I've been playing it since release, it's a good game, but very hard.
The Game 70 out of 100
You can play in arcade (3rd person view only) or simulation (3rd person, cockpit or wingtip)
It looks and sounds a lot like the real thing. When you max your speed (what they call warspeed) and aim towards the ground you get that roaring sound.
Bullets have drop and you have to lead the enemy, and you really really need to learn when to use yaw and when to bank.
The ground is ok, not terribly detailed even when you crash into it. They planes are very good, however the controls inside the cockpit don't work.
The biggest problem is with the scale of the planes. In cockpit view I head toward a line of zero head on. Since I am attacking from height they I should be able to see a nice view of the plane. Instead all I can see is a big yellow arrow pointing toward where they are.
I circle around behind and pick them off, but even getting up fairly close they are not more than an inch on a 50 inch screen.
I wish it was more like Secret weapons of the Luftwaffe (1990 game by lucas arts)
The Joystick (95)
First its big, real big. Put it on a table and it will not move. Yaw, pitch, bank. Three buttons on top, plus a rocker. The trigger is about the size of a mouse button, but oddly doesn't click all the way in. It rest on a giant spring.
The throttle has two parts that you can keep linked together, very smooth and quiet sliding action.
While using the yaw (rotating the stick around) I actually felt my wrist start to get sore (insert joke here). The spring does want to return the stick to a neutral position.
On note. The stick comes in two piece. You put the stick on the base and use the grey locknut to screw it all the way up. Make sure the pins are clean, then tighten it up all the way. If you don't the green (trigger) button will not work.
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My husband has played this game for about 3 hours today. He really enjoys it. I bought him this game for about Christmas even though the reviews weren't that good. He says the joystick is a must and improves the gaming experience .Best Deals for Damage Pacific Squadron WWII for Xbox 360 - Collectors Edition
Decent game play but, not as good as I thought it would be. The joystick is not a high quality product and does not have the sensitivity needed for good game play. Does OK but, the joystick needs tweaked a little.Honest reviews on Damage Pacific Squadron WWII for Xbox 360 - Collectors Edition
bought this on sale --the only time to do this is on sale as the joystick is what ya want to get for other flight gamesthe joystick
great stick all around great features for the price(on sale) works well with flight sims good layout of buttons and the throttle seems at this time made for 1 engine games but seems to be made for 2 engines -it as a plastic linky deal in between throttle handles (later on feature maybe for 2 engine games?). good button lay out and nice extra feeling on switches on base
the game
video --looks horrible
-the game is too light at all times and its not my TV --did this game on 2 different sets and still way too light
the effects too bland
the ground--for game that has ground attack missions in it --HAVE stuff look good there ya know on the ground.
missionsman talk about repeating the same stuff over and over take first area for example "pearl harbor". This was the attack on dec 7th bit in game BORING. You just shot down wave after wave of planes with little rhyme or reason. To the point after I was about 3/4's done I was "done!". The after action report said I had shot down over 150 planes "one man army" I hate games that make you have to do it all!!
flight sim part -ok
missions briefing or AKA what and where I am going and what to do --LACKING BIG TIME most of time found out what to do and how to do it via trail and error as the in game "this is where ya go" arrows are little help
the planes-
they at least look good and fly in general the way they should
2 stars mostly for the joy stick
buy--only on sale as the game is not what ya want the stick is
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