Originally Released: January 4th, 2014 ------------------------------------------ There's a very good reason why most combat flight simulator programs stick to just a handful of aircraft: Because every single one works exceptionally different from the last. ATF tries to be an all-encompassing program that offers a massive number of aircraft to fly but ultimately feels extremely inferior, even compared to older programs. Doesn't help either that all of the technical data in the program is a couple decades out of date. All that said though, it was fun to tinker with this thing as a kid, but it absolutely did not age well at all. :P ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * Part of the reason I'm being so hard on this game is because simulations are supposed to make you feel like you're actually in control of these great machines, yet ATF never manages to accomplish this; there's zero immersion factor with this thing. * To be fair, many of the textures look just fine from a distance, but as you close in you'll find the detail doesn't improve and the lack of proper perspective correction makes them look even worse. * Let me clarify the landing mechanics a little: You can perform proper landings in this game just fine, but the flight model allows landings to be done so poorly it's difficult to learn how to do them properly. Also to clarify the vertical landings with the aircraft which can do it, you do still need to run the thrust up during the final moments of touchdown, but if you switch to vertical thrust without cutting the throttle down to almost nothing, you'll never get the process started properly. :P ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html