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- From: sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Hanna)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
- Subject: Re: Fighter Duel Pro any good?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.124359.21256@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 12:43:59 GMT
- References: <28526@sybase.sybase.com>
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- In article <28526@sybase.sybase.com> dobrien@sybase.com (Dave O'Brien) writes:
- >Iom considering buying Fighter Duel Pro (by Jaeger Software).
- >
- >Questions:
- >
- >1) Iom a sim-wimp. I donot like sims that make you use every key on the
- >keyboard to control something, unless thereos an
- >automatic-until-you-learn option. Is Fighter Duel heavy or light on
- >controls?
-
- Well, you are in luck. FDPro doesn't use the keyboard at all! All commands
- are done with the joystick/mouse.
- >
- >2) Is it one of those sims that blows you out of the air in the first 5
- >seconds until you log 50 hours on it? Variable difficulty levels would
- >solve that, I suppose.
-
- It has variable difficulty. It does not blow you out of the air in the first
- 5 seconds (although it is easy to crash if you don't read the section on how to
- take off).
-
- >3) If you have FDP, do you like it? Would you recommend it to someone
- >(like me) who just wants to fly with the joystick and shoot?
-
- Yes, I would recommend it! Especially if you want a true flight sim, and not
- some "I'm a super-hero pilot" computer simulation. This sim relies more on
- an acurate flight model, acurate gunnery model, and good frame rate than it
- does on glitzy graphics or missions.
-
- My only advice would be to purchase an analog stick and adaptor. FDPro
- doesn't really "feel" right with a digital stick.
-
- If you can find other FDPro'ers in your area, try the head to head modem
- options--This is where FDPro really SHINES!
-
- > Dave O'Brien Internet: dobrien@sybase.com
- Jeff Hanna
-