Earnest mobile gamers should already have heard about Flight Control and Flight Control HD. If you’re one of many fans who enjoyed playing Flight Control HD, you will know that our review can be done in a couple of paragraphs. Does this mean that we have nothing much to say about Flight Control HD? Maybe. Does this mean the Flight Control HD is a bad game? Absolutely not!
What I mean is that if I put the game mechanism into words, there’s not really much to talk about. No complications between gameplay system, graphics or sound, yet it brings many hours of enjoyment which justifies the price you pay for the game, and then some.
Let’s talk about gameplay first. The game sits you as the head of air traffic control, and your job is to safely land aircrafts to the correct landing platform. Maybe the picture can explain it better.
The players use either the touchpad or a mouse to draw landing paths for each aircraft, making sure that aircrafts don’t crash into each other. Different kinds of aircrafts have different landing zones for safe landing, forcing players to think before drawing simple paths. Some aircrafts might fly in faster, while others will slowly reach its destination. Just like many other touch-screen challenged mobile games, Flight Control HD suggests the simplest gameplay mechanics, yet throws in a brain teasing, enjoyable chaos.
Another favorite game element of ours is the graphics and sound. Though there’s only one song playing throughout the whole game, it’s an old-fashioned, easy-to-listen jazz. If you don’t like to listen to the repetitive music playing in the background, you can always mute the BGM and play your own favorite music stored on your PC. The cool thing is that the music fits very well to the visuals. Flight attendants are retro-classy, and maps are colorful. The graphics and music is in harmony, creating “web 2.0 in 1950′s” vibe.
Flight Control HD delivers simple gameplay control that virtually anyone can understand and play. With unlockable maps and global leaderboards, players will definitely be spending hours before asking for more. The gaming modes aren’t extensive as other big games, but since the game is a remake of a mobile game series, and with the price being right ($5), we can’t complain much. Flight Control HD is available on Apple iPad, Steam (PC & Mac) and for PS3 with Move support. If you want to try the original mobile version, Flight Control, it’s available on DSiware, iPhone/iPod touch and possibly other mobile phones. And good news for Android users; they’re in the process of porting it and will be available in the near future.
