So close to great - stopped short (Pilot Academy (PSP))

Member Name: jezjerome

Product:	Pilot Academy (PSP)
Date:	07/03/08 (80 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Intuitive great initial missions

Disadvantages: After a few hours you will tire of the unnecissary limits of this game

While the principle of this game is sound, good intuitive controlls and some interesting set peiece missions it is at best an arcade style time waster - usefull for a few hours but if you are stuck with it for a weekend or even a long haul flight you will soon tire of its limited scope and vision. The gameplay has a lot of potential and as a base vehicle it is disapointing that it has fallen so far short of its potential. Each of the missions and lessons introduce a different aircraft and era of flight, giving a hugh scope spanning world war one bi and tri-planes through to present day ground attack and fighter planes, unfortunately you will only get this one mission to use each of these planes and eras. Where the game could have redemed ityself would be in its multiplayer mode had the designers made the simple step of adding computer players so that a player on thier own could utilize the multiplayer options this game would have had near limitless potential. Sadly the developers stopped one short of a cracking good product. In short great gameplay- intuitive controls - good selection of aircraft - hugh span of time - ultimately limited unnecissarily by not having repeat playability.

Summary: Great for a few hours but not a classic!