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 2009 (Game released)
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Online
Game released: PC → 31 July 2009
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This first- and third-person military simulation is set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where U.S. Marines become caught in a conflict over control...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Sandbox, Tanks, Tactics, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 14 January 2010
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
64/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a tactical shooter with a first-person view, the events of which will tell about the military conflict on one of the islands...
Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: PC → 6 August 2010
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
78/100
This historical flight simulator focuses on large-scale aerial battles of World War II and military operations across Europe. In Wings of Prey, players pilot...
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...
Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Free game, Online
Game released: PC → 29 June 2009
Players:
10/10
Steam:
56/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A new generation flight simulator. The game events take place during the First World War. The theater of military operations is the Western Front. The events...
Arcade, Action, Bowling, Golf, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Sports game, Olympics, Table tennis, Wakeboarding, Bicycles
Game released: Wii → 20 December 2009
Metacritic:
80/100
This collection of sports games is set on a tropical island and features activities for solo play and competition with friends and family. A sequel to Wii Sports...
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical, Strategy, Simulation
Game released: Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 October 2010
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Battlestations: Pacific is a realistic military simulator with first and third person views. You have to go to the historical battlefields of World War II and lead...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 May 2009
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...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Sandbox
Game released: Mac, PC, Linux → 17 November 2009
Players:
7.9/10
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...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Android, iPhone → 5 February 2010
ExZeus (2010) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from the developers of HyperDevbox Japan. The...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Tanks
Game released: Wii → April 2009
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...
Action, Fighting, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Historical
Game released: PSP → 20 October 2006
Metacritic:
72/100
This collection brings together 20 classic Capcom games, including 1941, Avengers, Block Block, Captain Commando, Magic Sword, Quiz and Dragons, Street Fighter...
Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC → 30 October 2009
X³: Gold Edition is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and business simulator from the masters from the EGOSOFT GmbH studio...