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From: primrod@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Don Primrose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: F-18 Interceptor
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Date: 3 Mar 89 03:03:00 GMT
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>>played many. The game is apperently quite accurate in its simulation,
>>except the joystick on a real F-16 is sensistive to degrees of tilt. The
>>game, due to hardware (?), can only detect direction. This is according to
>>an actual F-16 pilot trying the game.
>
>I'm afraid I'm not so enthusiastic about the game as I'd like to be.  The
>scenarios are great, but the joystick control SUCKS!!!  F18's controls are
>far superior.  In F16, the joystick uses an exponentially sensitive control,
>which, if you hold it in one direction for any length of time, instantly
>puts you in a tailspin.  I was a little annoyed at first, but after a
>while, I found that I still couldn't get used to the controls.

I'd have to agree with you here. The joystick control is terrible. Not only
does it require a exponential joystick ( which I can't find for the Amiga ),
but it also is impossible to turn and pull back at the same time which works
for F-18 no problem. In other words, the game does not respond to corner
positions on the joystick control which are vital in combat situations!




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