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Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: -MZ- on July 20, 2004, 01:58:58 PM: You can't tell by reading the 'gaming press'.
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Regular on July 20, 2004, 02:07:36 PM: umm...yes.
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Sikboy on July 20, 2004, 02:13:51 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Regular
umm...yes.

you've seen a review?

When I was reading the review on WWIIOL earlier I was wondering the same thing. That is, has anyone done a review on the game yet?

I did find an Adrenaline vault news article on the release, but there was not review to it.

I do think people are waiting for the ToD to come out.

-Sik
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: J_A_B on July 20, 2004, 05:38:23 PM: AH2 isn't really ready for a review. A review is going to nail it--hard--on things like the trees that look funky on the ground and the poor cockpit graphics of some of the planes. The lack of distinctive sounds for the different planes might be a liability too. Finally the game is so hard to learn that a reviewer who isn't part of the flightsim community will be frustrated.

I personally can't care less about eye candy (heck I still think SVGA AirWarior looks fine), but sadly most of the gaming industry is in a "graphics at the expense of all else" trend.

J_A_B
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Kev367th on July 20, 2004, 05:55:36 PM: Yup, some of the 'old' games are still the best for gameplay. They may not have had the graphics but were fun. Most modern games sacrifice gameplay for eye candy unfortunately.
Anyone remember "Pirates"?
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Gie on July 21, 2004, 01:41:09 PM: ahh good old flightsims .... Remember A10 Cuba! ?
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Adogg on July 21, 2004, 02:49:02 PM: I do! I do!
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Badfish1 on July 21, 2004, 03:48:39 PM: Well, I guess that raises the question of whether or not AHII is in the same class as the other games. I don't know, as I have only played AHII as far as online sim's goes. That WWIIOL looks impressive though. Who has played that? Does it compare? Is AHII superior? Comments?
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Sikboy on July 21, 2004, 04:12:06 PM: There's a WWIIOL thread in the O'Club that covers some of this.

-Sik
Title: A-10 Cuba was the best game ever..
Post by: mechanic on July 21, 2004, 07:28:59 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Gie
ahh good old flightsims .... Remember A10 Cuba! ?

man! that game was the best! i still have a copy of it somewhere.

infact, A-10 Cuba had more gameplay detail than AH2 does now, the graphics were so bad that you didnt need good graphics, but you could blow holes in the ground, kill everything and anything, including friendlies, you could fly with 2/3 of your planes shot off, you could do so much. i used to try flying through the road tunnel for kicks and land on the top of the dam, amoungst other things....

thanks for reminding me Gie, i might go dig out the old CD and load that one up tonight!

batfink
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: Gie on July 22, 2004, 03:51:32 AM: I think you can still download it somewhere - i did it 4 yers ago + 1.01 patch.
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: eilif on July 22, 2004, 03:08:34 PM: just bought aces of the pacific off ebay, first game i ever played, and one heck of a manual!
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: VWE on July 23, 2004, 08:26:31 AM: How about Janes ATF? I've still got in running on an older machine and I would bring it to the con if anyone wants to play 'airbase assault'.... 8 player airbase assault, yeah thats the ticket! :aok
Title: Does AH2 exist?
Post by: VWE on July 23, 2004, 08:27:31 AM: How about Janes ATF? I've still got in running on an older machine and I would bring it to the con if anyone wants to play 'airbase assault'.... 8 player airbase assault, yeah thats the ticket! :aok