Not up to par – Combat Birds-AVG Flying Tigers Review

Not nearly as good as other games by these folks. I like P-51, Spitfire, Battle of Britain....this just doesn't cut it. All simviu air combat games have common faults. 1) all the planes fly and fight the same. while in real life each had unique performance/maneuvering characteristics, all 4 of thee planes I fly in these games (Spitfire, Hurricane, P-51 Mustang, and P-40 Warhawks fly exactly the same in terms of maneuverability, speed, and armament punch. I think they designed a basic airframe and set of handling characteristics, with the same armament, and cosmetically changed them on the outside to represent whatever you thought you bought. Also, there are no dogfights with targets of opportunity for you to engage, just z 2,3,or 4 preselected targets to shoot down then mission over, even with plenty of fuel and ammo left. In this one too, the Japanese planes are almost untouchable, even using the tactics of the time, don't dogfight, dive through their formations, dive away, and then climb back for an attack on another flight. Finally, the engine sounds like an asthmatic washing machine that doesn't change speed no matter where. You set the throttle.
Review by Duncan ok on Combat Birds-AVG Flying Tigers.