt game for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL™ systems. AiRace is not your typical hand-held racing - it's high-sky racing at its best. There are no limits to your flight with 360° movement and unique steering with the Nintendo DSi stylus. AiRace offers you a chance to control one of nine planes and compete against AI or human opponents in six exotic locations. With great physics, plane upgrades, on-the-track power-ups and unique maps, AiRace offers a little bit more than your average racing. Now it's time to leave your cars and switch to airplanes.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Heroes of the Pacific 70.

Heroes of the Pacific

Platform: Xbox
September 28, 2005
Prepare yourself for arcade flight combat based around the key battles in the Pacific Theater during WWII. As the hero whose skill, courage, and determination can win or lose the war, you'll begin the action with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and fight through the battles of Midway, Iwo Jima, the Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal. Pilot 25 actual WWII aircraft through single-player missions, and control up to eight wingmen. Multiplayer modes include Co-op, Dogfight, Team Dogfight, Capture the Flag, and Fox and Hounds.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.6
Oleg Maddox presents: Pacific Fighters 71.

Oleg Maddox presents: Pacific Fighters

Platform: PC
October 26, 2004
Backed by the Oleg Maddox development team, Pacific Fighters allows you to participate in the most compelling air-war experience ever created! Fly missions for the Allied forces or become an ace pilot for the deadly Japanese empire ? which will you choose? Select from a large variety of flyable aircraft such as the lethal Japanese Zero, U.S. made F6F Hellcat and a variety of British fighter planes. Target enemy ships, vehicles and aircraft on one of the 16 maps featuring famous historic locations. New to the series will be the emphasis on flyable bombers and aircraft-carrier action. [Ubisoft]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.5
Heroes of the Pacific 72.

Heroes of the Pacific

Platform: PC
October 25, 2005
With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US military mobilized. Common men rose to the challenge and became heroes in the skies, seas and beaches of WWII's Pacific Theater. Heroes of the Pacific is an epic WWII flight combat game that begins with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and unfolds in epic detail through the battles of Midway, the Coral Sea, Wake Island, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. You are the hero whose skill guts and determination will win or lose the war. Mastery of over 25 actual WWII aircraft is crucial as is maintaining focus in the thick of a 300 plane dog fight with planes exploding and smoke trails blocking views. Command a squadron of 32 AI planes, work with friends through online connections, or go it alone to achieve the battle objectives. Make it through alive while upholding integrity, courage and American ideals to become a hero of the Pacific. [Encore Software]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.0
Lock On: Modern Air Combat 73.

Lock On: Modern Air Combat

Platform: PC
July 26, 2005
Feel the power of commanding a modern jet fighter. Fly a variety of combat aircraft in the most graphically rich, audio intense game environment ever created for a combat flight simulator. Lock On: Modern Air Combat combines a broad scope of game play that includes engaging missions, an immersive combat environment, and in-your-face action. Choose from eight U.S. and Russian jets that range from the tank-killing A-10 Warthog and, ground-pounding Su-25 Frogfoot to air superiority fighters like the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker. Filled with intense campaigns, realistic flight modeling and flexible game options, Lock On will provide unlimited game play action to both novice and veteran flight sim fans. [Ubi Soft]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.4
Sky Rogue 74.

Sky Rogue

Platform: Switch
April 26, 2018
Sky Rogue is a fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator! Blow things up over land, sea, and air, on an infinite number of procedurally-generated islands. Choose one of a diverse set of aeros and kit it out with a dizzying array of weaponry. Go toe-to-toe with enemy aces or assault giant flying aircraft carriers and battleships, but watch out for volleys of missiles; when you die, you're dead.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.9
Star Fox Command 75.

Star Fox Command

Platform: DS
August 28, 2006
Star Fox returns to its roots with a blistering space shooter on Nintendo DS. Lylat needs help. Players hop into their Arwing fighter and fight through a unique branching storyline of missions, all rendered in gorgeous 3-D. Star Fox DS brings a new strategic element to the series with a commander's view of the mission. Using the touch screen, players can draw the routes they and their teammates will take, then battle the enemies they encounter as they take over bases and strategically advance across the map. Players can blow their friends out of the sky as they dogfight with up to eight players over a local wireless connection or take on up to four players from around the world on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. [Nintendo]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
6.8
Heroes of the Pacific 76.

Heroes of the Pacific

Platform: PlayStation 2
September 28, 2005
With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US military mobilized. Common men rose to the challenge and became heroes in the skies, seas and beaches of WWII's Pacific Theater. Heroes of the Pacific is an epic WWII flight combat game that begins with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and unfolds in epic detail through the battles of Midway, the Coral Sea, Wake Island, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. You are the hero whose skill guts and determination will win or lose the war. Mastery of over 25 actual WWII aircraft is crucial as is maintaining focus in the thick of a 300 plane dog fight with planes exploding and smoke trails blocking views. Command a squadron of 32 AI planes, work with friends through online connections, or go it alone to achieve the battle objectives. Make it through alive while upholding integrity, courage and American ideals to become a hero of the Pacific. [Encore Software]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.2
After Burner Climax 77.

After Burner Climax

Platform: PlayStation 3
April 22, 2010
[Playstation Network] The classic arcade game After Burner has now returned for a new generation of gamers. After Burner Climax is fast and frantic action, putting you in the cockpit of the world’s fastest fighter plane. Dodge planes, rockets and bullets while trying to target multiple on-screen enemy aircraft. Built for all skill levels, everyone will be able to take to the air and blaze through a branching storyline and over 20 stages. Unlock achievements along the way to unlock exclusive Avatar Awards using your experience and expertise. [Sega]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
3.5
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception 78.

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Platform: PSP
October 23, 2006
With licensed aircraft such as the F-14D and Tornado F3, and a strategic AI system where the course of the player’s actions directly affect their mission objectives, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception allows the player to take on the role of an ace pilot trying to liberate his home country of Aurelia from its neighbor, Leasath. A country filled with secretive motives veiled behind long-internal conflicts, Leasath, has invaded and taken over Aurelia. Defending the invaded country, the player's mission is to take them to the battle-filled skies in order to take down the enemy and restore freedom and peace to his homeland. Rounding out the list of features, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception allows players to tune their original aircrafts with parts unlocked in Campaign Mode to further enhance their flying experience. [Namco Bandai]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.3
Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory 79.

Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory

Platform: PC
September 12, 2005
Battle of Britain 2 Wings of Victory recreates the fierce and famous air battles southern England in 1940. The game delivers explosive fun for veteran and casual gamers alike, and occurs over a vast and living world below which will be forever known as one the world’s most decisive moments in history. The simulation allows the player to either act as the supreme commander of either side, or simply click “fly” and let your generals manage the war below. As commander, you can control the war down to a single aircraft or building in a world where thousands upon thousands battle for supremacy. Thousands of targets including every plane, factory, airfield, and radar station have a specific role and impact on the progress of the war below. As the enormous campaign plays out below, you will observe both allied and enemy flights carrying out their daily missions. You can take your commanders hat off and jump in the cockpit of the British Hurricane, Spitfire, German Messerschmitt, Stuka dive bomber, or man the gunstations of the Dornier Do17, Heinkel He111, and Ju-88 level bombers. As a pilot, all you need to do is destroy the enemy when you can and get you and your comrades home alive. [GMX Media]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
4.3
Bomber Crew 80.

Bomber Crew

Platform: Switch
July 10, 2018
Bomber Crew is a World-war 2 strategic bombing sim, where completing the objective is just as important as keeping your crew alive, as death is permanent. Take to the skies in this immersive flight simulation where each mission is a high-risk expedition. Manage everything from fuel, ammo, hydraulics and more in your very own physics based Bomber, which can be customized with an array of liveries and paint jobs. Danger comes from every angle when the wheels are up; Enemy fighters, flak guns, poor weather and an array of other perilous dangers await, so ensure your Crew are prepared for each mission correctly, and come back victorious.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.3
The Falconeer: Warrior Edition 81.

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition

Platform: PlayStation 5
August 5, 2021
Soar through the skies aboard a giant warbird in this BAFTA nominated air combat game. Soar through the skies aboard a majestic warbird, explore a stunning oceanic world and engage in epic aerial dogfights, in this BAFTA nominated air combat game from solo developer, Tomas Sala. You take on the role of Falconeer, a powerful airborne warrior traversing a vast oceanic world torn apart by generations of poisonous decisions and dissent. Throughout multiple campaigns, you will experience life from many different perspectives and loyalties as you embark on a journey of discovery, and solve the mystery of the Ursee, its people and history. Progress through perilous missions and side quests, wielding your lightning caster to protect ships against pirates, kraken and other threats. Dive through the deep ocean depths, soar above the clouds to do battle with giant crab cities or engage in furious dogfights against the mysterious Mancer Order that controls and regulates technology. The Falconeer: Warrior Edition includes the fully updated game, plus 'The Hunter' DLC, adding a new player class with a flyable Ormir dragon and a set of pyro pot guided rockets, and the new 'Edge of the World' DLC, containing 3 additional side quests and new boss encounters.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
SteamBirds 82.

SteamBirds

Platform: iOS
November 11, 2010
"...SteamBirds lies in wait to rob you of your Monday morning." -- Penny Arcade "...as SteamBirds conclusively proves, it's the whole nine yards of awesome." -- JayIsGames "Steambirds offers up a tremendous turn-based experience that keeps the action coming and challenge exceptional." -- GameZebo ‚òÜ STEAMBIRDS ‚òÜ The addictive, turn-based gameplay of Flash hit SteamBirds has arrived on the App Store! Rewrite history as you fight through more than 20 missions, using bombs, missiles and poison gas to bring down 8 different steam-powered enemy aircraft. Plan your strategy, input your orders, and build up your combo to crush the enemy! Available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, SteamBirds lets you automatically share your progress between devices. SteamBirds for iOS also features new graphics, music, and touch controls from the creators of Canabalt! ‚òÜ NOTES ‚òÜ iPhone3GS, iPhone4, third- and fourth-generation iPods, and the iPad will feature the smoothest animations and the most special effects. The game runs fine on older devices, it just won't look quite as spectacular.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Project Wingman 83.

Project Wingman

Platform: PC
December 1, 2020
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.0
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War 84.

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Platform: PlayStation 2
April 25, 2006
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War thrusts players back in time, 15 years before the events of "Ace Combat 5," and reveals the events that led up to the last chapter of the franchise. Players will take on the role of a mercenary hired to fly for Ustio, a small country bordering Belka, and face off against rival pilots throughout the game. Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War introduces rival pilots to the series' traditional dogfighting action. Players will encounter highly skilled enemy pilots that they will engage throughout the course of the story. Adding even more tension to the game's dramatic air battles, these rival pilots utilize advanced battle tactics to attack the player while directing their own squadron. [Namco]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.6
Airfix Dogfighter 85.

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
Bomber Crew 86.

Bomber Crew

Platform: PC
October 19, 2017
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces 87.

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

Platform: Wii
January 12, 2010
Use the Remote and Nunchuk to steer your plane through the skies as you seek out and gun down enemy jets.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.2
Tom Clancy's HAWX 88.

Tom Clancy's HAWX

Platform: PlayStation 3
March 3, 2009
Tom Clancy's HAWX (high-altitude warfare) promises to revolutionize the way players think about combat in the sky. The story begins in the year 2012. As the era of the nation-state draws quickly to a close, the rules of warfare evolve even more rapidly. More and more nations become increasingly dependent on private military companies (PMCs), elite mercenaries with a lax view of the law. The Reykjavik Accords further legitimize their existence by authorizing their right to serve in every aspect of military operations. While the benefits of such PMCs are apparent, growing concerns surrounding giving them too much power begin to mount. The Enhanced Reality System is the backbone of the HAWX flight experience: radars and incoming missile detection, anti-crash system, damage control system, tactical map and information relay, and weapons trajectory control. E.R.S. also allows players to issue orders to their squadron, making this system as iconic to HAWX as the Cross-Com system is to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. Players can ease into their flight missions and gain a level of comfort with the use of the assistance mode. Once employed, players can take full advantage of their technological support through the E.R.S and gain maximum piloting security. If the situation calls for the player to unleash the full potential of the aircraft, the assistance mode can be switched off and all safety features will be deactivated. For the first time ever in the air-combat genre, players can experience the entire solo campaign in four-player JUMP IN co-op mode. In PVP mode, players can challenge up to 15 friends in intense dogfighting sessions and find out who's the top gun. Winning players are rewarded with experience points and money to unlock more weapons. Players have the opportunity to take the throttle of over 50 of the world's most famous aircrafts, as well as being able to dogfight over realistic modern landscapes that have endured years of post-war trauma. [Ubisoft]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.8
Comanche 4 89.

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
SkyDrift Infinity 90.

SkyDrift Infinity

Platform: Xbox One
July 29, 2021
Skydrift Infinity is an action-packed arcade game focusing on the experience of flying alone, and with others, in a light, quick, fast-paced style. During the various game modes you can partake in deathmatches and armed races as well as other armed competitions, using modern airplanes, which are tuned to the max, with extreme weapons. Your goal is simple: if you can't overtake them, shoot them down! Play alone, with your friends or compete against previously unknown online challengers! For relaxation explore the exotic islands, used as the venues of the races and arena modes, where you can break free of the 2 dimensionality, that binds known racing games! Your possibilities are limited only by your own imagination!
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
AeroWings 2: Air Strike 91.

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
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad 92.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

Platform: PC
August 14, 2014
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series offers virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles of World War II.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.1
Eagle Flight 93.

Eagle Flight

Platform: PC
October 13, 2016
50 years after humans vanished from the face of the Earth, nature reclaimed the city of Paris, leaving a breathtaking playground. As an eagle, you soar past iconic landmarks, dive through narrow streets, and engage in aerial dog fights to protect your territory from opponents. With intuitive controls, you quickly learn to perform impressive aerial maneuvers in the blink of an eye. Eagle Flight sends you to the skies to experience the freedom of flying and explore Paris from a never-before seen perspective.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.9
The History Channel: Battle of Britain - World War II 1940 94.

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
Bomber Crew 95.

Bomber Crew

Platform: Xbox One
July 10, 2018
Take to the skies in this immersive flight simulation where each mission is a high-risk expedition. Manage everything from fuel, ammo, hydraulics and more in your very own physics-based bomber, which can be customized with an array of liveries and paint jobs.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
5.4
Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle 96.

Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle

Platform: Switch
April 30, 2020
The enemy has started its attack. They've mobilized their air force and land forces for a major assault. You're stationed on an aircraft carrier on the front line, and it's up to you to show them what an ace pilot can really do! Fly into the madness in your experimental G-LOC superfighter, and put an end to the Future World Army.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
Apache Longbow Assault 97.

Apache Longbow Assault

Platform: PC
February 5, 2004
Climb into the pocket of the ultimate air-attack fighting machine! The Apache Longbow is designed to take the punishment of a tank, but with capabilities of inflicting massive damage. As a pilot of an Apache Longbow, your mission is to provide cover for ground troops and to destroy enemy strong-holds. Your Apache is equipped with awe-inspiring weapons from 30mm chain guns to Hellfire missles to Sidewinder missles, everything you need to get the job done. Features multiple cockpit views, 3 modes of gameplay, and an engaging, heart-pounding storyline for hours of flight action. You will need nerves of steel, a steady hand and quick reflexes to complete your missions!
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.0
Century: Age of Ashes 98.

Century: Age of Ashes

Platform: PC
December 2, 2021
Century: Age of Ashes, the multiplayer dragon battle game is now available for free! Customize your dragon, dive into the arena and compete to become a legendary Dragoneer. Burn your enemies and rule the skies! Compete in intense online games ranging from 3v3 to 6v6 and discover the fast-paced gameplay of Century : Age of Ashes! Dive into the arena alone or with friends and fight for your survival! Three varied game modes await you: Carnage, Spoils of War and Gates of Fire. Experience different play styles with 3 unique classes, each with their own abilities! Shield and disorient as the Windguard, track and destroy as the Marauder, or stealth and trap as the Phantom. How will you choose your path to victory?
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.7
After Burner: Black Falcon 99.

After Burner: Black Falcon

Platform: PSP
March 20, 2007
The first arcade-style flight combat title exclusively for the PSP system, combining intensive air combat with a multitude of explosions that allow gamers to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game. In addition to the in-depth customization of 19 officially licensed military planes, gamers can compete against friends via ad-hoc in a variety of multiplayer modes, and for the first time ever, fly solo in a story-rich single-player campaign. A terrorist cell called Black Falcon has infiltrated a top-secret CIA facility, escaping with 13 fighter jets. As a member of a highly classified military group, players must to do whatever is necessary to retrieve these fighter planes before they are sold to other terrorist cells. Utilizing an assortment of hi-tech planes such as the F-14D Tomcat, F-15E Strike Eagle, and F-22 Raptor, players engage in high-speed aerial combat as they dogfight their way through dangerous terrain to seek and destroy all terrorist targets. After Burner: Black Falcon takes flight with intense arcade-style air combat, where gamers fly at maximum speeds using high-powered weapons to destroy land and air-based enemies. With the robust customization, players can arm each military jet with an array of weapons, design customized aircrafts, and improve performance by installing a variety of engine components for faster, more maneuverable fighter planes. Players are also be able to acquire various weapons and aircraft by defeating squadrons of enemies and special bosses. [Sega]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.5
Eagle Flight 100.

Eagle Flight

Platform: PlayStation 4
November 8, 2016
50 years after humans vanished from the face of the Earth, nature reclaimed the city of Paris, leaving a breathtaking playground. As an eagle, you soar past iconic landmarks, dive through narrow streets, and engage in aerial dog fights to protect your territory from opponents. With intuitive controls, you quickly learn to perform impressive aerial maneuvers in the blink of an eye. Eagle Flight sends you to the skies to experience the freedom of flying and explore Paris from a never-before seen perspective.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.8
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