Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!tektronix!reed!psu-cs!henderso
From: henderso@psu-cs.UUCP (Randall Henderson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Review of Sublogic Jet
Message-ID: <561@psu-cs.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 88 03:12:47 GMT
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Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Portland State University; Portland OR
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Keywords: Games, Jet

In article  <5400@swan.ulowell.edu> (Robert Silvers) writes:
>     The graphics are incredibly smooth, and very detailed.  It is much
> faster than Flight Simulator-2 and provides more realistic scenery.
>  If you have neither, buy Jet first.  One thing that you will notice...

and in article  <5462@swan.ulowell.edu> (Ross Miller) writes:
>> ...for the enemies to start off a little easier.  The book does not
>>  document all the weapons to the level I would like.  No weather.
                                                         ^^^^^^^^^

I won't argue that Jet is a fantastic program, I haven't even tried it
yet, but I feel the need to point out to people who may not know it
that it is not correct to compare Flight Simulator 2 with a game
like Jet.

When I was training for my private pilot's license I bought Flight
Simulator 2 to help me learn the principles and procedures of flying.
Now that I have my Private license, I am using it to train for my
instrument rating, and I can dial in any level of overcast or turbulence
and fly by instruments alone.

FS2 is a wonderful instruction tool for pilots and would-be pilots
since it was written to conform as closely as possible to real-life
flying.  As a result, it is also much harder than most games (and not as
much fun for some - a Cessna 182 doesn't usually come with weapons). 
Granted, the scenery isn't that great and it's a little jerky, but
you don't need great scenery to learn the principles of flight.

My point is that you can use FS2 as a game but only people
who are serious about flying can get the full benifit from it.  So
if you want to learn how to fly planes, buy FS2.  If you want
a game, buy Jet.

PS:  I posted an article earlier concerning control yokes for these
games/simulators but I got no response so I'll try again.  Is 
there anyone out there who has one of those?  How good are they?
The one I've seen is called "Maxx" but they only have it for
IBMs and Apples.