| Aces High II is a massive multi-player online combat | | | | airplanes, and to learn all of the controls for this |
| simulation centered around the World War II air-war. | | | | World War II air-war simulation game. I was |
| Online multi player gaming is HUGE, and Aces High II | | | | impressed by the accuracy in the game play, flight |
| brings Air Combat Gaming to a whole new level. You | | | | was relatively slow but accurate of this vintage |
| can play other gamers from all across the world right | | | | World War II aircraft. |
| in front of you computer. | | | | After getting used to the game play in the off line |
| The download for this game only takes around 5 | | | | arena, I decided to try out the online arena. Heres |
| minutes or so. After the download was complete, | | | | where I really started to run into trouble. As I tried |
| the installation is quick and easy. File size is relatively | | | | starting the online mode the game froze on me |
| small, around 100Mb or so, and registration only takes | | | | immediately, as it did when I first tried playing offline. |
| a few minutes. Your account with Aces High II is | | | | After restarting my computer and the game 4 or |
| always free and they never ask for any billing | | | | five times I never could get it to play online. So I |
| information until you use your two week free trial. | | | | uninstalled the game and reinstalled it. After the |
| After you complete your two week trial (one per | | | | reinstall, I restarted the game, went straight to the |
| customer), the game then prompts you as to | | | | online arena and the game played perfectly after |
| whether you want to subscribe or not. The | | | | that. |
| subscription is $14.95 U.S. per month. If you chose | | | | With the game running properly now online, I really |
| not to subscribe, you can continue to play in the | | | | began to see what this game could do. There are |
| Head-to-Head arenas or over your LAN for free. | | | | many different battles and arenas to chose from. I |
| After installation and registration were complete, I | | | | started off in the training area to get used to dog |
| tried running the game in the off line arena. The | | | | fights in the World War II aircraft. The fights are a |
| game froze on me before I even got out of the | | | | blast and seem very realistic. The game's graphic and |
| menu area. I'm not sure what caused this, but my | | | | detail were very smooth threw out the game play. |
| computer is well above the minimum requirements | | | | Even when there is a lot of action going on the |
| for the game. So I restarted the game and tried it | | | | graphics stayed steady with very few skips. I have |
| again. After the restart I had no problems with the | | | | played this World War II air-war simulation game for |
| game running in the off line mode. Although it took | | | | 6 or 7 hours altogether now and it has been a blast. |
| me a little while to figure out the game play, but | | | | If you are into air flight simulation games, this is one |
| after going to their website I was up and running. | | | | of the most realistic ones out there. There are many |
| They have a very detailed FAQ section and | | | | combat types other than just the air war. This is a |
| instructions page to answer most all of your | | | | massive multi-player online combat simulation game. |
| questions. | | | | You can have battles in the air, land and sea. |
| Game play in the off line arena was very smooth | | | | Although it took awhile to get used to the controls |
| with no noticeable skips or glitches in the game. | | | | at first it was well worth the trouble. After getting |
| Graphics were detailed nicely and looked very realistic. | | | | thru the initial freezing up problems I had with the |
| Flight controls took awhile to get used to, but that's | | | | game. It has only froze on me a couple of times |
| typical of most flight simulator games. Off line mode | | | | since, and I give it a VERY GOOD rating.. |
| gives you a chance to get used to flying and landing | | | | |