Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!jfs10 From: JFS10@psuvm.psu.edu (Jonathan Swaby) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: A-10 Tank Killer Message-ID: <91049.131640JFS10@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 18 Feb 91 18:16:40 GMT References: <91047.173849UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 47 In article <91047.173849UD118950@NDSUVM1.BITNET>, Tony Bruno says: >This message is a warning to all flight simulator enthusiasts. >Under no condition buy A-10 Tank Killer by Dynamix. >My complaints are as follows: >1. Update speed - Not only is the update speed slow, but the game in general is slow. Load- ing seems to take forever. I did not seem that slow on the IBM. I am glad I have a HD. >2. Aircraft interfaces - >GAG! Who designed this mess? The interfaces are unatural and unrealistic, >and the HUD is blocky and emberassing. The "Digitized images" are terrible, >and the sound stinks. I was truely shocked to see the graphics on both the IBM version and the Amiga version. I have a tank game by Dynamix for the IBM that is good. When it came out the graphics were great. I think now that they are better any of the other tank games. I don't know why they changed things for A10. >3. Graphics as a whole - >Rotten. The box proudly proclaims realsitc graphics with shading and the >like. >What you get is blocky, boring images that would look more at home on an IBM >8088 than an Amiga. >Overall, four thumbs down. (Yes, it's really that bad.) I also agree. I think that both the IBM and Amiga versions are bad. >I must admit that I am to blame for my purchase. Some time ago, I flew this >sim on a 286 12 mhz machine and really enjoyed it. I reasoned that, after >the very good port of F-19 I flew, which easily matched a 286 16 mhz >performance, then the port for A-10 would be very nice indeed. Wrong answer. >I cannot stress how bad this sim really is. My only consoloation is that >someone might not be parted with their hard-earned cash when they see the >box on their local gaming shelf. I am proud to say that I did not buy it. It was a gift from my little sister. I knew it was bad on the IBM, but I hoped it would be better on Amiga. Not all companies do straight ports of their software. The game theme has or had potential. I love flight simulators and the A10 is on of my favorite planes. Maybe someone else will come out with a good A10 flight simulator. >Thanks for reading. Yes, Thanx for reading Jonathan Swaby Penn State University