Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Simulation, FPP, planes, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN
Lock On is the successor to the famous simulator of Soviet fighters - Flanker 2.0. Much improved in every respect, it allows you to test yourself as a virtual pilot of one of eight machines, American or Russian.
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Lock On: Modern Air Combat Description
Feel the power of commanding a modern jet fighter. Fly a variety of combat aircraft in the most graphically rich, audio intense game environment ever created for a combat flight simulator. Lock On: Modern Air Combat combines a broad scope of game play that includes engaging missions, an immersive combat environment, and in-your-face action. Choose from eight U.S. and Russian jets that range from the tank-killing A-10 Warthog and, ground-pounding Su-25 Frogfoot to air superiority fighters like the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker. Filled with intense campaigns, realistic flight modeling and flexible game options, Lock On will provide unlimited game play action to both novice and veteran flight sim fans.
Feature Details:
Eight flyable aircraft, two US and five Russian, and one German (A-10A Warthog, F-15C Eagle, Su-27 Flanker B, MiG-29 Fulcrum A, MiG-29 Fulcrum C, Su-25 Frogfoot, Su-33 Flanker D, and German MiG-29).
The Black Sea region, which includes the Crimean peninsula and the eastern Caucuses, is the setting for the hypothetical, present day air conflict.
Stunning 3D objects and terrain create the best looking world ever created for a flight simulation. Everything from aircraft, to tanks, to buildings, are recreated in unmatched detail.
An incredibly detailed area with dynamic lighting effects featuring, more than 180,000 buildings, 50,000,000 trees, 21 cities, 1,700 towns and villages, 500 bridges, 18 airfields and 8 naval bases.
Realistic sound effects and audio environment that includes communication with wingmen, AWACS, tankers, and tower/approach controllers.
A range of player missions including training, quick start, fast battle planner, and at least 36 individual missions, each with its own background and story.
Multiplayer for up to 32 players via LAN or at least six over the internet, go head-to-head or take part in cooperative missions.
Scalable realism and difficulty levels for the beginner and expert pilot are included. For example, options for extra-powerful engines, anti-spin control and easy landings make it more accessible for beginners. For the advanced flight enthusiasts there will be ultra accurate rates of acceleration, fuel consumption flight range and others. Even the famous cobra move will be possible in the Su-27, Su-33 and Mig-29 aircraft.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Lock On: Modern Air Combat Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Strategic Simulations Inc.
Publisher: Ubisoft
Lock On: Modern Air Combat System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Processor Pentium 4 2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 64MB RAM graphic card
Game Expansions for Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3
Expansion
Simulation
May 9, 2013
Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3 is an addition to the combat aircraft simulator Lock On: Modern Air Combat produced by the Russian studio Eagle Dynamics. It introduces a number of improvements and changes, including a new F-15C aircraft, an additional campaign and a logistics system before missions. The realism of flight and combat has also been significantly improved.
Lock On: Flaming Cliffs
Expansion
Simulation
April 8, 2005
Flaming Cliffs is the title of the unofficial addition to one of the most realistic aeronautical simulators, Lock On: Modern Air Combat. Compared to the basic version of the game, the control system, weaponry, dynamics and physics of flight have been improved, and the developers of the add-on put emphasis on the quality of the game, so that players received quite faithfully behaving models of planes.