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28.10.2006

Lock-On Gold is a program whose heritage stretches way back to the nineties in the form of the Flanker series. That there have been so many versions of this software stems from the complexity of trying to simulate fairly modern jets in depth. The era of jets simulated is somewhere in the eighties and the jets are mostly from the former Soviet Union. This fact alone confirms the purist status of this title. Lock-On is the mirror of many titles that focus on American aircraft. The simulation is very detailed, from the aircraft models to the flight systems. The physics and damage models are believable as you enter into a world of supersonic flight with flutter and inverted or unresponsive controls.Severe attention has been paid to the modelling of radar, missiles and ground installations within the limits of still classified information. This isn't a game where you launch a missile and it invariably hits. The subtle complexities of missile combat can be frustrating. The game has a long learning curve and it will be some time before you hop off the carrier, engage a couple of F-14's and land successfully in the dusk without anything going wrong. The area of conflict is in the Crimea with one large map that can be covered in a fairly short time with the aircraft in the game. The large expanses of water being ideal for carrier operations which is an aspect of this game. This is not like Pacific Fighters where you might spend hours flying; things tend to happen more quickly in this simulation. With aircraft like the SU-25, SU-25T and A-10 this game also encompasses the not so glamorous ground attack role. As you can see there is quite a variety of aircraft and roles they might play. The initial release of Lock-On was premature and consequently there were lots of bugs and crashes. This is not a problem with the Flaming Cliffs or Gold release which are altogether more refined. The graphics are beautiful and put a large strain on your system. As this game models many systems it is very processor and memory intensive. There are few titles that will bring a system to its knees, as this one will. One aspect that is particularly good in this game is the weather. Cloud layers, mist and fog all look right and don't seem to consume that much more CPU power. This coupled with the seasons which are added for Flaming Cliffs/Gold make for impressive visuals. Lock-On is away from popular titles like IL2 Sturmovik, it doesn't have that mass appeal due to its intricate nature. There is a mission builder as well as training missions to help with different types of combat, a fast battle planner for those who want to fight immediately and extensive options to scale the game. The input section of the options is daunting with the lists of controls for all the different aircraft and their systems. It can take some time after a fresh install to configure this lot. Which is the defining point about this game: a lot of effort but worth it in the end. Criticisms: AI tends to launch like mad. Non-dynamic campaign doesn't feel so much like a war; this may be partly due to the fact that the conflict is hypothetical rather than one that occurred like WWII or Korea. Combat field limited to the Crimea. If you're not an enthusiast of Russian aviation then that limits the appeal while not being a criticism. The controversial Starforce copy protection. All in all a unique simulation that can provide the enthusiast entertainment for a long time to come.ForSuperb Flight/Physics/Damage modelsSuperb Weapons systems modellingGraphics qualityLots of flyables (8) for this level of detailFine Mission builderAgainstAI could be betterNo dynamic campaign
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12.7.2006

Quite simply, this is the best there is for a modern fighter sim. The newly updated and re-released Falcon 4.0 is a very close contender, but Lock On Gold has snatched back the lead with this new updated version of Lock On.In the case, you get Lock On, and the Lock On Gold upgrade disk, which adds a new plane, new tutorials, new single missions and new campaign options, as well as patching the game engine up to the latest version. So, if you have the original Lock On already, you can sell it on Amazon Marketplace and bring the cost of this Gold release down even more. Considering that, it is an absolute bargain at it's current Amazon price listing.Newcomers be warned - it is a hugely complicated simulation,nothing like the airy-fairy-my-2-year-old-dog-can-fly Microsoft offerings which bizarely infest the simulation market. Lock On Gold requires you to THINK as well as waggle a joystick, and the learning curve is steep. Fortunately there are some excellent tutorials, complete with voice-over instructions, which "walk" you through all the flight, weapons and radar modes in each of the aircraft you can fly.The graphics are excellent, arguably the best there is in any current flight sim, though this depends on your PC/graphics card setup. If you have a high-end machine, you will be fine: my set-up is regarded as "medium" in terms of capability these days and I have noticed a slow frame-rate on high settings, though the screens always look "cinematic" in quality.At current prices, this is a bargain.UPDATE 2011 Starforce warning.I have recently upgraded my PC and OS. I now have the Windows 7 64-bit OS with a high-end graphics card and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. I was really looking forward to seeing this sim on my new set-up. Sadly I found that the Starforce protection that comes with this program does not work with my new OS, rendering this game unplayable as it comes in the box. Flaming Cliffs 2 is now out, and importantly it does not have the Starforce protection.
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28.3.2006

Truly good combat flight sims are scant at best these days.. Right now, there's MS Flight Combat and... well hmm.The Original Lock On was released some time in 2002, and was a continuation of the Flanker series. Rave reviews of he product put it firmly on the map for avid Combat sim enthusiasts. After that, however, development was left to another company called Eagle Dynamics.Eagle Dynamics (ED) has produced a top notch addon, a demo of which is available. Flaming cliffs adds many of the available new features for the gold edition and updates lockon with more advanced flight physics, graphics and missions - expanding upon an already brilliant game.Also in development by ED is 'Black Shark'which further updates the game, but this time with a combat helicopter. With this in mind, you'd be hard pushed to find a reason not to buy the gold edition at a budget price, especially as the expansion pack is near completion.
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10.3.2010

Couldn't find a new Gold edition of this anywhere so with some reluctance went for secondhand. Pleased to report arrived on time, slight crack on box and works great on my new Windows 7 system.

16.3.2014

Lock On is quite old but one of the best combat flight simulators ever made. I would recommend it to anyone

28.10.2013

everything was as expected and on time, and i really do not have any comments to add so bye :)

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