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Comanche Gold

Title: Comanche Gold
Company: NovaLogic (www.novalogic.com) 800-858-1322
Game Type: Flight Sim
Platform: Win 95 or later
Multi-player: Yes
MSRP: $44.95


REQUIREMENTS:

  • Pentium 133
  • 16MB RAM
  • 4x CD
  • Video - Win 95 compatible
  • SVGA Card
  • Sound - Win 95 compatible
  • sound card
  • DirectX 5 included


RECOMMENDED:

  • Pentium 200
  • 32MB RAM
  • 8x CD
  • Win 95 compatible
  • joystick
  • Connection to the Internet for Multi-player games


Comanche Gold (CG) will appeal to the beginner and intermediate helicopter/flight simulation enthusiast. The missions may be a bit too easy for the advanced pilot, but with 80 missions and the ability to edit your own, there is a lot of game-play here for the money. I strongly recommend going through the flight school to earn your wings if you haven't played one of these Sims before. Comanche Gold offers a bit of everything, ground and air combat missions, artillery spotting, and even a wingman to help you once in a while.

Although the Artificial Intelligence has improved from Comanche 3, don't count on the wingman excessively as this pilot has a habit of getting blown up before the mission is over. The control is not as precise at times as you may want which makes flight maneuvers in tight spots a little difficult. Experienced gamers used to the latest 3D accelerator enhanced graphics may find the graphics a bit average. If, however, you don't have the latest graphical gadgets, CG delivers very nice visual images and effects, including changing weather.

I encourage you to take a peak at the NovaLogic web site for more information on this and other titles, as their site is one of the better sites on the net in this genre. Their site also contains some free demo's that are available for download.

Reviewed by: JSB3


Control: 6
Fun: 7
Game Life: 7
Gameplay: 7
Graphics: 8
Multi-player: 8
Music: n/a
Sound: 6


Overall:


7