Pilot Academy
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| Developer(s) | Kuju Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | EUR Rising Star Games JPN Marvelous Interactive |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre(s) | Flight Simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Pilot Academy is a flight simulator video game released for the PlayStation Portable in 2006.
Gameplay
The game lets you pilot aircraft from different eras, from World War I to the present day. The game has two major classes, Civilian and Military. The flying lessons and missions are divided into these categories. For the first few major civilian lessons (Taking Off, Turning etc) you control a Cessna, but after completion of the first lessons, you control a Global Express business jet and a 747, respectively. The military lessons do not involve the basic skills of flying, instead they focus on weapon control.
The game has different missions which are divided into Civilian and Military, such as having to land a 747 in an area with many tornadoes or entering enemy territory for a reconnaissance mission.
Graphics
The game is rendered in 3D, but with insignificant buildings in 2D. All of the aircraft are detailed with logos and artwork, with real movements such as a visible rudder movement when the rudder is activated, and the full movement of the landing gear while extending and retracting. There is no visible damage, however.
The game uses only 3 different maps, but with each mission decorating each map differently and using a different part of the 64 square km map. The three maps are a pacific island area map where most of it is water (The map may represent an area in Malaysia, as one of the buildings looks roughly like the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur.), a grassland map with extensive snow covered mountains, and a desert map. Only the map with the islands is playable in Free flight mode.
The aircraft in the game are all actual planes from real life with real names and manufacturers. All the planes have different acceleration, climb capability and response to control inputs. For example, a 747 will respond slower than an F-16, but will be harder to lose control of.
Aircraft
Military
- Sopwith Camel
- Fokker Dr.I Triplane
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- P-51D Mustang
- A6M Zero
- Messerschmitt Me 262
- F-117 Nighthawk
- F-16 Fighting Falcon
- Mig-29 Fulcrum
- A-10A Thunderbolt II
- F-15 Eagle
- F-5E Tiger II
- F-14 Tomcat
Civilian
External links
[1] Rising Star Games info site