Wings of Power
Platform: PC
Publisher: Shockwave Productions
Review Type: Looky
Version: Trailer
The Shockwave Productions insignia at the beginning of this clip bears the motto "Designed by pilots, for pilots." But that's only half the story. Shockwave Productions makes Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 add ons that cater to serious WWII buffs. A while back they released a retail box called Wings of Power: Heavy Bombers and Jets, a package that featured eight incredibly detailed recreations of vintage aircraft. Each plane was controlled via a fully-realized 3D control panel. This new clip, of the Henkel He 219 Owl, is a preview of a new add on, available via direct download through their online store. Navigating each of the displays reminds me a bit of playing Myst or Riven. The myriad dials and switches are just a foreign to me as the strange languages and arcane puzzles of a fantasy game.
I'm strangely drawn to hyper-detailed simulators like this, but am now fully aware that I'll never be able to muster the patience to properly use one. I barely managed to get the drift of the watered-down Steel Battalion control panel.
But you've got to wonder. Wouldn't a controller designed exactly like one of these virtual cockpits be really fresh?
Watch the video here.
Publisher: Shockwave Productions
Review Type: Looky
Version: Trailer
The Shockwave Productions insignia at the beginning of this clip bears the motto "Designed by pilots, for pilots." But that's only half the story. Shockwave Productions makes Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 add ons that cater to serious WWII buffs. A while back they released a retail box called Wings of Power: Heavy Bombers and Jets, a package that featured eight incredibly detailed recreations of vintage aircraft. Each plane was controlled via a fully-realized 3D control panel. This new clip, of the Henkel He 219 Owl, is a preview of a new add on, available via direct download through their online store. Navigating each of the displays reminds me a bit of playing Myst or Riven. The myriad dials and switches are just a foreign to me as the strange languages and arcane puzzles of a fantasy game.
I'm strangely drawn to hyper-detailed simulators like this, but am now fully aware that I'll never be able to muster the patience to properly use one. I barely managed to get the drift of the watered-down Steel Battalion control panel.
But you've got to wonder. Wouldn't a controller designed exactly like one of these virtual cockpits be really fresh?
Watch the video here.
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