Wings Over Vietnam
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Video Game Reviews of Wings Over Vietnam
Customer Review: Best Vietnam combat flight simulator ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
I just want to add some details beyond what some have already said:
Wings Over Vietnam was the second of a series of combat flight sims based on the same core engine with an architecture very open to user modifications. The series is intended to provide a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology via its fun gameplay and a large variety of flyable aircraft. The aircraft, weapons, and terrains are interchangeable between the various games in the series, which currently includes: the original Strike Fighters Project 1, its European market refresh Strike Fighters Gold, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Europe, and First Eagles.
Over the years, countless user addons have been created. Addons available include hundreds of aircraft, several terrains, weapons, and much more. Most of the addons are completely free to download. Someone new to this series will be overwhelmed by all of the options availble. Instead of trying to download the many addons to enhance the realism and detail of Wings Over Vietnam, you can buy the payware addon Yankee Air Pirate. This addon provides very detailed historical missions which incorporates many of the available addons plus some new aircraft and ground objects available only through this addon.
Each time a new game is released, patches are released to bring the other games up to the same core engine version level so that any features added to the new game are available in the older games. For example, Wings Over Vietnam added aircraft carrier operations and Wings Over Europe added 3d clouds, now both of those features are possible in a fully patched installation of Strike Fighters Project 1 which originally had neither of those features.
So, besides being fun and fairly realistic, this sim series has the advantage of expanding every year with the full support of the original developer and a devoted group of modders. The latest release, First Eagles, officially expanded this sim series into WWI biplanes. User addons cover WW2 and Korea since the rest of the games focus on jets from the 1960s and 1970s.
There is simply no better sim for recreating Vietnam air combat and no better combat flight sim series covering aircraft from WWI to the present.
Customer Review: Best Vietnam combat flight simulator ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
Wings Over Vietnam was the second of a series of combat flight sims based on the same core engine with an architecture very open to user modifications. The series is intended to provide a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology via its fun gameplay and a large variety of flyable aircraft. The aircraft, weapons, and terrains are interchangeable between the various games in the series, which currently includes: the original Strike Fighters Project 1, its European market refresh Strike Fighters Gold, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Europe, and First Eagles.
Over the years, countless user addons have been created. Addons available include hundreds of aircraft, several terrains, weapons, and much more. Most of the addons are completely free to download. Someone new to this series will be overwhelmed by all of the options availble. Instead of trying to download the many addons to enhance the realism and detail of Wings Over Vietnam, you can buy the payware addon Yankee Air Pirates. This addon provides a collection of detailed historical missions that incorporates many of the available addons as well as having a few aircraft only available by purchasing this addon.
Each time a new game is released, patches are released to bring the other games up to the same core engine version level so that any features added to the new game are available in the older games. For example, Wings Over Vietnam added aircraft carrier operations and Wings Over Europe added 3d clouds, now both of those features are possible in a fully patched installation of Strike Fighters Project 1 which originally had neither of those features.
So, besides being fun and fairly realistic, this sim series has the advantage of expanding every year with the full support of the original developer and a devoted group of modders. The latest release, First Eagles, officially expanded this sim series into WWI biplanes. User addons cover WW2 and Korea since the rest of the games focus on jets from the 1960s and 1970s.
There is simply no better sim for recreating Vietnam air combat, and no better combat flight sim series covering aircraft from WWI to the present.
Customer Review: Best sim in the series
Summary: 5 Stars
I just want to add some details beyond what some have already said:
Wings Over Vietnam was the second of a series of combat flight sims based on the same core engine with an architecture very open to user modifications. The series is intended to provide a modern equivalent to Jane's Fighters Anthology via its fun gameplay and a large variety of flyable aircraft. The aircraft, weapons, and terrains are interchangeable between the various games in the series, which currently includes: the original Strike Fighters Project 1, its European market refresh Strike Fighters Gold, Wings Over Vietnam, Wings Over Europe, and First Eagles.
Over the years, countless user addons have been created. Addons available include hundreds of aircraft, several terrains, weapons, and much more. Most of the addons are completely free to download. Someone new to this series will be overwhelmed by all of the options availble. Instead of trying to download the many addons to enhance the realism and detail of Wings Over Vietnam, you can buy the payware addon Yankee Air Pirate. This addon provides very detailed historical missions which incorporates many of the available addons plus some new aircraft and ground objects available only through this addon.
Each time a new game is released, patches are released to bring the other games up to the same core engine version level so that any features added to the new game are available in the older games. For example, Wings Over Vietnam added aircraft carrier operations and Wings Over Europe added 3d clouds, now both of those features are possible in a fully patched installation of Strike Fighters Project 1 which originally had neither of those features.
So, besides being fun and fairly realistic, this sim series has the advantage of expanding every year with the full support of the original developer and a devoted group of modders. The latest release, First Eagles, officially expanded this sim series into WWI biplanes. User addons cover WW2 and Korea since the rest of the games focus on jets from the 1960s and 1970s.
There is simply no better sim for recreating Vietnam air combat and no better combat flight sim series covering aircraft from WWI to the present.
Customer Review: Wings over Vietnam
Summary: 2 Stars
For the most part this was a great product, unfortunately the flight patterns of the AI are so erratic that the game becomes nearly unplayable. In every instance it seemed that the AI pilot deliberatly set up for maximal deflection, making the geometry completely untenable. Of course that may be that I didn't put enough hours in on it, but I'm spoiled by Falcon 4.0 : )
Graphics: Awesome.
Stability: Awesome.
Modabiltiy: Very Good.
Concept: Awesome.
Campaign: Acceptable (no real ground attack in historical context).
Actual Gameplay: Annoying.
Customer Review: Wings Over Vietnam
Summary: 5 Stars
At first you don't know where to start, I mean it has so many options that you don't know where to begin. But this flight sim is very user friendly. I've played with prop sims for a long time I felt it was time for a change. The forums for this flight sim is very usefull too. The members there are only too happy to help you in any endevers about this flight sim. They also have a very good subject about on getting started if the manual that comes with the flight sim seems to complicated. Installing the sim is quite self explanitory too. That's why I give this flight sim a high rating because of its easy installation and dedicated players that can help you out in any situation at the forum's. I never had to contact customer support for this item. The graphics are good, sounds are so life like, and it can get intense at times flying in enemy territory. But the bottom line is just plain out having fun, that is if you like flight sims. But at the same time it gives you an idea on how much it was like back then. So you could say it's educational too, on just how brave our pilots were then and now.By the way, did I mention with this sim you could add skins to your aircraft? Also missions and objects that didn't come with the sim? And you can also create a mission and a campane from scratch too. Theres also extra aircrafts that you can add-on for free ( at the forums ). So this sim has hours and hours of fun and adventure to boot. I hope this information is usefull, Best Regards, Archer Onouye