But while the helicopters all look, feel, and even sound great, the world they inhabit falls flat. Even the instruments inside the cockpit are designed after the real thing (they can even help you fly, provided you can read them). Each of the helicopters has been lovingly modeled to include the finer details of its real-life counterparts. In addition to re-creating the feel, Apache: Air Assault puts a lot of effort into capturing the look of these war birds. An in-game encyclopedia helps fill in some of the gaps, but crucial information-such as the fact that your flares will deploy automatically to redirect incoming enemy missiles-is not something you should have to hunt to find. Chief among these is the fact that you can land at various helipads, marked with a blue H on your radar, to repair and rearm your helicopter. This is compounded by the game's too brief tutorial, which neglects to mention a few key points about helicopter warfare. Mastering both the Realistic and Veteran modes is a feat that will take more time and practice than many players will give. The cockpit view gives you an intimate perspective on the action. Assuming you're a glutton for punishment, Veteran mode stacks on some additional restrictions, which includes limiting your lives (to just one) and your ammunition. Once you've blasted your way through the campaign on Realistic mode, you're awarded with Veteran mode. Enemy combatants, especially helicopters, will be more spot-on with their projectiles, so you need to develop a few evasive tricks to stay in the air. Reading the battlefield and planning out which units you'll hit with your limited heat-seeking missiles while not burning though all of your rockets on the first volley is a must. And once you get the swing of things, you'll be able to perform winding corkscrews and other nimble maneuvers you can't pull off in Training mode.Ĭombat is also a more calculated challenge in Realistic mode. Thankfully, a handy auto-hover function can help straighten you out in a pinch. If you turn too sharply, you might find yourself barrel rolling into the side of a mountain. Now, you're fighting not only your enemies, but also working to keep your craft aloft. In this mode the entire pace of the game changes. Realistic mode does a good job of re-creating what it must be like to maneuver a giant steel box through the air. In the skies above, both enemies and allies whiz past, exchanging volleys of fire while you slowly climb to reach their heights. Sometimes even the simplest of tasks, such as gaining altitude or moving forward, takes the effort of moving mountains-especially when it comes to air-to-air combat. With only limited control over your aircraft, the helicopters feel slow and sluggish compared with the freedom allowed in Realistic mode. What Training mode grants in stability, however, it detracts in mobility. Should you get shot down as you litter the battlefield with bullet holes and rocket blasts, you'll be respawned right where you left off so you can continue with the carnage. This allows new players to focus on the combat and lends an arcade feel to the action. Designed for the player who doesn't know his pitch from his yaw, Training mode applies several movement assists to make flying a more manageable process. The game provides two modes of difficulty-Training and Realistic-to accommodate your level of helicopter expertise.
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