Flight Simulator
In flight simulators, the player becomes a pilot of an aircraft (airplane or helicopter). Special gamepads are created for such games, designed like the control stick of a modern combat aircraft. Some games provide the player with a complete sense of piloting from takeoff to landing after completing a mission, while others start and end missions right in the air. Most often in flight simulators, the user performs military missions, but there are also simulators of non-military vehicles. Additionally, controlling an airplane or helicopter can be part of some game, such as a military shooter.
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Best Games in the Flight Simulator genre of 2004 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 26 June 2008
Players:
7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Battlefield Vietnam is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during the Vietnam War. There are two warring parties in the game: the US/South Vietnamese army...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Sharp X68000, Wii → 21 May 2004
Metacritic:
68/100
An arcade shooter in which the player guides TwinBee through the clouds while shooting enemies. The game combines aerial combat viewed from above with 3D...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 1 December 2006
Players:
10/10
Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical...
Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 2005
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
58/100
This science-fiction action game follows the fight to free Earth from the Invid, alien invaders seeking to transform the planet into their new home. Battle-hardened...
Simulation, Action, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Tanks
Game released: Mac, PC → 6 December 2004
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
79/100
An expansion for Battlefield 1942, centered on combat in World War II using both conventional and experimental military vehicles. Players can control up to 46...
Role-playing game, Simulation, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
Game released: PC → 28 October 2004
Metacritic:
77/100
Star Wars: Galaxies — Jump to Lightspeed — space combat in Galaxies is similar to ground combat. Players must aim at their targets (they often need to...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: Linux, PC → 19 April 2001
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
88/100
A team-based first-person shooter set in the 40th century and a sequel to Starsiege: Tribes. Players battle in teams across outdoor environments in online matches...
Role-playing game, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Android, Linux, Mac, PC, Amazon Fire TV → 7 March 2011
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This massively multiplayer role-playing game puts players in the role of spaceship pilots in a vast universe. Characters can be developed in different directions...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 7 February 2003
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
71/100
A futuristic action game about a war for land on a flooded planet, it follows Hawk Winter, a pilot fighting for the Forseti against the Muspell. He commands the...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Flight Simulator, In real time, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 23 May 2005
Metacritic:
88/100
WarioWare Twisted! is an arcade game built around short minigames controlled by rotating the device. After discovering spin technology, Wario brings the developers...
Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC → 21 September 2004
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Void War is a space-combat game blending simulation, arcade action and elements of first-person shooters. Its single-player campaign follows a tongue-in-cheek...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Star Wars
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 24 September 2004
Metacritic:
60/100
An action game based on the original Star Wars trilogy follows the events of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Players follow Luke...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC → 16 November 2004
X²: Die Bedrohung (Collectors Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and business simulator from the masters from the...
Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 16 May 2008
Players:
10/10
Steam:
47/100
WWI: The Great War is a third-person shooter with elements of strategy, warship simulator, flight simulator, historical game and tank simulator from developers from...
