the best dogfighting this generation?

[Axe99]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Sim mode I feel is a waste of time, as do many other console players. If I want a "sim" game I play PC, thats what its best at.

I disagree here - I see no reason other than entrenched bias why you can't have a sim-style game on console. Sure, you may not be able to deal with the entire range of controls, but there's no reason why you can't have the flight model and assists off. I think there's this idea amongst PC gamers that console gamers are 'dumbed down' and only play shallow action titles, but it's important to recognise that there's a strong shift of gamers from PC to console - I used to primarily be a PC gamer, and the last flight sim prior to BoP I played was IL-2 on PC - but now that I've got my Thrustmaster and BoP, as long as the devs come good on the dead zone fix in a patch, I won't go back to another PC flight sim again. I've always found PC gaming painful due to driver/compatibility issues and that installed games bog your PC down (oh, and having to spend a small fortune keeping the rig up to date). I know I'm not the only console gamer who's thrilled to have a sim-style game on console, and I'd argue that the reason BoP is selling better than most flight games do is because it's stopped treating console players like babies and understands they don't mind a meaty challenge .

I think all three modes are great, and work well alongside each other.

And, strictly on topic, BoP is easily the best console flight and fight game every, no two ways about it - been playing console flight games since Afterburner on the Mega Drive, and nothing comes close .