It’s not a bad game but it is outstripped by developer Gaijin Entertainment's other offerings within the same market. It’s difficult to make things out on the ground, and you’ll find yourself relying on your targeting systems to identify enemies and waypoints. The game doesn’t break any graphical ground but in its defence, it’s rendering much bigger areas than more popular games that feature helicopter sections. Online multiplayer options exist, but no revolutions will be found here. It’s fleeting entertainment but all too soon becomes another thing to do rather than a joyous must-be-repeated experience. The game does feature a local cooperative mode with one player taking the controls and another bearing the arsenal. You end up in a murky middle ground of console controls attempting to emulate a highly technical machine, and it’s just not quite right. Trying to use a gamepad for an accurate simulation of helicopter flight is a rather bizarre juggling act that doesn’t quite work. This mode makes much more sense on a PC, where such enthusiasts are far more likely to have flight control peripherals and a setup conducive to realism. That’s not the domain of hardcore simulation titles. Perhaps it’s a very accurate simulation – at least the difficulty has the waft of authenticity – but you’re still in a lounge with an Xbox controller. In training mode these are relatively easy to complete. The missions are fairly predictable, and largely composed of flying to a destination, using your weaponry and flying back again. Granted, it’s a simulation, not a Mills and Boon novel, but the game would benefit from some narrative shaping.
There’s no real story to speak of, just a series of missions. The second is a training mode that effectively bolts learner wheels onto your chopper.
The first is simulation mode, which simulates with alarming accuracy the terrible crash that would occur should anyone without the requisite license try to fly a real helicopter. But when a game is neither, things get a bit more difficult: the game may not have glaring flaws, but it may lack any number of effervescent qualities that see it rise to the top.Īpache Air Assault is such a game, one that tempts this reviewer to trade in terrible clichés in an attempt to explain to the reader that this title might appeal to niche enthusiasts. We’re hardwired for hyperbole: it’s easy to write thousands of words effortlessly praising the finer points of a blockbuster title, and a poor game is even easier. Trademarks are property of their respective owners.Mediocre games are notoriously hard to critique. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PLAYSTATION" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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