Angle of Attack is yet another variation of Derek Smart's Battlecruiser 3000 "franchise". It started as a comprehensive simulation of a starship command, down to crew and food, and weapons, and trading and planets and fleet that starships moving all around you, doing their own things, and you can help your own side in the war effort. In Angle of Attack, you are down to one planet, with jump gates that takes you to other parts of the planet, and you can attack or defend as you wish against the humankind's nemesis, the Gamulons. In practice, the game essentially has you playing lone wolf attacking things when you can and dying here and there then respawn to do it all over again. There are bazillion different combinations of weapons and crafts, but they don't really feel that different. Flightwise, controls are difficult, as the vehicles transition between VTOL (hover) and high-speed flight almost without warning, and missile avoidance is a matter of luck. You rarely if ever see friendl...
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About This Game
The events that take place in Angle Of Attack occur during the final days of the air campaign of the assault on LV-115 - an important planet used by the Gammulans for military purposes and as a staging area for their assault on GALCOM forces.
The GALCOM forces, locked in a lopsided air campaign, made the decision to load the 'planet killer' R.A.N.D.O.M. weapon aboard the GCV-Excalibur for its ill-fated mission.
GAMEPLAY HIGHLIGHTS
- No fancy console gimmicks here. Full 3D cockpits, advanced futuristic avionics and weapons delivery systems provide total immersion that air combat jocks have come to expect. Situational Awareness (SA) is the key to survival in a fluid battle for survival in which only your skills — not gimmicks — stand between fun and your will to continue the fight.
- Sixteen intense air and ground tactical strike missions in a variety of weather conditions, both day and night. Run each mission individually or in sequence as a single, seamless campaign.
- Play the whole campaign and each of the missions using any of the four fighters. Each craft has unique properties and weapon systems, providing exceptional replay value.
- Full combat wing command with an intuitive orders-interface system to lead your flight wing.
- 16 player PVP deathmatch and team deathmatch as well as four player co-op multiplayer. Host and join a game using a single instance.
- Fully integrated in-game document viewer with quick access to game commands, manual and tutorial documents.
TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS
- Advanced SM 3.0 shader based graphics engine with native support for 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 widescreen ranging from standard 720p (1280x720) and 1080p (1920x1080) resolutions up to 1680x1050. Supports various climate zones, weather conditions, dynamic twenty-four hour time of day variations, realistic day/night lighting and atmospheric conditions as well as real-world cloud layer conditions and effects. All beautifully rendered with full High Dynamic Ranging lighting and various Shader Model 3.0 shader effects.
- Large seamless game world covering over 400 sq. km of varying terrain featuring high definition Digital Elevation Maps which look stunning at any altitude.
- Advanced planetary terrain engine which uses high definition terrain height maps. Unlike other similar products which feature high-res maps at high altitude while being ugly and blurry at low altitudes, our latest technology is pixel perfect up to 2m/pixel for ground-zero (fps, vehicles) play using advanced geo-morphing techniques while still looking brilliant at medium to high altitudes.
This is the aerial combat based companion title to our other game, All Aspect Warfare.
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The worst monetary decision i've ever made... yes, worse than a selfie stick.
Battlecruiser 3000 is a game in which you control a gigantic battleship managing every aspect of it, building and upgrading its capabilities as you travel across the galaxy fighting in a war of truly epic proportions. Angle Of Attack is a poor and simplistic version of that. Instead of an entire galaxy to play around in, you have a single planet. Instead of a complex and intricate upgrade and management system, you just increase numbers and none of the upgrades really change how the game plays and instead of taking part in an organic conflict you just kind of cruise around, rarely if ever seeing a friendly. Controls are terrible and the combat almost always feel random. The graphics are okay for the time but were nothing special. All in all it's a game that were below mediocre at release and horrible when looked at through the lens of time.
FAQ
How much does Angle of Attack cost?
Angle of Attack costs $9.99.
What are the system requirements for Angle of Attack?
System requirements are not available for Angle of Attack.
What platforms is Angle of Attack available on?
Angle of Attack is available on Windows PC.
Is Angle of Attack worth buying?
Angle of Attack has 0% positive reviews from 3 players.
When was Angle of Attack released?
Angle of Attack was released on Aug 17, 2009.
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