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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.3 hrs on record
Posted: Feb 28, 2014 @ 9:58pm
Updated: Mar 2, 2014 @ 11:52am

The flying in this game is completely absurd, the physics are horrible, and even at max settings the graphics are sub-par. A better use for the ten bucks I spent on this game would have gone to buying a second copy of Arma II, a game which I believe very nearly nailed flight physics.

THIS game, however, took everything that 5 year old game had, and threw it out the window. I bought this game expecting to be able to fly, not flounder in the air in a physics-defying "helicopter simulator"
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Fevix Aug 6, 2017 @ 1:08am 
Sheila, I know how the physics of a helicopter works.

This game does not simulate real life physics.

In real life, Rolling a helicopter left/right does cause the helicopter to move in that direction, but the tail of the helicopter will lag behind, causing the helicopter to turn as well as move to the side. A real helicopter cannot move straight sideways for an extended period of time. This game disagrees.

In real life, yawing the helicopter left/right does NOT change the direction of the aircraft anywhere near as dramatically as this game implies (According to this game, yaw controls are the ONLY way to point your nose a different direction, but in the real world, /rolling/ accomplishes that as well as changing the angle of flight to maintain the new direction).

It's not a matter of difficulty, it's a matter of it calling itself a simulator when it's not.
Sacred Cocoa Puffs Aug 5, 2017 @ 12:06am 
it's a simulator its going to be hard at first
Jooooo May 19, 2014 @ 11:50am 
pathetic game, good review.
electricmetal Mar 4, 2014 @ 4:25am 
@Fevix P.S Thanks for the heads up and saving me the 10+ bucks.
electricmetal Mar 4, 2014 @ 4:24am 
If you are an avid flight sim fan I would look into X-plane, and DCS Black Shark. I also have DCS A-10 which is by far one of the most releastic combat flight sims in the market and I paired it up with the HOTAS A-10 Flight Stick w/throttle. I added real combat rudder pedals as well and two MFDS. It was all expensive and I had to spend my XMas bonus on it but well worth it. Bohemia Take On Helicopters is also quite good.
Teschmacher Mar 3, 2014 @ 9:11am 
the problem of this game is in its title, it says 'Helicopter Simulator'; the devs tried to reach market of people flying DCS, X Plane and ToH;.. its a pure FAIL. thanks
Fevix Mar 2, 2014 @ 11:51am 
@honz: And they were still better than the flight physics in this piece of shit.
Butcher Bill Mar 2, 2014 @ 3:43am 
ARMA FLIGHT PHYSICS ARE A JOKE ALL ARCADE
Noke Mar 1, 2014 @ 5:01pm 
Yeah, I wasn't saying it did.
Fevix Mar 1, 2014 @ 2:19pm 
Arma II had better flight physics than this piece of shit.