If you are fairly new to the gaming world, perhaps the term “flight sim” has you a bit confused. And, to add to the confusion, a flight sim game goes by various names, all of which basically mean the same thing.
Shall we investigate? We are HiTech Creations, makers of Aces High, the flight sim game enjoyed by tens of thousands of gamers since 2000. Try our free two-week download of Aces High and find out for yourself why our popularity has remained so consistent for so long.
What is a flight sim?
Before we tell you what a flight sim game is, allow us to tell you what it isn’t, because it is often confused with a flight simulator, a machine which actually recreates actual flying conditions so that pilots can be trained.
No, in the context we are using it, a flight sim is a game where you pilot a gaming aircraft, usually in a battle situation, although there are some flight sim games which simply allow you to fly an aircraft to different locations around the world, and handle the aircraft in a variety of flying conditions.
Other names for a flight sim game.
Flight sim games are also known as flight simulator games, combat simulators, combat flight simulators, and then variations like a World War 2 flight simulator, or a World War 1 flight simulator. The main feature of 99% of these games is competition against other players. Games like Aces High are known as MMO games, or massively multiplayer online games, meaning it is quite possible for hundreds of players, from around the world, to be taking part in a aerial battle at the same time.
There are others, still, which simply pit the player against the computer, or two or three players, using the same computer, playing the game simultaneously.
Variations, of course.
Battle is generally the key feature in these games, but there are several which simply pit players in competitions, like a obstacle course flight competition or speed tests.
When the game takes place in a particular time period, like World War 2, then all the aircraft are replicas of WW2 aircraft. Some games also include land vehicles and ships so that the player I actually controlling the battle on land, on the sea, and in the air at the same time.
Difficult level? Usually, to become good enough to compete and feel good about yourself, a week or two. How long to take on the best flight sim players? Everyone learns at a different rate, but we have seen players climb the rankings within a couple months. That is why when a game like Aces High offers a free two-week download, they are basically giving you the training period for no charge, and that is a deal which is hard to say no to.
A final word about Aces High.
We really only have one argument to present to you, an argument which we believe says it all. In a very competitive industry, with new games being introduced seemingly weekly, in an industry where “new and advanced” is the catch phrase, Aces High has remained the leader in flight sim games for twenty-four years and counting.
That pretty much says it all, don’t you think?
