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To: wolficatZ
I'm not sure if there is one available for download or not. I know they usually are running a 7 or 14-day free demo that lets one download the game and play for a few days.

I'd just roam through the site and you'll probably find the info on it. Like I said earlier, it was (and probably still is) a great game but the attitude of some of the developers leaves a lot to be desired.

343 posted on 07/16/2004 7:23:34 AM PDT by COEXERJ145
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To: COEXERJ145

I noticed the same problems with Jaleco's Figher Ace. I used to play it frequently several years ago; the developers were very unconducive to constructive criticism; never once soliciting feedback from subscribers and did very little to correct major flaws in the game.

It was a fun game, a very inexpensive monthly sub (9.95 US), and a lot of exciting gameplay as far as WW2 flight sims go; support for 100+ players, and very good main servers setup with little lag or connectivity problems. But the sound and terrain graphics were abysmal, the flight and weapons models very iffy and biased; and the arenas so bland and uninspired. They also had a very poor marketing and publicity strategy, and one would rarely even hear about the game in publications and online gaming sites.
Anyways I decided to give it another look a couple of months ago; downloading the 500mb software and signing up for one month:
Nothing had changed except a 50% increase in the subscription cost! The same old tired arenas, lousy sound, the vast, empty terrain, and even fewer players ( when they were hosted by the M$ Zone they had quite a few ;the Territorial Combat arenas would be packed).
They had some new maps, but with only a few players in a huge area, a real waste of time. The only one with anything close to 100 aircraft was the old TC arena,renamed "classic"; so unimaginative.
I flew it infrequently for about 2 weeks and then let it slide, it seemed so old hat, it just wasn't fun anymore.

I'm still hoping for the ultimate air/sea/land MMOG soon, with the advances in computer power and graphics; I'm always checking out the latest demos and trailers as they are released, and have recently seen in some a lot of potential..Far Cry, Joint OPs, flight sims like Pacific Fighters and naval sims like PT-Boats; it will be great to see concepts like WW2O; that bring air/sea/land together realistically, brought up to the next level.
Being able, with a limited time schedule,and on a whim, to jump into a "never ending battle" in just a few seconds and do whatever one wants for an hour or so in a human opponent rich environment is one of the most rewarding expressions of "fun" one can experience on a home computer.


354 posted on 07/16/2004 9:19:35 AM PDT by wolficatZ (__><)))*>__\0/___/|___Wanted:shark repellent !__)
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