Favorite Flying games

[Fire Daemon]

Lylat Wars (starfox 64 for you yanks) was a great flying game.

So was Crimson Skies apart the fly around a giant temple part. That was just lame.

 

[Ralackk]

Terminal Velocity would be my flying game of choice. Fairly old game now but it had air units to fight and bases to destroy and some trippy ass tunnels that I'd always crash into the entrance when trying to go into them.

Still need to play Freespace 2 though, I have had it recommended many times just not got round to it yet.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

I haven't played many but i liked both the Blazing Angels games for 360.

 

[n01d34]

I liked Crimson Skies for its retro pulp aesthetic and easy to pick up arcadey gameplay. Most flying games turn me off with their ridiculously complicated controls.

Definitely an under appreciated genre though.

Oh and TIE Fighter cause it?s the first Star Wars game I can remember where you got to be the bad guys.

 

[SaintWaldo]

I haven't played many but i liked both the Blazing Angels games for 360.

I love the tilt flying controls in the PS3 versions. The BA games are actually my second and third favorite flying games.

 

[t0mme]

Some blasts from the past:
Red Baron, especially the VGA-version. I've wasted so many hours with that one.
Aces over Europe / Aces over the Pacific. The Red Baron engine put to use in WW2, that was truly awesome. Though in sheer fun it's surpassed by, indeed, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.

'Modern day' games:
Crimson Skies. Utter, utter FUN.
IL2 Sturmovik 1946. The entire IL2 universe rolled into one game. Seriously, if you want a realistic WW2 game, there's only one choice. A tad difficult, but very rewarding.
MS Flight Simulator. Sorry, but I love it.

I didn't like the follow-up to Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (Secret Weapons over Normandy). Didn't have the same charm and Crimson Skies simply was way better and funnier.

Personal favourite though, by a long mile, is T.F.X. Simply because I understood it completely. I've tried modern military sims, like Lock-On and Falcon 4.0. Didn't get into it and, funnily enough, both games are re-released with all the numerous bugs fixed (Flaming Cliffs and Allied Force respectively). I feel a bit robbed now, owning the original games and me having to shell out more cash to get the fixed versions (so I didn't). If you want Lock-On or Falcon 4.0, go for Flaming Cliffs and Allied Force.

 

[DannyDamage]

Star Fox 64 and Ace Combat, erm think it was Ace Combat 1, or 2 I used to have. Think they've released a few more since then.

 

[The_Deleted]

Crimson Skies. Because, y' know, it actually works.

 

[Space Spoons]

I can't believe I'm going to come out and admit this, but Superman Returns was, by far, my favorite experience with flying in gaming. Yes, the game sucked, like most Superman titles... But by god, the flying was damn near flawless this time around. It was silky smooth, and I found it incredibly satisfying to just go tearing through the crowded streets of Metropolis, shooting above the skyscrapers to break the sound barrier, and then rocketing back to the streets.

Outside of that, I guess I'd go with Star Fox Assault, because I genuinely feel that what few flying parts it had improved on 64's mechanics.

Also, Spider-Man 2, although I'm not sure you could count that as flying, per se.

 

[BaronAsh]

Heroes of the Pacific & Blazing Angels 2.

I much prefer WW2 flying games than modern games with lock on & missile etc. I like getting in close & machine gunning enemies rather than the point & click of modern missiles, leading a target seems more skilful.

I could never get into Ace Combat, but I did quite enjoy Heatseeker on the PS2.

I'd really like to see a WW1 flying game, like a modern (generation wise) update of Wings [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(series)]. I loved the narrative & atmosphere of the original.

My sentiments exactly, Though I liked European Air War

 

[Gotham Soul]

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was one of my favorites.

 

[Uncompetative]

PilotWings 64.

I'd say Elite, but despite being totally awestruck by it when it came out, I came to realize that the gameplay involved too many long waits.

 

[madmurch]

Being mostly a console gamer, I've not really played any flying games since G-Police 1 and 2. Considering how awesome they were, I doubt that I really need to play any newer ones... Just a perfect balance between the confusion of 3D-space shooters and the maddening frustration of realistic flight sims.

 

[carlosvader77]

The Microsoft Flight Simulator is a great flying game, no combat but it's the best flying simulator out there.

 

[Unknown Entity]

Freespace 2 definately

 

[zirnitra]

Secret Weapons Over Normandy for a game that was just pure flying (with two sections as a ground AA gun)

if not GTA Vice City.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

Rogue Squadron II. You get to BLOW UP THE DEATH STAR! TWICE!!

 

[Unknower]

X-Wing: Alliance and IL2-Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles.

 

[Erana]

I like the flying reindeer of The Endless Forest. XD Best. Bug. Ever.