This writer was recently curious the other day about the competition out there in the combat flight simulator market.  I mean, besides Aces High, which we know is the best, what else is out there for flight sim gamers to play?

Well, the busiest of the competition seems to be the Total Simulation Series.  Busy because they offer a variety of games that include:

• WarBirds
• Battleground Europe
• M4 Tank Brigade
• Red Baron 2012
• Dogfight 2012

That, my friends is a whole bunch of games produced by one company.  If you download them and play for a while some observations come to mind.  One has excellent graphics; another has very good reaction time with the controls.  A couple have very good skins of their aircraft while one other has a great looking 3D cockpit and responsive weapons.

The entire series has some online help that in a limited way helps to explain the details of the game and aid you, the player, in playing better and improving against the competition.

What none of them had, however, and we are talking about all the games in the Total Sim Series, was the complete package.  Each had its strengths and each had its weaknesses, but none of the games in the series delivered a full package.  That point right there is what makes Aces High stand out among them all.

You see, when the braintrust at HiTech Creations made Aces High they vowed to only make one game and one game only and make that game the best World War 2 Flight Simulator on the market. By combining their collective talent into the making and revising of only one game they were able to achieve what Total Simulation Series never has achieved, namely a complete game with everything a serious gamer could hope for.

If you still have doubts then do this: download the free two-week trial of Aces High and find out for yourself.  You will not be asked for a credit card when you do so; we want you to experience hassle-free the joys of Aces High and then we are willing to bet that you will want to continue to Fly the Skies of Aces High.

Of course, you can always play WarBirds or Battleground Europe but seriously, why play the second or third best combat flight sim when Number One is available for free for two weeks? Sign up now and find out for yourself.

There are always questions when you start out playing a new online game like Aces High. That’s why we have included a special feature called “Getting Started” on our AHWiki section. Go to http://www.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Aces_High_II and you can get all of the information you need to learn the ropes when playing Aces High.

Listen, we didn’t become the best combat flight simulator on the market by accident. Our special features are designed to make the transition from beginner to expert as easy as possible.   Strap on your helmet and Fly the Skies with Aces High!

It’s time for our weekly update concerning Special Events so let’s get to it.

Tonight we have another AHXARL, otherwise known as the Ace High XTreme Racing League.  On the 14^th we have a new Snapshot and on the 16 will be another Friday Squad Operation, or FSO.

If all of that sounds like Greek to you then click on the Community link and then the Special Events link and you can read all about these great Special Events.  If you are serious about war games and want to test yourself against the best flight sim players in the world then strap on your helmet and Fly the Aces High Skies.

For the players of Aces High, it isn’t just about playing a combat flight simulator.  Playing Aces High is also about taking part in a realistic replica of World War 2 and as such many of our war games players from around the world are history buffs who are as knowledgeable about the war as any you will find.

From time to time we like to toss in a little history lesson to give you something to read other than download requirements and forums on tactical maneuvers.  This is one of those articles.

When we are discussing World War II it is important to realize that the name is pretty darn accurate; this truly was a world war that was fought around the globe.  Mexico and South America seemed to be left unmarked by the war but few other locales can claim that.

Eastern Europe, Europe, North Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and Asia all saw battles fought and lives lost during World War II.  Millions of lives were lost, billions of dollars in damage and destruction unlike anything the world had ever seen were the legacies of this war.

We are nearly seventy years removed from World War 2 but to many parts of the world the effects of this war are still visible today; maybe that is why so many of our players are so knowledgeable about it.

Whatever the reason for their fascination, we at HiTech Creations have tried to make Aces High as realistic a combat flight simulator as possible.  Our goal from Day One was to make the best flight sim game on the market and to do that we have tried to make our planes, ground vehicles and boats as close to being replicas as possible. Our fighting arenas are life-like and the way each plane handles is as close to actual flying as you will get unless you actually climb into the cockpit of a real plane.

Our scenarios are based on actual events during the war, our volunteers all are students of the war and our attention to details are inspired by our desire to honor that war and the people who fought in it.

If any of this sounds like something you would like to try then we welcome you to try our free two-week download.  Be warned, though, that once you do you will most likely sign on and then start forgetting to do chores around the house.  Be prepared for the backlash once that happens, because Aces High is addictive to the extreme.