Real air combat maneuvers work - yo-yos, Immelman/Split S, scissors all seem to come intuitively, and I am working on spiral climbs and hammerheads. Realistic and sim games can exceed 45min.+ My focus will be primarily on arcade, as I think it is friendliest to the time-strapped dad gamer with 5-10 minute games. 109s and Zeroes flying alongside and against Spitfires, Yaks, Mustangs etc), while realistic and sim stick to historical line-ups. In arcade you can mix up planes of all nations (i.e. I'd rate them as satisfying rather than mind blowing, although there is something that just feels "right" as sparkling tracers pour into a 109 which suddenly belches white smoke, or your plane glinting in the sun as it rolls, contrails feathering behind at 6000m. You can import custom skins if you have a favourite pilot's paint job you want to imitate. Tanks are even easier and more intuitive. In arcade (which I play) I can fly with a mouse, spacebar (bombs), mouse click (shoot) right click (look around) and extra controls (WASD - elevators and rudder) with throttle bound to mouse wheel. There is arcade, realistic and sim modes - each with increasing complexity (and game length). In teams of a dozen or so, players contest territory (occupying "hotspots" or capturing airbases) or try to destroy ground targets or similar. Quite a few Youtubers come from down under. I am going to focus this review on Air Battles, Arcade Mode as that is the one I have the most experience in, though there is tank battles and (soon) coastal forces.įellow Aussies seem active in War Thunder. Faced with the choice of a 5 minute game with human players, or no game at all (as long games are out of the question) I tried it again. I now have kids - and my ability to play games is measured in minutes not hours. I preferred IL-2: 1946 (which still is better if you want to just try 400+ WW2 warbirds). Back then, I was a bit of a sim snob, and disliked the keyboard and mouse setup of arcade. It's even relatively kid-friendly (my 4-year-old spectates and offers advice like "shoot that one, daddy!") Actually, there's something for everyone. It can be played single player, co-op or multiplayer. It comes in a range of difficulty from arcade (5 minutes of pew pew with a keyboard and mouse minimum controls) to full sim (spend 5 minutes starting the plane's engines using joysticks etc). It is undemanding on the reflexes, and favours tactics and cunning. It runs on a laptop or a complete potato PC. It is about WW2 tanks, planes and (soon) coastal forces like MTBs and S-boats - sometimes mixed together on the same map. Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects and beautiful music creating an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in.War Thunder is free. Regular content updates including new vehicles, maps, missions and nations. Rich PvE content including dynamic historical campaigns and solo missions. Intense PvP experiences in full-scale combat missions at various difficulty settings for all play styles and degrees of experience. 100 maps representing the main historical battle theaters. Over 2,000 highly detailed aircraft, helicopters, tanks, warships and other combat vehicles crafted carefully from historical documents and surviving sources. You can find yourself blasting your pursuers from a bomber turret, defending your teammates on the ground from an air raid with anti-aircraft guns, shooting down enemy planes with a firestorm from multiple rocket launchers, or trying to sink an enemy warship with a torpedo from a fast attack boat. You can choose from over 1,900 vehicles and an extensive variety of combat situations many of which are exclusive. In War Thunder, aircraft, attack helicopters, ground forces and naval ships collaborate in realistic competitive battles. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea, fighting with millions of players from all over the world in an ever-evolving environment. War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units.
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