Flanker is a lovely sim to fly. The keywords in the previous sentence is to fly . I'd like to dwell on the graphics for a moment, since I realize that the flat appearance of Flanker might scare a lot of people away. It is fashionable among hardcore simmers to look down their noses at sims that looks good and at people that think that graphics actually matters - such as myself. But while I do think that graphics matters, Flanker is an exception to the rule, so seductive in the air that you just don't care about anything else.
Polygons put to good use.
The SU-27 is an agile but large aircraft and you can actually feel the size of it when you fly, I swear. I really haven't been near another sim that makes the aircraft feel this hurt when it's hit. I must add that the russians makes the most gorgeous airplanes, I wish us westerners had this sense of aesthetics and I do hope that there will never be a World War III - to destroy these wonderful planes would be a crying shame. Flanker is the King of Flight Squadron, and it is no surprise that it's the only game in this collection that is still on the shelves - selling for full price. I should also mention that the version included here is the original DOS version, that means that you will not be able to upgrade it to the latest free patch or the add-on mission disk.