Flight Control for iPhone/iPod Touch Review
It’s not often that you see a very simple game, with a simple formula, that’s both engaging and addictive. That’s why I was happy to see Flight Control (by Firemint) for the iPhone/iPod Touch emerge from the handheld more than a week ago. It was an instant hit in our office. Even our studio manager got in on the action. He even set the office high score of 261 (at the time of writing).
In Flight Control, you act as an air traffic controller and try to direct the multitude of aircraft flying around your screen, or air space, whatever you want to call it. Sounds complicated, but it’s really simple. All you need to do is touch an aircraft and drag a line towards its respective landing strip/platform and the aircraft will follow the flight path you have set. There are four types of aircraft in the game. The passenger jet (the most common), the biplane (the slowest airplane), the jumbo jet (the fastest, and most troublesome), and the helicopter (the slowest of the four). The biplane and the helicopter each has their own landing strip/pad, while the passenger jet and jumbo jet both land on the same strip. Remember that you have to set a flight path for each incoming aircraft to their own respective landing stips. It’s easier said than done specially when there’s a lot of air traffic in the vicinity. If your eyes and pointing finger aren’t fast enough, you’ll end up with an air disaster. Thankfully, there’s a beep sound effect everytime two or more aircraft are too close to each other, a red glow surrounds these aircraft to help you see them immediately. The single track music also helps you, in a way, to relax while you play the game.
Flight Control
The only thing lacking in the game is the absence of game modes. Still, with its simplicity and very addictive gameplay, and of course with the $0.99 price tag, I say go ahead and buy this game. It’s definitely one of those casual games that you’d play every once in a while, trying to beat your own high score.
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Im trying to dethrone the record that was set in the office but upon reaching around 75 points, mayhem i tell you… mayhem!
Dont airplanes fly in different altitude? hahahaha. Anyway, great game to kill time. Nice concept.