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 2008
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks
March 14, 2004
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
January 7, 1986
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, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
October 16, 2008
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
73/100
X3: Terran Conflict is a continuation of the global management strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place back in 2938, where the greatest...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Simulation
January 30, 2007
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A military action and strategy game about air, sea, and undersea battles in the Pacific theater of World War II. Its campaigns span the events from Pearl Harbor...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Arkanoid
March 25, 2008
ROM CHECK FAIL is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, platformer, fantasy game and arkanoid from developers from Farbs...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction
September 30, 1999
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Freespace 2 is a space simulator that will allow you to try yourself as a space pilot and fight with aliens. The events of the game begin two years after the Great...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Strategy
October 28, 2005
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
71/100
X³: Reunion — simulator with first person view. The sequel to the award-winning XBI: The Threat. New 3D engine, new story, new ships and new features that...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
March 19, 2008
Players:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
63/100
This futuristic action game centers on battles between combat robots on a polluted planet, where the League corporations control the infrastructure and most people...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Space, Science fiction
July 3, 2008
Steam:
77/100
This space combat simulator follows the war between the Galactic Terran Alliance and the Shivans, a race that appears without warning and possesses technology far...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Combat robots
September 28, 2007
Players:
9.2/10
Metacritic:
71/100
A futuristic team-based shooter about the armies of Earth fighting the invading alien Strogg. Players choose one of five classes and fight for either the EDF (Earth...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Tanks
October 29, 2007
Metacritic:
75/100
This tactical action game follows a war between fictional nations, sparked by a pre-emptive strike on the Coral Atolls. Commander Pierce and Colonel Windsor of the...
Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks
February 6, 2004
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...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
March 27, 2008
Metacritic:
73/100
Raiden Fighters Aces is a collection of three arcade top-down shooters in which players pilot combat ships. Training mode allows ships and wingmen to be customized...
Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
June 24, 2008
Steam:
96/100
This adventure platformer based on Pixar Animation Studios’ animated film follows WALL-E, a robot tasked with cleaning up Earth after humanity has left. In the year...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 16, 2006
X3: Reunion 2.0 is an improved version of the exciting space simulator X3: Reunion. In the game you will have the opportunity to build your own headquarters station...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
December 8, 2000
Metacritic:
79/100
This historical real-time combat flight simulator depicts Luftwaffe raids over British skies. The player takes part in aerial combat across more than 800 square...