#3462236 - 11/26/11 04:38 AM
Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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How does the latest title in the Jane's lineup compare to the glory years? Hint: This one has a "health information bar". Review by Chuck "PFunk" Bellows http://www.simhq.com/_air13/air_502a.html
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#3462277 - 11/26/11 07:44 AM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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Good god....I thought this was a joke. Definitely not a "Janes" title from yesteryear............
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#3462399 - 11/26/11 02:15 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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This was a great review, PFunk. I'm not going to spend money on a Jane's title anytime soon.
I do love your comparisons! Keep articles like this coming. They are a great read, even if the game is no good.
Thanks!
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#3462452 - 11/26/11 04:27 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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Who is "Evolved Games" and how did they get the rights to use the Jane's name? Does "Jane's Information Group" have any say about their name being used on this crap?
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#3462455 - 11/26/11 04:32 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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you were alot nicer to that title than i would have been.
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#3462555 - 11/26/11 07:55 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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Wags must be laughing his ass off...or crying about an old love. Wags is kicking butt and taking names at DCS. He's created a better product than anything EA Origin could have ever envisioned. I just bought A-10C and I cannot believe how comprehensive it is.
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#3462726 - 11/27/11 12:05 AM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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my memories... early 1997, blue jeans manual cover... oh noes! edit: Strike Fighters 2 maps are 16 times those of Janes' actually (1000x1000 km vs 256x256 km) anyway another good review... I wish (cough, cough) someone else used that terrain engine for their newest title
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#3463170 - 11/27/11 08:39 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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I'm glad I read your review, Chuck. Disappointing to hear something with a "Janes" stamp on it can be so bad.
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#3463193 - 11/27/11 09:22 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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Gotta agree totally,
Grew up on Jane's Longbow and LB2,USAF,F-18,F-15,USNF97.This crap doesn't even come close.It was a sin to even use the title "Jane's".Only serious sims are attributed to this name.This sequel is a complete joke.Although the first Advanced Tactical Fighters and USNF were not total simulations in the sense.They were much better then this junk.
So many games are coming out these days that try to capitalize on some classic gem by using the name but they can't even obtain a fraction of the glory.They are better off leaving the names of those titles alone.They are not worthy and they can't fool us.
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#3463713 - 11/28/11 06:28 PM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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It seems like the era of the PC-based air combat simulator is pretty much over (still) Lol, have you checked out DCS A10? Or Black Shark? Heck, the Lock On Flaming Cliffs do a pretty decent job. Then there's Rise of Flight, IL-series, etc... the oldies such as EECH, Jane's F/A-18, and Falcon 4 BMS are still around as well.
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#3464057 - 11/29/11 03:39 AM
Re: Review: Jane’s Advanced Strike Fighters
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You've named Lock-On/Black Shark/DCS....largely all from the same producer. Rise of Flight...then games that have been out of 5 years or way more. Like I said, where is the new stuff? By all means, point it out to me.
I'm guessing you didn't follow the link in my post. There's an upgrade coming to bring Lock On to DCS standards, which will be amazing. There's a new map coming out for the whole DCS series. A new fast mover sim also part of the DCS series as well as a WWII vintage sim game. Sure it's all from ED/TFC but who cares? They make by far the best sims on the market today, the rest are all arcade-ish. A2A makes some phenomenal stuff too, but of course that's not really combat sim as much as it's a flight sim. You don't need ten producers when one is doing the best work. But you seem too negative about the whole thing anyway, so whatever. DCS is what's new but you don't seem impressed, so not sure what to tell you.
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