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Flanker 2.5 (Jewel Case)

Flanker 2.5 (Jewel Case)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Flanker 2.5
Review: Great game! One of the top games on GameSpy network. Good graphics and great gameplay (recomend joystick), but multiplayer is a little bit creapy (but ok). Overall game is really good.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wait for LOMAC....
Review: I am a big fan of Russian military aircraft, both from a design and a performance perspective. The Su-27 is technologically superior to anything currently in the US arsenal. As for this sim, it is going to basically be re-released by Ubi with a new graphics engine as part of their upcoming new air combat sim, Lock-On: Modern Air Combat (LOMAC). LOMAC has already developed a wide following in the sim community and promises to do for modern combat sims what IL-2 Sturmovik did for WW2 era dogfighting sims. At this point I am just going to wait the few more months to get LOMAC.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Jet simulator Ever
Review: I am from India and IAF inducted a bunch of SU-30 MKIs in it's airforce. I wanted to get a feel for this fighter and bought the flanker 2.5 . I also own Microsoft CFS2 , CFS3 ( dont waste your money on this ) , IL2( money well spent ) , Ka-52 just to name a few.

Flanker 2.5 is not a game. It is a simulator. So there are no points flashing after you complete a mission successfully. I have been playing it for an year now and even now it keeps me intrested. There is a lot to learn. You need to learn about the plane , your enemy plane , Different missiles and their envelopes , radar range , when to track , when not to track, how to refuel, when to fire a missile and a whole lot more.

So , if you want a game that you can master in a couple of weeks , this is not the one. If you are looking fo some simulator that will teach you about different weapons systems, tactics and more importantly how hard it is to be a real fighter pilot , this is a keeper.

The graphics are excellent and very light on resources considering the vintage of the game.It is comparable to Microsoft CFS3 in the graphics quality but with 1/3 the resource usage.

Buy it if you are a serious aero or sim enthusiast...you will LOVE IT.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Superb flight model for a superb plane, recommended..!
Review: I am still trying to land the plane manually, quite a tough thing to do. This is no Jane's simulator whatsoever, no similarity to IAF , USAF etc... The closest brother to this sim as of today would be Falcon 4.0 from Microprose.
The flight model is very realistic and the graphics are very good considering the time the game was released. You can fly the SU-27 or the aircraft carrier version the SU-33. Both are very good planes in real life as well.
The game has some issues since it first came out on V2.0. I run it without a problem at all, no crashes, no graphical glitches and no sound problems.
My specs are:
AMD K7 800Mhz
512 MB Ram (SD Ram 133)
Asus K7V-T mainboard
3D Prophet 64MB Geforce2
SBLive! Platinum.
...
Good luck and have a nice flight!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: You Need A Good Computer
Review: I had 10x the system requirements but it loads as slow as a slug. My computer is a well-oiled machine. The FPS wasn't very impressive on a GeForce 4 Ti4200. Yet, the minimum is a Voodoo 2?? I was a bit disappointed. However, the simulation is quite good, and if you're a flight sim fan you will enjoy it. You just gotta have some sort of super-computer. If you don't, get Flanker 1.5 It's just as good if not better. Unless you need pretty graphics to be impressed by a flight sim.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: IMPRESSED!...
Review: I just got this game (March 2003).. It's a little old, but WOW!! I usually don't even like flight simulators. I just decided to try this one out for kicks ... ,and now I'm hooked!... I just upgraded to the v2.51 patch from v2.5 -- they did a lot of bug fixes in 2.51! The only problem with 2.51 is that the training missions don't work. So learn to play v2.5 with the training missions and then upgrade to 2.51. Anyway, this is a SUPERB flight sim! I am running it on an Athlon 1ghz w/ 768megs of ram, a Voodoo5, and a Logitech Wingman f/fback joystick. The graphics are wonderful, the flight model is the best I have experienced, and it is the most fun flight simulator I have played! There's a lot of keys and functions to learn because it is so realistic, but they have good training missions and an excellent 300+ page manual! (manual is installed with the game in .PDF format) The only three problems with the game are that manual landings are next to impossible, the only jets you can fly are the SU-27 and SU-33, and they don't have enough missions!! However, they do include a mission editor with the game so you can make your own or download ones that other people have made! I haven't tried the multiplayer support yet, but I hear that the v2.51 patch has fixed all kinds of problems with it. I work a full time job, and still have managed to learn most of the features in the game in a couple weeks time, though I still have a ways to go before I master it!! BUY THIS GAME!... It will be the best [money] you have ever spent! Months and months of enjoyment!...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Did not work
Review: I tried 2 different disks, would not run. I am well within the minimum required. Tech support is pathetic. Avoid if you cant return it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Won't run - and ZERO support
Review: This game looks great - it has a wide following of players with web sites and great tips and tricks. Unfortunately I can't get it to run on any of my three PC's! My primary PC is a Dell P4 with a GeForce 4 card - game runs intro and then pops back to Windows. Does the same on my secondary machine and my laptop. Go out to UBI's site, and guess what - they don't support this game anymore. Go out to a fan site... and find a list of many other gamers with the same problem, so it's a known bug that the developer just doesn't feel like fixing or supporting! So if you plan to get this game, good luck, MAYBE it will work for you. If not, don't expect support from the developer - they want you to buy the next version.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Won't run - and ZERO support
Review: This game looks great - it has a wide following of players with web sites and great tips and tricks. Unfortunately I can't get it to run on any of my three PC's! My primary PC is a Dell P4 with a GeForce 4 card - game runs intro and then pops back to Windows. Does the same on my secondary machine and my laptop. Go out to UBI's site, and guess what - they don't support this game anymore. Go out to a fan site... and find a list of many other gamers with the same problem, so it's a known bug that the developer just doesn't feel like fixing or supporting! So if you plan to get this game, good luck, MAYBE it will work for you. If not, don't expect support from the developer - they want you to buy the next version.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Poorest flying game I have ever played.
Review: This is definitely the poorest flying game. The quality of image is bad and the audio effect is worse.


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