Sometimes realism can be fun. I never had so much fun in a flight sim as I did in Aerowings 2: Airstrike, but talk about overkill.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > Some games kind of blur the line between a game and too realistic. I > remember buying a WW2 pilot game (Ace of air or something like that) and it > had a 250 page manual with different sections on flying and air to air > combat plus interactive training sessions. Also, a history on all of the > airplanes used in the war, and the squadrons on both sides. (I got to fly as > a Tuskegee airman!)This would be totally unheard of nowadays. > > The closest thing to this is that $200 controller system that only works > with that particular elaborate giant robot game. (Can't think of the name > of the game.It came out about 5 years ago.) > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:18 PM, B. Smith <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > > Flight school killed it for me. It was way too involved for the amount of > > missions in the game where you need to fly. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > The DDR parts of the game are the only reason why I am still playing it. > > I > > > haven't gotten passed that first one, but I have been doing everything > > else > > > that I can in the game. :( > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:06 AM, B. Smith <daikaiju66@> wrote: > > > > > > > My wife loves Mafia Wars. > > > > > > > > I think San Andreas was the best game overall (Vice City was the most > > fun) > > > > but some elements like the DDR inspired minigames and mission and all > > the > > > > schools stopped too many people's progress in the game. GTA IV scraps > > those > > > > but keeps some other elements like girlfriends and need to eat. It's a > > huge > > > > game and a lot of fun. One of my favorite things is the vigilante > > missions. > > > > They've also added some cool stuff like the ability to see shows within > > the > > > > game and watch tv. There are tons of content made just for those > > activities. > > > > The in game commercials are insane. > > > > > > > > I really do miss the rampages and the ability to fully customize the > > > > character. Oh well. > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have been playing mafia wars on facebook, Sins of a solar empire, > > > > > Stronghold 2, and Starcraft. I may also start playing Sims 3. (I have > > > > been > > > > > hearing that people have been having problems with getting it to > > run.) I > > > > > also still play GTA San Andreas and GTA 3. Haven't tried GTA 4 yet. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 6:17 AM, B. Smith <daikaiju66@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I finished Mercenaries 2: World in Flames and now I'm playing GTA > > IV. > > > > Being > > > > > > an amoral criminal can be a good stress reliever. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Aubrey Leatherwood > > > > <aubrey.leatherwood@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Boooooooo! :) I don't sleep so it's only time I would have used > > to do > > > > > > that! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aubrey Leatherwood > > > > > > > www.aubreyleatherwood.com > > > > > > > FaceBook * MySpace Imperfection > > > > > > > A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. > > > > > > > The People You Know, The Sex They Have > > > > > > > ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 > > > > > > > ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > From: ravenadal@ > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:36:34 +0000 > > > > > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: for the Gamers (Roll Call: Name Your > > > > Favorite > > > > > > Games) Pt 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whenever I lament (almost never) the insane amount of hours I > > spend > > > > on my > > > > > > ever expanding World Ebon narrative - perpetual calendar, sports > > > > leagues, > > > > > > newspapers, biographies, stories and history - I take solace that, > > at > > > > least, > > > > > > I am not wasting that time playing video games. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://theworldebon.blogspot.com > > > > > > > http://twitter.com/ravenadal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > Hotmail̨̉ has ever-growing storage! 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