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Aviation Hobby => Other Aviation Hobbies => Flight Simulators & Games => Topic started by: AVIATOR on August 14, 2009, 12:28:12 PM

Title: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 14, 2009, 12:28:12 PM

Check out the new flight sim from Ubisoft.
Get ready to shoot down a Hun.

http://heroesovereurope.us.ubi.com/


(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn101/Pictures77_2008/Heroes.jpg)

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Webmaster on August 14, 2009, 02:42:41 PM

Hmm, IL-2 makeover?

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 15, 2009, 12:41:03 AM

I don't know yet I have only just received  this from the auto notices from the Ubisoft site.
But I smiled at the first bars of the opening music, as it sounded like the old "European Air war" that I loved to play back in the late nineties.
By the way, there is nothing wrong with IL2. It's struggling a bit today with modern PPUs though.
 I will be looking into HOE closely to see what the gurus say with the intention of getting into it.

Here's a screenshot

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Webmaster on August 15, 2009, 01:03:26 AM

I think I remember European Air War, wasn't that one of the first with photo-realistic terrain? Only at higher altitudes though. Very enjoyable game iirc.

Nope, nothing wrong with IL2, but new games aren't always better. They look better, but often not as fun to play.

Well, keep us informed, in the mean time I have to get myself a new joystick (don't have a game port anymore, threw my old one in the trash bin).

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 15, 2009, 01:14:29 AM

Check out my gear. The Saitek X-52 PRO and back lit Logitech G-15 keyboard.
Fantastic.
That's my full rig below. Just the gear to get those Huns what?

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Webmaster on August 15, 2009, 01:44:26 AM

Very cool! I'm thinking about going for the wireless one by Logitech, without a throttle.

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 15, 2009, 01:52:02 AM

I'm not familiar with that, but I have to say it's pretty neat to fly with the two piece. Realistic.
I always 'flight sim' in a pitch black room with only the computer system lighting showing to also give realism as shown in my rig pic.

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Webmaster on August 15, 2009, 03:26:48 AM

Quote from: AVIATOR on August 15, 2009, 01:52:02 AM

but I have to say it's pretty neat to fly with the two piece. Realistic.

True, but I don't do much flying, so I'd rather have a wireless one that I can put away and grap easily.

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 24, 2009, 12:24:02 AM

Later. Now I can't find any mention of this flight sim being made for PC.
This is contrary to Ubisoft saying at the beginning of the year that PC was making a come back and no new major games would come out without a PC version. Maybe to follow.

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Gripen on August 24, 2009, 12:26:20 AM

Ill take one on PS3..or Xbox...Or PC...Or DS...

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 24, 2009, 12:31:12 AM

Quote from: Gripen on August 24, 2009, 12:26:20 AM

Ill take one on PS3..or Xbox...Or PC...Or DS...

You have all that gear Gripe?

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Gripen on August 24, 2009, 06:08:30 AM

Yup, and I had a PSP too but I traded it in on Saturday.

Xbox 360**

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: AVIATOR on August 24, 2009, 06:17:56 AM

My nephew uses X Box360 and has a giant plasma screen but I thought it made the games look less realistic and I prefer the PC with a suitable Physx Processing Unit. As I said earlier, in a darkened room.

Title: Re: Heroes over Europe
Post by: Gripen on August 24, 2009, 07:12:55 AM

I bought a 106cm plasma screen for $800

I love it!

Makes the PS3 and Xbox360 so worth it  :D