Different Flight Jet Simulator Software
If you love the thrill of air combat but do not want the danger or expense associated with flying jets then you should see about playing with flight jet simulator. These simulators have come a very long way and while they are not as realistic or difficult as the military flight simulators you can still enjoy the ride as they are very realistic.
Microsoft was one of the first companies to develop a gaming flight simulator as there first program was released in 1982. The next big change in gaming simulators arose when PlayStation released Air Combat. You will find these light combat simulators listed by the time period they cover and the aircraft. Some of the simulators are even from specific battles.
Microsoft is still one of the leaders for flight simulators with its Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe series, Combat Flight Simulator 2 WWII Pacific Theater and Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe. Ubisoft is known for its very realistic simulators with their IL-2 Sturmvik software.
These jet combat simulators are all based on specific time periods as well as the types of jets you can fly. Many times you can even find specific battles from history. There are not many programs available from WWI but two options include the Red Baron and the Ride of Flight: The First Great Air War.
Some of the available software for WWII include Aces High, 1942: Pacific Air War, B-17 Flying Fortress, Aces Over Europe, IL-2-Sturmovik 1946, Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, Combat Flight Simulator series and more. There is MiG Alley from the Korean War and Flight of the Intruder from the Vietnam War.
What makes these flight jet simulators exciting is that you need to learn how to fly all the different planes as each has it own fighting style and flying strengths and weaknesses. This means that each situation can be experienced a new over and over. This type of simulator is known as a survey simulator and the jet controls you use are very close the real thing.
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