Game Genre: Flight

Over the decades (and I do mean decades) there have been a plethora of flight simulators that always guarantee a 'true life' experience. Microsoft has their Flight Simulator series, which includes a WWII sim, the IL-2 Sturmovik series, and now we have Birds of Steel from Konami and developer Gaijin Entertianment. While the Microsoft series and the IL-2 series certainly earned its wings, could Birds of Steel follow the same path? Let's find out.

I would make a Barrel Roll joke but since those are far overused, I'm going to mind my own business.

Warner Brothers Games and Krome Studios teamed up for the Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole video game based on the upcoming film. The game is available now for major platforms. While certainly intended for kids, if you enjoy 'open' flying games like Lair, you might give Legend a rental.

Tom Clancy's HAWX series is setting up for its second attack run this week with the release of HAWX 2. Players are once again tasked with flying the latest and greatest planes to save the world in a typical near-future, Tom Clancy world. HAWX 2 is largely the same game as the original with a few changes, both good and bad, to result in what is ultimately a good, but not great, game.

I never knew flying could be this difficult and this wonderful at the same time.

WW2 games are a dime a dozen. In fact, I'm actually convinced that blasting Nazis is ranked up with one of the great American gamer past times. Heroes over Europe takes you from the familiar trenches and plops you into a cockpit to blast Jerry back to where he came from. Unfortunately, you're going to want to eject and go AWOL. Just a fair warning for those hard-core flight sim guys out there if that's what you're looking for in HoE, it's not here.

World War II airplanes have always fascinated me; I have Steven Spielberg's 1941 to blame for that. Ubisoft has released another way for me to experience combat flying in WWII without actually having to be a part of it. Heroes Over Europe features some of the most beautiful scenery imagined for a WWII simulator. The question is: Could it actually have more than that? Come fly with me.