On September 18, 2009, seller Robert Rosen released "Above & Beyond Air Combat", an excellent balanced action aircraft (and other ships) game for the iPod touch and iPhone running the second and third generation operating system for iPhone mobile platform. If you enjoy a full package action shooting game (not a first person shooter) then you might want to take a look at "Above & Beyond Air Combat".
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You don't get the best graphics in the world, but this game still packs a full 3D game experience. You get the full package of fighters, from aircrafts to battleships. You have to use every skill you got, and every weapon on your aircraft and battleship to explore, conquer and take full control of the island. This game is somewhat customizable. Therefore, expect the unexpected. In order to defeat and conquer you will have to improve your management skills and carefully improve your armada with all sorts of weapons or shield. However, take in notice that in order to do so, you will have to acquire credits. These credits are earned by going through all the three battle modes.

The three battle modes offered in "Above & Beyond Air Combat" are Gauntlet (this arcade mode features a time race which includes taking out obstacles, targets and acquiring all sort of bonuses), Survival mode (a second arcade mode which delivers a full action experience that will set you against a full enemy armada, good luck in surviving), and the Conquest mode (the main mode where your only purpose is to conquest the island, and not just to survive like in the Survival mode). Also after every island conquered you get a high score (calculated in strict relation with the overall necessary time to win the island, the ammo used in the process and the aiming accuracy).

Also the game will reward you with achievements. You can use all these rewards to compete on an online data base using the integrated Open Feint 2.1 feature, provided by "Above & Beyond Air Combat". Also, in the customizable department of this game, we can include over 15 different weapons (the whole artillery package, laser guns, ray guns, missiles, automatic machine guns, flak cannons, and many other more), better protection shield for your aircraft and the list could go one. Actually this game is interesting because of the customizable features, allowing you to play the game in various possible scenarios. "Above & Beyond Air Combat" provides for starters 60 islands.

All these islands are divided in different regions (world states, if you like). Therefore, you are not going to be bored with the same island. Not at all, in your conquest you will discover tropical islands, desert islands (weird and unrealistic), glacier islands and a more normal volcanic island. The game play does indeed divert half of its time to the islands exploration. If you don't mind this feature then "Above & Beyond Air Combat" will not feel half dull. The graphics are good, not bad and not excellent, but good. Enough to even make you addictive to the game play, especially because of the full 3D environment. Also the game experience is heading to great, because of the possibility to listen from your own playlists within the iPod touch, or iPod feature from your iPhone.

The controls are accurate and provide good feedback, not letting room for complains. Overall, "Above & Beyond Air Combat"  is an addictive game if you enjoy aircrafts, survival mode, and environment exploration. The current version of this game is 1.0 and it is offered on App Store for $2.99 (it can be considered a bargain, since its price tag is reduced with 25%).

For the ones who are into flight simulation, Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, seems to be the best option in the area offering fabulous and well rendered graphics of flight model. Even if at the beginning you may feel frustrated because of the instability of the old planes, after a while you’ll be more excited of the challenges the game displays. The fact that you are able to aim the targets in truly impressive maneuvers gives you the satisfaction of a job well performed.
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The game is imprinted with realism starting with setting your gun convergence to frequent gun jams that must be cleared before you are able to shoot again. You encounter often bumpy runways that render every takeoff and touchdown a level of danger and difficulty. But this difficulty can be adjusted using plenty of options that the game offers.

It was mentioned at the beginning the graphics regarding the flight model, but when it comes to environmental details it is even better. You actually feel the speed and sense the altitude while flying at treetop level, or when you climb up to a few thousand feet. The other setting that fill in the picture are very well created regarding the graphics. The designers have paid a lot of attention in creating the planes, where every tiny detail till the largest one is well represented. When it comes to damages, the models are also superbly designed where you see the bullet tearing an enemy plane, disintegrating it in a way far more real than in any other flight simulations.

There are however some aspects that lack in the game; the freedom of choice is two restricted, with only two planes to choose from, determining the gamer to feel kind of restricted, especially that the interface mentions something about other planes, that you can not fly. The missions give you the feeling of a “been there, done that”, but again there is no point to progress outside the status of a post-mission. The game comprises also a multiplayer component, but the opponents prove to be not too many and too far to be considered useful for the gameplay.

Outside the missions the picture doesn’t present itself so interesting, the case that wraps the game is generally unresponsive, providing graphics and control that can be changed only before the game is started. There is a tutorial part, but it offers flat acting and voices of the characters that are randomly switched. Whenever you start playing you need an online authentification although the game comes with CD-key.

But all in one with its best flight model and graphics, Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War is a game that invites both hardcore simmers and newcomers in this kind of games, especially that these are not so widespread in the field of computers games.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor is an accessible and entertaining flight combat simulator set in one of World War II’s most famous theatres, the Pacific.

The game features many historically inspired in which players can choose between either side of the conflict, USA or Japan. Attack on Pearl Harbor promises to offer exciting dogfights, daring bombing and torpedo raids and challenging aerial missions.

Game Features:
Finely Tuned Controls pick up and play with little or no training, and featuring a simple and straightforward control scheme
Jaw-Dropping Visuals widescreen gaming support coupled with numerous special effects provides a breath-taking rendition of the Pacific Theatre.
Fight on Either Side  play as gunner-turned-pilot Douglas Knox of the US Air Force or fighter-pilot Zenji Yamada of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
Aircraft Carrier Action  take off from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the most prolific fighter, bomber and torpedo aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theatre!
Historically Themed Campaigns fight it out in the battles that determined the outcome of the war, from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima!