Perhaps you have a gamer in your family, and that gamer wants a flight simulator game for their birthday present. Perhaps you want to try a new genre of games, and a combat flight simulator game looks challenging enough, and fun enough, to give it a try. The question then becomes this: How do you choose a flight simulator game? What criteria is necessary in choosing the very best flight sim game?
We will answer that question in this article by HiTech Creations, the makers of Aces High, a trusted name in flight simulators since 2000. When it comes to flight simulators, we’ve been there, done that, and continue to manufacture the industry best.
Flight simulator games need a compatible computer.
If you have a game console, this is a moot point. If, however, you are purchasing a computer game, you will need to make sure your computer has the minimum requirements necessary to properly operate the game you purchase.
The good news is most modern laptops and home computers have the capability to operate practically every game on the market. Still, make sure you have a strong processor and enough memory to handle the game. The system requirements will be marked either on the package or, if it is an online game, will be listed on their gaming website.
Flight simulator games need to be relatively easy to learn.
This is a criterion most people never think about, but we believe it is important. You can have the most exciting game on the market, but if it takes weeks to learn how to operate at a basic level, and months to learn how to be competitive against established players, it really makes no difference how good that game is.
With Aces High, we have set up a system where help if a click away. We have hundreds of training videos available. We have hundreds of how-to articles. We have online forums where all manner of questions can be asked and answered. We even have one-on-one training from volunteers for those players who require a little more specialized training. All of this leads to a quick learning curve for our players.
And one other thing: We offer a free two-week download of Aces High, thus giving players two weeks to learn the basics of the game before they ever pay a penny. This is fairly unique in the gaming world, and our customers certainly find it very helpful.
Trust in the experience and track record.
Consider how competitive the flight simulator gaming market is. There are dozens of flight sim games to consider. How do you find the best? We offer this consideration: Since 2000, for twenty-three years, Aces High has been a leading combat flight simulator. That kind of longevity, in a crowded and competitive field, speaks volumes about the quality of our game.
A final word about Aces High.
Aces High leads the way in flight simulators, and we invite you to become a member of our MMO community. Strap on your flight helmet and fly the World War 2 skies with Aces High.
Just a quick message, from our HiTech Creations family to yours, Happy New Year. Thank you for making 2023 another fantastic year for our Aces High combat simulator.
It’s really hard to believe it has been twenty-three years since we first offered Aces High to the gaming public. Many games have come and gone in that time, but Aces High still stands tall as the epitome of a great flight simulator.
Strap on your flight helmets and fly the skies with Aces High into 2024 and beyond.
We saw such a comment about combat simulator games the other day, online, down some rabbit hole of gaming reviews. The person, who certainly has a right to their opinion, said that combat flight simulators romanticize warfare, and that a precedence like that is dangerous for children and teens.
We decided to meet that criticism/opinion head on with this article.
We are HiTech Creations, and for the last twenty-three years, we have been developing and producing Aces High, our exciting flight simulator game. After twenty-three years of production, we feel our opinion has some weight to it, so here it is.
Our purpose when originally developing Aces High.
You do not develop a game like Aces High without a sincere passion, and respect, about the genre, and for us that passion and respect was reserved for World War2. No, we did not ever consider a romanticized version of World War 2, but rather our intention was to develop a game which reflected our respect for those who fought in that war.
In point of fact, our mission statement, back in 1999 when we first decided to develop Aces High, was to make one game, and one game only, to make that game the best in its genre, and to make that game in a respectful manner so it reflected well on those who participated in World War 2.
And, quite frankly, we believe we have been true to that mission statement.
Our articles reflect how we feel about warfare.
If you take the time to read the many articles we have posted about different aspects of the war, you will discover the articles are historical in nature and not one negative statement is made in any of them, and we are talking hundreds of articles. We simply relate the facts, as we know them, and in no way give an opinion nor do we try to sway anyone towards an opinion.
Many of us had relatives who fought in World War 2, and if there is one lesson, from them all, which is common, it is that war is horrible and should never be cheapened by an article, a video, or a game.
Emphasis on action and community, not bloodshed and death.
We challenge you to find a less-violent war game on the market. We do not show splashes of blood. We do not use graphics to shock; we are an action game, a strategy game, and the end result is bombs exploding and arsenal hitting aircraft.
In order to win constantly on Aces High World War 2 flight simulator, you must learn how to interact with other players; form squads and work together; learn how to plan missions through give and take in strategy meetings. The goal is to win an encounter and have a successful mission, and certainly not to rack up blood splatters and fill the screen with painful images. To us, graphics like you see on so many games cheapens the genre as a whole, and we refuse to be a part of that cheapening.
A final note about Aces High flight simulator.
So, to the person who left that comment, we are sorry you feel that way. Try our free two-week download of Aces High flight sim game, and see for yourself what Aces High is all about.
When thinking about the continued popularity of Aces High, we are reminded of the Mona Lisa.
The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503 by DaVinci. It is easily one of the most recognizable paintings in the world, and has been seen, either through the printed medium, online, or in person by, conservatively, 90% of the world’s population.
And yet, despite that popularity, people continue to make a pilgrimage to The Louvre, in Paris, each year to see it in person.
Aces High flight simulator has been one of the best combat simulators since 2000 and yet, despite twenty-three years of success, people continue to play it and we continue to have new subscribers.
There can be only one explanation for that: In our own way, we are the Mona Lisa of flight sim games!
This is the easiest question to answer, for those of us who work on Aces High. What are our plans our 2024?
We plan on continuing to tinker and improve our combat simulator, just as we have since 2000, twenty-three years of tinkering and improving. With so much practice at tinkering, we are getting pretty good at it.
And that is why Aces High continues to remain one of the most popular flight sim games in history. We make one game and one game only, and our aim is for that game to be the very best in the combat simulator genre.