Soars above the competition (Falcon 4.0 (PC))

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Product:	Falcon 4.0 (PC)
Date:	18/11/00 (88 review reads)
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Advantages: Great game and good FMV with super realistic controls

Disadvantages: Spec hungry

I must admit, when I saw this game on the shelf at the local software store, I was immediately intrigued by its huge packaging. The first release was a three ring binder containing over 500 pages. I thought to myself, wow, a real combat flight sim. And that's exactly what it is. The boys at Microprose have delivered an excellent sequel to the beloved Falcon 3.0. Graphics are intense as well as gameplay. The flight model for the F-16 could not possibly be any closer than it is to the real thing. I currently have a PII 400 with 128mb of ram and 8meg AGP video card with a Voodoo 2 12Mb in parallel. The game is extremely smooth on my machine but still a little choppy when flying through the remains of a former enemy and when crashing (which happens alot because of the accurate flight model). Supported are 3dfx and Direct3d. The only downfall is the bugginess of the game. It crashes(the game itself, not the jet)alot. All the time in fact. I believe that Microprose rushed this thing out of development to get in on the 98 Christmas season and to head of Janes F-15 ( which is by far a better playing game). Even with the bugs, and the unusual purple sparks when crashing, and the impossible landings ( I have landed only about 33 percent of the time successfully) it is an excellent sim especially now that it is £20 at most places. You may not get the three ring binder that came with the first release (although I still see it everywhere) you will get a game that will keep you busy and away from other games for a long time to come. Only advice is that you have the recommended system not the minimum.

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