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Falcon 4.0 (Mac)
Price: $49.95 Prices subject to change.
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Atari
EAN: 0722242513567
Edition: Standard
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: COMPATIBILITY: Not for Core Duo / Intel Macs, but will work with a pre-OSX Mac, or a non-Intel OSX Mac in the Classic environment.
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Atari
Manufacturer: Atari
Model: 04-18371
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Atari
Studio: Atari
Features:- COMPATIBILITY: Not for Core Duo / Intel Macs, but will work with a pre-OSX Mac, or a non-Intel OSX Mac in the Classic environment.
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Editorial Review:
For those of us who lack easy access to either a Windows machine or an F-16 Fighting Falcon, MacSoft's ported version of Falcon 4.0 delivers a rigorously realistic sim. This celebrated multipurpose fighter is the best you can get this side of flight school.
The obscenely large Flight Handbook that accompanies the game (some 600-plus pages) just begins to give you an idea of what you're in for. Written by real-life F-16 bad-ass Pete "Boomer" Bonanni, the manual methodically walks you through every aspect of the interface (which can be a bit overwhelming even for a combat-sim vet) and gives in-depth info on tactics and campaign play.
Unfortunately, the sim carries a couple caveats, but they become less of an issue as technology and MacSoft support catches up: one, the game hogs disk space (650 MB), requires a tricked-out joystick, and demands a better processor than MacSoft might have you think (anything less than a G3 with serious accelerator cards isn't going to hack it); and two, the game inherited the PC version's bumper crop of nearly debilitating bugs, and patches have been slow in coming since Falcon's '98 release (check for the latest).
Falcon 4.0 succeeds brilliantly when it comes to simulation fidelity, with stunning graphics, sounds digitized from real F-16s to immerse you in the action, and scalable controls that give all the versatility of an actual Falcon. You can also choose from four different play options: Instant Action, which is pretty much what you'd imagine (get thrown into the mix with unlimited fuel and ammo and duke it out till you go down); Dogfight, employing any combination of networked humans and AIs playing in teams or free-for-all (yes, you can beat up on Wintel pilots over the Internet); Tactical Engagement, which lets you design your own missions; and the Campaign, where Falcon really shines and you're immersed in a long-term, complex, real-time conflict over the skies of Korea. --Paul Hughes
Falcon 4.0 is an advanced and easy-to-use flight simulator. It is the only flight simulator with a completely real-time campaign, and it offers multiple levels of difficulty for novice and expert pilots alike.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Not for the meek.
If you want a quick "boot 'er up and let 'er rip" flight sim, then don't get this one. This is a great sim, but you will spend a LOT of time learning how to use it. Once you get past the learning hurdle, it is a real blast!
Rating:  - excellent flight and combat sim marred by bugs
Falcon 4.0 is simply a wonderful flight sim and combat sim. Bythe latter, I mean that it realistically simulates many of theelements in a campaign besides just your flight, and really gives the feeling that you're part of a larger military operation.
You're tooling along in your F-16, accompanied by as many as 3 other falcons. Meanwhile, other elements are off on their own missions (attacking ground targets, escorting bombers, doing recon), *and* the enemy is scrambling planes and coordinating ... Read More
Rating:  - Tough It Out
Don't believe the negative hype. If you are a flight sim rookie...you may want to steer clear. If you like flight sims with depth, challenge and complexity: this is the finest one ever made. It will provide literally years--not days--years of gameplay value. Be sure to download the 1.08 and 1.08i pathces. This game is incredible.
Rating: - The Sweetest Simulation Ever
When I first set out to buy a new game for my G4, I went to inside mac games to check out what was rated high on the simulation genre. As it turns out, this game is probably one of the most sophisticated simulations released for the Macintosh.
If you have a high-end macintosh, (and I stress high-end) this is the game you have been looking for the test out your machine.
The game offers stunning photo-realistic graphics and unbelieveable sound. The manual, heavy as it is, is written by a ... Read More
Rating:  - PHD Required
Ever noticed the disparity between flight simulators? There seems to be no middle ground--either the simple, like A-10, where almost anyone can fly (with a little practice) or the not-simple. Falcon 4.0 is the not-simple end of the spectrum.
If your trusty UPS deliveryman doesn't damage his back or pull a muscle, he'll (with joy) hand you the heaviest game box around--because of the weight of a massive volume that contains your instructions. It also includes the map of your keyboard, showing ... Read More
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