Top 10 Air Combat Games
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wewre is worl;dpofwarplanes?
Hate to hate but world of war planes is retarded. I mean common, bullet deflection on planes? :P. Seems kind of dumb to me. I think war thunder wins hands down. World of war ships is awesome too
Looking Badass ur're just a hater
PhlyDaily I ain't being a hater alligator tot tater but just sayin and playin super sayin
I'm happy ace combat was on the list. That's the game that got me into airplane games. Now I play war thunder.
Same with blazing angles , that got me in to planes from ww2
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Gaijin Wins
IL-2 Strumovick
War Thunder
Birds of Steel
All Gaijin games (and they are the same)
Gaijin is garbage. Worst game devs ever.
Sandra IL-2 IS NOT A GAIJING GAME
What about European Air War? Played this as a kid and it was so fun back then.
Where's ace combat assault horizon?
You definitly missed "Red Baron", a legend of air combat games, from the year 1993, one of the most fun realistic air combat games until today!
Air Duel: 80 Years of Dogfight One of the best early simulation game...
I was born in 1996 but even I grew up playing Red Baron. What a great fucking game
Yes
Dawn Patrol and Aces Over Europe/Pacific. Red Baron....Yes. Remember that very well.
its a mojo list... what do you expect? they also miss Aces of the Pacific and Aces over Europe.
"secret weapon over normandy" should make it to the list
Thats a classic
Flying pancake!
That game is fucking awsome
Agree
God if it was difficult, but i loved it
AC5 was by far my favorite dogfighting game, ever.
hm it was great, but I'd say that AC04 and Zero are better
Really? 4 and Zero are great sure but 5 had the most personal story I think.
+Clyde Marshall Yeah, but it had a far more black and white view on war which I dislike, along with poorly written antagonists, still a good game but ACZ and AC4(and AC6 to an extent) top it.
Damn right... 05 is my favorite...
Andrew Rogers AC6 is my personal favorite. The plot is one of the weakest in the series but the gameplay is some of the best in the entire franchise.
I do agree about AC5, I did have some problems with its plot. For example, disarmament is considered a good thing when in reality all it does is make a nation weak and unable to adequately defend itself.
Ace Combat fans where are you??
Right here
Ace combat ruled! SU-27
Right here
Ali AceCombat Fan Cant believe there are no Ace Combat games currently out for xbox one
right here
Ace combat zero: *not in the top 10
Borders: why am i hear boss music?
Pixy: That's what V2 is for.
3 GAIJIN GAMES THAT ALL TURNED INTO WAR THUNDER? FO YOUR RESEARCH MOJO!!!
When this video was made war thunder was still an early access beta game. It could be a reason why its not on this list but, still should've been on
Oh nevermind
Ants Americana it’s still a separate game
Il2 is still ongoing series
@@AvroBellow it's the name of the developers idiot
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heatseeker ps2 badass game
sean james Agreed! ;)
WatchMojo.com What about battlefield 4, it has air combat, and first person shooting, and vehicle transport, all in one!
WatchMojo.com also isn't birds of steel basically a older version of war thunder?
WatchMojo.com Starfox 64 is best game ever. Why is it not on here
Instead of just Ace Combat 5, you should have added all the series in and just said "Ace Combat Series" as they are all epic!!
They could but it seems 5 was their favorite among them since they did individual games not series.
Though many ace combat fans probably would have chosen zero.
Except Assault Horizon
@@guts-141 That's also good in it's own way
Just make sure the latin doesn’t kick in as you’re destroying every unit in your sight.
@@guts-141 nah even Assault Horizon, stupid
Who is excited for Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown ?
Looking forward to it.
Can't wait
I pre-ordered it for PS4 so I could get the goodies and I pre-ordered it on Steam for when mods come out. You know that the modding community will have a field day with Ace Combat 7. I predict new planes like the CF-105, MiG-23, MiG-25, AMX, Tejas, J-10, Lavi, J-31 and J-20. I also expect starfighters from Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and Babylon 5.
I got it a day before the release
Its already out and u dont realy fly
‘Nothing comes close to Ace Combat The Unsung War’
Mobius 1: Engage
Galm 1, fox two
I repeat this is not a drill
@pureindian407 it's "Yo buddy, still alive?"
@@JinteiModding
Ehhhhhhhh
You missed Secret Weapon Over Normandy on ps2 that is one of my all time favorite games and I still play it.
Same here dude. Same here.
the_dreadnought i know right? i still have that game, i love it
the_dreadnought mmmmmmmm
***** I helped you destroy the junkers 390 haha
the_dreadnought thanks comrade
Funny how they call War Thunder "A historian's dream"
+Lucas Kathol I know what you mean. Ridiculous flight models with the typical Russian hands of Stalin boosts.
+Lucas Kathol haha....they probably haven't seen the glitches...
+Chris Huot (Asian Kid)
or the customer support.
Mighty Wolf lmao
No Bob, it's just that War Thunder is about as historically accurate as most Hollywood movies based on the subject. It's a good game. Just don't ever use it as a reference for anything in real life.
All of the Ace Combat Games: *aren't in this list *
Mojo: Why do I hear Mobius One, The Aces of Razgriz, the ADFX-02 Morgan, Talisman and Trigger approaching at a very high speed?
I'm glad you lumped all the IL2's into one category, within that community there have been WARS fought over which developer hoisting the mantle of that EPIC title was the best. But at the end of the day, the SPIRIT of the game has lived on in each iteration of the product. 100% agree with your list.
"Taking the mid point on our list, Digital Combat Simulator World..." *Flips Desk*
amen my friend, amen.
Ilya Pluzhnikov i would go DCS, RoF, IL2, then Falcon. Everyone has their own opinions though!
Well when you get it there is only two aircraft you can fly for free, add- ons are super expensive (I under stand why though), and you can't really just jump in and have fun. Sure after you have played a while it's amazing but at first it's very difficult.
Hence why it's a simulator, not a game. but i see where you are coming from.
Ilya Pluzhnikov oh great, i need to get on board with the sales. i know flaming cliffs 3 is for people who dont want to sduty sim tho.
Birds of Steel looks exactly like War Thunder ._.
Paddy Pie it was made by the same people who made WT
Paddy Pie it was the prequel
I totally agree
Ohhhhhhh. Ok.
Paddy Pie Well, War Thunder is pretty much MMO-version of Birds of Prey, and Birds of Prey is PC-version of Birds of Steel
Ace Combat just had the right balance of arcade/sim with plenty of unlockables. I remember going back and playing one of the Ace Combat games on the PS1 after the PS3 came out. You could unlock a plane that doubled as a space ship and let you go into space.
its fun but there is mo "sim" the most realistic part is the jets you can fly, not how they fly fight, or do virtually anything else
Blazing angels is only an honourable mention when you put in an 80s game that is like 144p
Blazing angels is so good I love it
That game was so good
I totally agree.
nostalgy strike
Now that is a unique air combat game.
why does birds of steel looks 99% war thunder?
+Karl Anthony Adonis That's cos birds of steel, war thunder and IL-2 Sturmovik are made by Gaijin
makes sense
+Karl Anthony Adonis true
+Goodwyn Ge IL-2 Sturmovik is not made by gaijin, IL-2 Birds of Prey was. IL-2 is made by 1c
ah yep that's right, I just remember that one of the IL2 games were made by Gaijin, forgot which one XD
Gaijin made 3 of them, wow.
lol i know way to do your research watch mojo.
Yeah, wow. I don't really understand. :/
+Jay Racer IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey was made by gaijin Sir.
War thunder is amazing though
+Conman0909 sure I play it
One of my personal favorites is Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. It's got a decent story to it and all sorts of interesting and unique plane designs.
That was a true gem, or at least my nostalgia makes me think that. Really loved the daring plane models and ability to freely design and spec out your plane.
@@sirmcdust5572 Uh, I don't know what game you're talking about, but Crimson Skies didn't have anything like that.
@@IvanRodriguez-kl2hz High road to revenge is the xbox version then? The Pc version had instant action and plane editing.
@@sirmcdust5572 Damn. Xbox got the short stick. The things I could've done with those planes...
I've never had as much fun playing a dogfighting game as High Road to Revenge. Number one on my list.
No mention that “Birds of Steel” is actually the original version of “War Thunder”?
true
It's probably early stage development
Ah, I loved ace combat 5. Almost blew my ps2 up playing it so much.
+me llamo Jeff same here
+me llamo Jeff I cried when 6 came out and had that stupid fucking "dogfight mode" or w/e it was. Biggest disappointment in my life.
+ap2pat That's assault horizon, not 6.
+me llamo Jeff Me too man! And that story was awesome imo! Chopper always ranting on comms pissing everyone off. :)
+me llamo Jeff +ap2pat zero with the laser weapons and future planes XD so cool for the time though. loved the boss dogfights...
War thunder is basically like birds of steel....
Because it's made from the same people
Mikey Taylor Yeah, I know. Just saying that theres basically no point putting two games from the same dev in one top 10.
FirstOzone they're both fantastic that's why
FirstOzone birds of steel has a campaign totally different play style just the same engine
narrowninja157 There is a campaign mode in warthunder too.
I am glad you included CFS in the honorable mentions, Combat Flight Simulator 3 was my first flight sim, playing it 16 years ago and falling in love withThe Jug (P-47 Thunderbolt) and becoming a fan of the German Focke Wulf
“Ace Combat has many worthy entries, but nothing comes close to the fifth”
Sigh, all ace combat fans know that statement is wrong. 4,5,0 are highly debated as to which one is the best. My favorite is 0 because I found the setting, music, and mercenary background much more interesting. They’re all great games but demon lord of the round table all the way
i hope the new one is gonna be good, kinda pre ordered it
FinmenE07 I think it will be I preordered deluxe edition
@@DaVinkieeI could not cause I've got 3 games on the way. Red dead fallout and Cod4 and that.
Yeah I could agree with this statement,though I never play 5 but from what I can see 0 is better.
The demon lord has entered the chat
DCS Should've been number 2.
+Franco Soto I think DCS got the position it deserved. It's a great game, and very pretty. The biggest problem is it's not really approachable for a lot of people, especially if you don't have a HOTAS or similar setup.
awsoumetank1
Falcon 4 is worst on that sense.
Franco Soto
Never played Falcon 4 (or heard of it for that matter.)
awsoumetank1
I like it but without a proper HOTAS it's impossible to configure.
Franco Soto
I'll look into it!
Is Birds of Steel a predecessor to War Thunder? Because it looks extremely similar and even has the same soundtrack.
Yes it is, its made by the same company
SvAce Ok thanks.
I like War Thunder better
They are both made by the same company, War thunder being the "spiritual sucessor" of Birds of steel, which was itself considered a HD version of the first IL-2 sturmovik...
Andrew Reegs it was made by the people who made war thundet
When seeing Chuck Yeager's Air Combat in this list, I must applaud you. Did I play that game hours and hours when I was a kid. So good for the time!
DID F22 Air Dominance Fighter it was rated 95% best simulator in 1997 ...immense in detail! in this video it was mentioned that one of the games simulated the pilot blackout, in ADF there is also the pilot redout , something common in negative G force g-force which causes a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head . The cockpit is the same as F22's and all keys are functional . If you ever played it ,you were into the game , you weren't simply just playing a flight simulator. it also had a book by Jane's called Allies & adversaries with every aircraft and ground unit featured in the game ,photos specs and history of each one ,almost 200 pages and an equally large user manual explaining from the setup until strategies for the gameplay and of course all the controls and kb ,shortcuts, ...if it only had better graphics for 2018 but i still love that game and still don't think that there is an equal to this... as an honourable mention, DID super Ef 2000..
I swear, if War Thunder aint on here....
Jakenson Mags Good...tho DCS should have been higher....
Jakenson Mags tbf, after being level 100 in WT and spending way too much money on that game, it's a BoS copy (no joke, it's actual code taken from BoS). I think it should have really went WT at 5, BoS at 4 (for making that engine), and then DCS at 3 or 2.
PromethiumOxide you do realize that war thunder and birds of steel are made by the same company right?
BBPINEAPPLE BoS was the first using the current WT engine, which is the arcady third person one. WT is a copy of that engine, with some minor camera changes. IL-2 is more simish, (most iterations, I know there were a couple of offshoots which were pretty arcady). WT is a carbon copy of BoS, and looking back on it, I really don't endorse that simple rebranding of the same product. Oh, yeah, and fuck Gaijin - every single one of those bribing, money-grabbing, model hiring asswipes.
Just putting that out there.
Blendoman11
Yes, (the same shitty group of human cancers) but WT is quite literally a carbon copy of BoS, rebranded and resold, paraded as something it's not (a realistic game, seriously guys, bullet physics.)
Crimson Skies: High road to revenge
Leland211st simple, yet painful... WTF WM??? NO CRIMSON SKIES AT ALL?!??!?! NOT EVEN A NOD...?!?!?!? I CRI
Leland211st Crimson Skies, that game is awesome!
+truk kolb THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EGG FU&&N XCATLY!
Crimson skies was one of my favorite games on the original xbox
bambam12357 agreeeeeed!!
Il-2 Sturmovik 1946 2006 just has to be the best one!..
I agree
War Thunder
Shit thunder shouldn’t exist
Amusing isn't it? The War Thunder kiddies are so adorable when they get salty.
I personally am more a fan for the more recent Great Battles series, myself. But I do have a few soft spots for the amount and types of flyable aircraft you get in 1946.
I really liked the Jane's Combat Simulator games. My favorite was Israeli Air Force. It had mostly the same aircraft as Jane's USAF, but it had a better user interface. I spent many hours in the F-15 taking on MiG-29s over the desert. It was great times.
Alright just clicked on this video, if War Thunder isn't on here I give up faith in these guys. xD
Ikr
Kevin Blake birds of steel looks like WT to me.....
Yi Zhu it was also made by gaijin iirc
Yi Zhu it technically is war thunder but in 1.25 era on console
Kevin Blake ikr :p
IL-2 Sturmovik 1946, father of all recent simulators!!
IL-2 is a sim with a lot of longevity. It is still being added too with the last version 1946. Still a great sim after all these years.Love flying the German tank busting aircraft.
I have flown a number of WW-II Combat Flight Simulations, including “Fighter Ace,” “Warbirds,” and”Aces High.” The best flight models, damage models, realistic scenery, and on-line, on going 24/7 combat for me has been “Aces High.” Before Aces High III came out one could choose between Early War, Mid War and Late War arenas. Since the change over to Aces high III there is simply a late war arena with all aircraft available in WW-II including fighters, bombers and ground vehicles. Some folks specialize in Bombing enemy airfields, while others prefer tanks, or anti-aircraft tracked vehicles or M-3 personal carriers / supply carriers. My preference is combat flight, defending my country’s air fields and towns. The learning curve, I believe, is steep, but not as steep as “Lock On.” One can concentrate on flying and ACM and not worry about engine parameters unless another pilot has damaged your engine and there is oil obscuring your wind screen. There are three countries, Knights, Rooks and Bishops. The game download is free and one can practice as long as one needs to become proficient in flying and landing, as well as shooting down drones, bombing ground vehicles, manning guns on airfields, aircraft carriers, cruisers, or Battle ships. Once someone feels proficient enough they can subscribe for on-line air / ground combat with a monthly fee of $14.95. Is it easy? No, and being a defender I get shoot down a lot. There are no outside views except in the training arena, or when flying a bomber, however when a new pilot has selected the aircraft to fly ( or all of them) they can, and should adjust their views so that they can see the best they possibly can to prevent being shot down by an unseen enemy pilot. Each flight model is distinctly different and each exhibits the fight characteristics of the real aircraft as much as possible without “G” forces. Pilots can black out or red out due to G forces, but they are not felt. Some players, I believe, can choose force feedback if their joy sticks have that feature and some are using “Oculus Rift” to enhance their experience. There are also a number of sorties on CZcams that will one an idea of what it’s like. Voodoo 15 / Voodoo Vince has some good ones. - kw
Guys, the simulation of the blackout from G forces dates back from early 1990's flight simulations. War Thunder should be placed last, or preferrably not be put in the list at all. It's definatelly NOT a historian's dream, because there's basically NOTHING in it that really relates to History. Why weren't so many others mentioned (SWOTL, F-15 series, Red Baron and other Dynamix's titles) I'll never know, but at least you got the first place right.
+Leandro Costa i like ppl typing this comments without play the games it self or playing all the modes at least lel
To tell you the truth, I haven't read the other comments. I did play WarThunder for a while, and I still have an active account to play their tank game because it's mindless fun. However and there's absolutelly NOTHING in it that makes it historically accurate in any way, shape or form.
+Leandro Costa The tanks used in war thunder were used in WWII bam instant realism (aside from Korean era and prototype tanks)
+Xavier Montoya Yeah, and in WoT too, but the complexities of tank operations, not to mention mixed teams makes things fuzzy in the Historical side of it. It's a nice, fun game, but it's still just an improved arcade, that's all.
Leandro Costa
the mixed team are in ARCADE THIS IS WHY ITS CALLED ARCADE IF YOU WANT SOME REALISEM AND NOT MIXED TEAMS GO PLAY REALISTCK JEEZ
My first love was always Ace Combat!!! was addicted to that game
its a sweet list, but i miss the DID games like F22 ADF or Total Air War. also the games from jane´s USAF and IAF. those where asome.
With Jane's I only can say that you are right
I didn't see IL2-Sturmovik in the lineup or honorable mentions before the first pick, and was about to be rather miffed but was very pleasantly surprised when I found it to be #1. My love of flight simulators and love of planes themselves channel from that game. The same can be said for Falcon 4.0, which I am also surprised is #2 on the list, because it was both this and IL2-Sturmovik that I spent large amounts of my childhood on. Great review!
(Although, I didn't see Wings Over Vietnam)
Crimson Skies, no? No one knows that game... :-(
Pacaveli83 I do, and I cri T^T
Pacaveli83 I remember it, I would not say it was one of the best tho :P
Pacaveli83 I loved crimson skies. Such a good game..
That's the only reason I clicked on this video, thanks for saving my time
Pacaveli83 Thought about that game myself! =)
Whaaaat??.... Can't believe this "list" does not have one mention of ANY Jane's Combat Simulations!!
Sure, Longbow, Longbow 2, F-15, F/A-18... there was a time for instance when the best selling games on PC - by a very large margin, were hardcore flight sims.
Indeed! jane's was brilliant. the voice over work was great "WHaT are you doing?!"
they eat on the breakfast all competitors, but flanker was very good too
Yeah, ALL those great Jane's sim's AND NOT ONE ON THE LIST? And how is Rise of Flight an honorable mention? This list is bunk! Jane's WW2 Fighters and the Longbow series are a must on ANY list! FA-18 was a masterpiece! Hawx? REALLY? lol
They talk about simulation... but Jane's Longobow had a more than 200 pages manual!! After playing it you could fly with a REAL Longbow!!!
1. Blazing Angels I &II (PS3/Xbox 360)
2. Crimson Skies (Xbox)
3. Turn and Burn (SNES)
Also Ace Combat: Assault Horizon!
GamebugAU Crimson Skies. Hell yea I held the number one rank for a few weeks.
GamebugAU if u played any of the other ace combat games, you’d know assault horizons doesn’t deserve to be on this list. Infinity and 6 would have a better chance
I still play the first blazing Angel's game on the Wii. It is an awesome game.
Turn and Burn are a great great game
Lesser known game but I think Over G Fighters from 2006 did an incredible job with simulation of modern aircraft and combat.
no Crimson Skies? :???
+MonkTheWorldTree God damn my scrolling finger is tired. Yeah that deserves a spot. Maybe there was some BS technicality.
+MonkTheWorldTree its the only reason I watched this... not only should be on the list but should be in the top 5....
5 DCS
4 Warthunder
What a fucking joke
I also had loads of fun with Energy AirForce, Lethal Skies, AirForce Delta Strike...
We had so many more good options back then.
This top 10 only should have contained most PC Combat sims released during the 90's and early 2000's.
*"Nothing really comes close to the 5th."*
... except for Ace Combat Zero. Does anyone agree?
David Meissner rlly close but 5 is my favorite
I do, but zero was too short
There is a part in AC5 i think were you start the game it says "Nothing else comes close"
No
Zero wins on sound design. They just mix up latim chants and flamenco, two very different genres. Awesome!
What about Crimson Skies? It seems like all the games here are based on historic vehicles. This game allowed aircraft to not stay inside the government built box. It also has a great storyline.
Paul Robison I reiterated your feelings in my comment... thanks for recognizing CS for the great game it was!
Paul Robison Great game. I still play it from time to time. :)
Reading that name really brings me back... Outstanding game, might have to break out the old Xbox try it again
I feel so old... I remember playing Chuck's game way back when.... good review. F/A18 interceptor too.
My first air combat game was Fleet Defender: The F14 Combat Simulator. I really enjoyed it back in '95 or so. Looking back at the graphics I'm awestruck but back then, then were pretty impressive.
Is it just me, or does Birds of Steel look awfully a lot like War Thunder??
Birds of Steel was made by Gaijin...
Explains it....
They run on the same engines.
+Artakha Actually, they actually did take BoS and turned it into something like "MMO" - WT was born... (and no, it's not MMO.)
They were all made by the same developer, they kinda build on each other
Heros of the pacific
finally
Victor Santos ikr
Air Wars!
Yeah they shouldve inclued it somewhere
Birds of steel, blazing angels, Ace Combat, jeez so many classics
A game I used to play I think is a great game is called Jane's Combat Simulator. I loved it played for hours
They didn't mention that in #5 DCS that all the cockpit's are 100% clickable. Every switch, knob, dial, lever. It is 100% the most accurate combat flight sim! With IL2 and Falcon BMS coming close. It spans from WWII (Spitfire, Mustang, BF109, and FW-190) to Modern day (F-15C, A-10, SU-27, SU-33, Mig-29A, MiG29S) with most emphasis on Cold War Era planes and Helicopters (Communist Mig-15, Mig-21, SU-25T L-39, Mi-8MTV2, KA50 Black Shark and UN planes like the F-86F, F5E, M2000C, Viggen, UH-1H Huey, SA342 Gazelle and later this year the F14 and F18)
If you get tired of Arcade sims that have mouse flight then come to DCS where you use your TACAN Radio system, INS, and HSI to perform a zero visibility landing to refuel and rearm so that you can go back out to perform CAS for JTAC.
Janes Advanced tactical fighters should have got a mention
Red Baron 3D, where you could join up at beginning of WWI and fight thru to the end in pretty much every aircraft deployed during its actual period of use. Players could earn medals and if shot down they could get killed, maimed (ending their run with that pilot), made a POW, or walking back to base. Each pilot had a log book with their flights, kills and decorations listed. Planes handled very nicely.
Codemaster's Soviet Fighter Mig 29, from the late 80's was my favourite. Looking forward to AC7 for PSVR when that hits next year!
Nice to see DCS make an appearance, but number 5? It should definitely be number 1. Nothing else comes close to it in terms of the flight models and attention to detail. Ace combat beating it in the list boggles the mind. Anybody wanting to get into DCS should look into Flaming Cliffs 3, it is great fun, but doesn't have quite the learning curve of some of the full on modules like the A-10, it also includes a few different aircraft including the F-15c and Su-27, both of which were recently updated with advanced flight models. Happy flying..
bowser515 Oh yeah, eagle dynamics (the guys who make DCS) currently have a sale on this week so now is a great time to get into it, head over to their website for some bargains.
bowser515 I think you haven't tried the IL-2 series, nothing comes close in terms of details amd realism
Christian Ivanov
I played IL-2 a lot back in the day. You are mistaken. The USAF use DCS: A-10c to train real pilots in certain aspects, IL-2 looks like an arcade title in comparison. The DCS modules all have fully modeled systems and flight physics that are unmatched by any other sim. Just look into DCS: A-10c and DCS: Mig 21 and you may reconsider what you just said. There are also some aircraft that are just as well realised, but easier to learn such as DCS: Mig 15 and DCS: P-51 among many others.
Christian Ivanov No, he's right. DCS is better. No doubt IL-2 is good but DCS can just do so much more
TheSkipjack95
Yeah, BMS is great also, and the F-16 is my personal favorite aircraft. I just think DCS is the better sim over all, that doesn't mean BMS should be overlooked of course, there is more than enough room for both.
Where is Secret Weapons over Normandy?
+Chris Martindale Or "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe".
Having After Burner in this list and also placing DCS on place 5 makes this list frivolous.
My first flight sims were F15 Strike Eagle and Red Baron. They were pretty awesome too.
Good list, it's hard to chose only 10, but maybe F22 Raptor, ATF golf (jane's), Fighter squadron , red baron and some others could be on the list
F-22 raptor for sure. one of the hardest games to do the whole land on a carrier. even though the F-22 isnt supposed to in real life lol
RUSSIAN BIAS (War Thunder reference)
goddammit gaijin
plz nerf Yak-9 series
RAFPony nerf there bi planes there as good jets guys
you. you don't ply war thunder. Do you.
Pokenaut7 who
Pretty cool that you put in a Blazing Angels Clio man 👍🏼
You're missing Jane's USAF.... great game, great gameplay, and great graphics
No Secret Weapons Over Normandy? I thought it was an outstanding title.
+Liam Duke (Dr. [REDACTED]) This game! Brings back many childhood memories...
+Lord Kerwynn IKR?! man... when i played that i always thought that flat plane with the 2 big ass engines was weird lol.
I loved secreat weapons over normandy because the graphics and game was so AWESOME but it was really boring after i oassed whole game.
And i still do have that game and sometimes i play it but its not very awesone anymore but it was then.
+Liam Duke This game had LOTS of good memories with me. Great game and amazing soundtrack
Where is battlestations pacific and midway?
Jerry Liu ikr
+Jerry Liu to be honest, those two are craps man! naval battle -goods, aerial battle- so bad it's hurt. switch plane, thrush, auto refill ammo... i always hate the aerial battle in those games
Lol
You should have included The sky crawlers innocent aces and H.A.W.X 2.
Definitely feel like "Jane's ATF" should've made this list.
IL2 and DCS are truly marvellous in terms of simulation and grsphics. But not for the people who arent pilot geeks. So for arcade players i suggest war thunder and Ace combat games
That's it? Just War Thunder and Ace Combat?
Look at all these arcade plebs in the comment section praising shit thunder. They'll never taste the glory of flying a real combat simulation such as DCS and Falcon BMS.
Maybe we dont want to play around with a boring simulation... Thats why we play war thunder, a fun and realistic but not Arma 3 realism... Who wants to play a game or 'simulation', that you have no goal, or anyone playing with you. I understand that is you opinion, and this is mine.
+Govind Seebun the title says games not simulator. something people can jump into and have fun. war thunder is easy and fun.
+ChrisM Game I don't know about you, but in my experience, the only time Russians do better than me is if their pilot is good.
+Govind Seebun Not everyone has the need of buying a joystick ;)
+Govind Seebun In past experiences simulators give shit experiences if you arent really into it, so ill just stay with " shit" thunder
IL2 ruled my life for 5 years lol. Just and amazing and immersive game.
European Air War & Janes Combat Series ( AH-64 Longbow, F-15, WWII Fighters)
OMg don't make me cry. Jane's WWII was my first computer game ever and it still feels good.
For me, its a tie between Air Force Delta Strike / Deadly Skies III and Ace Combat 5.
These both are really memorable for me.
Heroes of the Pacific (Ps2) is my favorite air combat game of all time.
You litteraly made me remember it. Hands down best right next to Secret Weapons over Normandy. Had so much fun doing nothing on HotP.
Hell Yeah
KOTOL Yeah screw all that other shit that they’ve mentioned, Heroes of the Pacific is by far the best air combat game of all time.
never heard about energy airforce: aim strike?? still the best for me!
Janes F-18 Combat Simulator. Great Game / Sim.
I miss ace combat. One of my favorites to play. I think the best ones were ace combat 3, ace combat 4: shattered skies, and ace combat 5: the unsung war.
Ace combat zero is better then 5 to me. But only by a slight margin
Mateus Zuravski Strongest point of Ace Combat Zero was Pixy
Karan Vir Singh he's the best AC character
idk man, most AC games didnt make me cry. But when the stadium scene in AC 5 happened...
I FINALY FOUND SOMEONE THAT ALSO THINKS THAT ACZ IS BETTER THEN THE 5!!!!
Ace Combat Zero and Ace Combat 6 i think are the best of the whole series
Just bought secret weapons over Normandy yesterday, idk if it's on this list but it's a hidden gem
Jane's WWII Fighters was not even in the top 5 or honorable mention?????
spasjt I guess not, I hate to say. It took a minute to find your comment, so people aren’t as shook up as we are
It was revolutionary. Never had we see such graphics and physics back then. The smoke, the shading, the gun animation, the way the plane breaks apart at the point where the bullet actually hits, the realistic clouds, the intense music, that sexy p51 Mustang.. I could go on and on and on.
You are not alone! Have a vote!!!!
@@kitswer5640 I KNOW! It was a sweet, sweet game.
@@Starvino Yeah, "it's a hard knock life for us."
Left out F-15 and F-119 combat simulators from Microprose
Odee Dillon F-119 the fuck? You mean F-117?
The game was actually called F-19 Stealth Fighter. It was the best of F-15 Strike Eagle generation with stealth technology, and released way before the F-117 was revealed to the public. F-19 was really the peak of Microprose's Flight Sims until they updated their gaming engine in Fleet Defender: F-14 Tomcat. This list missing Microprose completely and having Falcon 4.0 on it instead is fairly nonsensical.
Where in the world is Crimson Skies? That was my all time favorite flying game on computer and xbox. You're killin me smalls
I agree, it's a great Airpunk game, but I think this list was just talking about military games.
or rise of flight
I was kind of worried that you'd miss IL2, happy you didn't, my personal best and (this is my opinion) one of the best war games ever made and I can say that it is the best simulator as well. Great job guys. OVER AND OUT!
how did WWII aces not even make honorable mention? that game was great
i feel like Heroes of the Pacific should have been a mention at least :(
***** ikr
+AngryOcelotGaming Ooo, someone else who knows of that game!!! I started out playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 at the age of 6, but by my early teens, that game had gotten pretty boring. Not only did Heroes of the Pacific spark my interest in WWII aircraft, it is what got me back into flying games! That game is still amazing to this day!
Very much agree i loved that game when i was younger
you forgot strike figthers 2 and strike figther project 1
I know this is very late, but seriously? Not even going to mention "Crimson Skies"? That game is so iconic!
Awesome Game!
Now that I know where Swiss 001's thumbnails came from
AC5 was perfect. PERFECT! Was my first AC game that I bought completely cause I liked the cover. Best $20 spent.
Also, Russian bias
I still listen to the OST for AC5 when I play war thunder. (also yes russian bias. giving tier 1 Yak-1s 20mm cannons wtf are you on gaijin???)
4 looked better tho.
Year late, but AC5 was my first Ace Combat that I ever played. The game was downright amazing, and I wish they'd remaster it...god...the VA for Nagase still was one of my favorites.
AC4 was my first Ace combat game
What's the best PS4 game?
warthunder hrmm yeah russian planes out perform the mustang d oh you say the game is made by a russian company never saw that coming.
+hardwirecars "a historians dream" yeah...right
+hardwirecars American planes aren't known to be maneuverable at all. They were energy fighters. you'll never see an American plane turn fighting. British planes and Japanese p[lanes are turn fighters but not American planes.
The Diamond Hero what exactly does that have to do with my comment where i was talking about russian vs american not only that i didnt say what type of dog fighting was done. damn man you took a lot of liberties with that didnt ya.
hardwirecars You said out perform so I immediately went to maneuverability. My apologies. Performing all around, the P-51D can perform very, very well if you fly correctly. It's faster than most Russian planes at that BR, and its got 8 50. cals? if not 6, which if you have the right ammo (universal or stealth) 50 cals. rip almost everything. If you still don't like it, fly the P-47D-25 ( or 28). It's 100 times better.
The Diamond Hero i pull out my f4u corsair and make them go away in 1 trigger pull :) 20mm is nasty when you have 4 at a time
I won't be alive long enough to read the damn comments, but Microprose F-15 Strike Eagle III was AMAZING - Perfect balance between arcade and sim - keep it alive!!!
No Secret Weapons Over Normandy, o come on man. That was a great one!!!