Everyone remember the great AC-130 Spectre Gunship mission from COD 4? Well, I came across this game called AC-130 OPERATION DEVASTATION last night. It's a tad arcadish but is easy to pickup and a lot of fun. The graphics and music are good for a $20 title. Production values are good and the gunship sights and gameplay are tight. The game has single missions and a full-blown campaign. Timeframe starts with Vietnam and runs all the way to present day. The DEMO mission involves stopping a truck and infantry convoy on the Ho Chi Minh trail circa 1968. The game is published by ValuSoft a division of THQ (the publisher of Company of Heroes). Works with mouse and keyboard, and since you play as the gunner no joystick required. Use the following link and you will find the game on the front page under "Whats' Hot"...

www.valusoft.com

Hey trek, thats really a nice find! Hell yeah, the COD4 Gunship mission was great.
Will try it soon.

Oh that was a hoot, will buy full version i think!

Very cool game inded! Just tried the "demo" and will definitly buy the game.
That was really a nice find!

Keep notice that this game is a bit more towards "arcade" than "simulation" but nevertheless it's a very fun game (and more "realistic" than the vast majority of FPS shooters, BTW).

Many thanks for the heads up!

With a name like that, I gotta have it, even if it is a "game," not a sim, as it looks fun.

I think I would buy it if I could get the demo to work. After clicking Try Now I get the ol "AC-130.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close."

I bought the game and got an online promo code for 15% off my next purchase. I'm not planning on buying anything else from valusoft and the code is transferrable. If anyone's looking to buy I can pass on the code. It's good for 30 days before it expires.

Code me brotha!

That's fun!!!! Will definitely grab that one for LAN nights. Thanks for the heads up on it

Cheers

Oh man, game freezes at opening screen...(I have 3 question marks on the bottom of the opening screen. is this normal?) Can`t play it.

Not sure cause both the demo and the full game (yeah I already got it ) run fine on my system. Not sure what could cause that sort of error .... sorry .

Cheers

Game freezes on this screen:

...and this on 2 PCs. Never had a problem with these value games...well..until now.
Both PCs have a ATI graphic card, but different models.

You're getting farther than I am, EagleEye. I'm using XP SP3 and a GeForce 6800GS AGP.

However I tried it on another computer that has an old ATI Radeon 9800 and a version of XP that hasn't been updated in a long time and it worked there.

"Take down the enemy with unlimited ammunition in Panama, Vietnam and Iraq in 6 fast-action Arcade Mode missions." - ValueSoft on AC130

OMG no. "unlimited ammunition"? "fast-action arcade"? No wy.