Flight Control (video game)
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Flight Control
| image = Flight Control game iOS logo.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Flight Control iOS icon
| developer = Firemint
| publisher = Namco
| engine =
|released = iOS
March 5, 2009
DSiWare
{{vgrelease |PAL|February 19, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2010/02/flight_control_dsiware |title=Flight Control DSiWare Review - Nintendo Life |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=29 July 2015}} |NA|February 22, 2010}}PlayStation Network
{{vgrelease |EU|September 15, 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/games/flight-control/ps3-81804 |title=Flight Control HD - PlayStation 3 - IGN |access-date=29 July 2015}} |JP|January 27, 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/flight-control/3030-26880/releases/ |title=Flight Control International Releases - Giant Bomb |access-date=29 July 2015}}}}Steam
November 18, 2010{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/62000/ |title=Flight Control HD on Steam |access-date=29 July 2015}}
Android
February 2, 2011
4.0 / November 18, 2011{{Cite web |url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.namcowireless.flightcontrol |title=Flight Control - Android Market |access-date=2011-07-10 |archive-date=2012-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117231456/https://market.android.com/details?id=com.namcowireless.flightcontrol |url-status=dead }}
OS X
1.03 / July 21, 2011{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/flight-control-hd/id406458719?mt=12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109043251/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/flight-control-hd/id406458719?mt=12 | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 9, 2011 | work=Mac App Store | title=Flight Control }}
WiiWare
August 18, 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/19/flight-control-wiiware-review |title=Flight Control WiiWare Review - IGN |date=19 August 2011 |access-date=29 July 2015}}
Windows Phone
1.2.0.0 / October 15, 2011{{cite web | url=http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/befa562d-5dd6-df11-a844-00237de2db9e | title=Flight Control | work=Windows Phone | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219184010/http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/flight-control/befa562d-5dd6-df11-a844-00237de2db9e | archive-date=2014-12-19 }}
| genre = Time management
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = iOS, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, OS X, Microsoft Windows, iPad, Android
}}
Flight Control is a time management video game for iOS, Wii, Nintendo DS,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/QUMNc0a65i2OV7JUjDdZUqMq2IBWNpEA|title=Nintendo - Official Site - Video Game Consoles, Games - Nintendo - Official Site|access-date=2010-03-26|archive-date=2017-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606132800/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/QUMNc0a65i2OV7JUjDdZUqMq2IBWNpEA|url-status=dead}} Android,{{Cite web |url=http://firemint.com/flight-control-android/ |title=Firemint » Flight Control Android |access-date=2011-06-24 |archive-date=2012-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106022020/http://firemint.com/flight-control-android/ |url-status=dead }} and Windows Phone 7{{cite web |url=http://www.1800pocketpc.com/flight-control-is-coming-to-windows-phone-7-42310/ |title=Flight Control is coming to Windows Phone 7 |date=14 September 2010 |publisher=1800PocketPC |access-date=24 July 2015 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615135159/http://www.1800pocketpc.com/flight-control-is-coming-to-windows-phone-7-42310/ |url-status=dead }} developed by Firemint and first released for iOS on March 5, 2009. The app was a number one bestseller on the App Store in 19 countries simultaneously on April 6, 2009{{cite web | url=http://firemint.com/files/FlightControl-SalesNumbers.pdf | title=Flight Control Sales Numbers | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520235746/http://firemint.com/files/FlightControl-SalesNumbers.pdf | archive-date=2009-05-20 }} and has sold over 3.8 million copies.{{Cite web |url=http://firemint.com/2011/flight-control-in-all-time-top-paid-iphone-apps-list/ |title=Firemint » Flight Control in all-time top paid iPhone apps list |access-date=2012-07-11 |archive-date=2011-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127011938/http://firemint.com/2011/flight-control-in-all-time-top-paid-iphone-apps-list/ |url-status=dead }} The development and publishing of Flight Control on non-Apple mobile phones is being handled by Namco under license.{{Cite web |url=http://firemint.com/?p=999 |title=Firemint partners with Namco for Flight Control Mobile |access-date=2010-09-14 |archive-date=2010-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223021119/http://firemint.com/?p=999 |url-status=dead }}
An HD version of the game called Flight Control HD was released for the iPad in March 2010{{Cite web |url=http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/04/22/flight-control/ |title=Flight Control On App List |access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425034326/http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2009/04/22/flight-control |archive-date=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead }} and for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network (supporting the PlayStation Move controller) on September 15, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.psnstores.com/2010/07/first-details-flight-control-hd/ |title=First Details: Flight Control HD |author=Chris K |date=July 23, 2010 |publisher=PSNStores.com |accessdate=July 25, 2010}} The PlayStation 3 version supports exclusive additional features including a stereoscopic 3D mode, 1080p resolution, four player co-operative multiplayer, as well as an exclusive new map, Metropolis, which features a day and night cycle.{{cite web |url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/08/16/flight-control-ps3-details-dated/ |title=Flight Control PS3 Detailed, Dated |author=Alex C [nofi] |date=August 16, 2010 |publisher=TheSixthAxis |accessdate=August 16, 2010}} Flight Control HD was also ported to the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems and made available through Steam. These releases are similar to the iPad version aside from the addition of a new airfield. The Mac version was released via the Mac App Store on July 21, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/20/and-so-it-begins-flight-control-hd-coming-to-mac-app-store/ |title=And So It Begins... Flight Control HD Coming to Mac App Store |author=Arnold Kim |date=October 20, 2010 |publisher=MacRumors.com |accessdate=October 20, 2010}}
In September 2015, the iOS version was removed for sale from the App Store.{{cite web | url=https://toucharcade.com/2015/09/11/ea-quietly-removes-flight-control-real-racing-and-other-classics-from-the-app-store/ | title=EA Quietly Removes 'Flight Control', 'Real Racing', and Other Classics From the App Store | work=TouchArcade | date=11 September 2015 | accessdate=2023-05-19 }}
Gameplay
Players assume the role of an air traffic controller at an extremely busy airport. The airport features a runway for large red jets, a runway for small yellow planes and a helipad for blue helicopters. Players draw paths along the field to direct each aircraft to its designated landing zone. Each successfully landed aircraft scores the player one point, and as the player's score increases, so does the number of aircraft that will appear on the screen simultaneously. The game ends when two or more aircraft collide. Players receive a high score for the most planes landed, which can be uploaded to online leaderboards using Firemint's cloudcell technology as well as to those in the iOS Game Center. The 1.2 version update includes four additional types of aircraft and two new stages (a beach and an aircraft carrier).{{cite web | archive-date=2012-08-01 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801193430/http://www.hdgreen.co.uk/blog/?p=51 | url=http://www.hdgreen.co.uk/blog/?p=51 | title=Coastal or Carrier: Flight Control 1.2 Update }} The 1.3 version update includes the use of Bluetooth to enable multiplayer via a second device. The 1.5 update includes a new Australian Outback map which includes airplanes from the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia that cannot be redirected.{{Cite web |url=http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2009/09/11/firemint-honors-australias-royal-flying-doctor-service-with-flight-control-update/ |title=Just Another Mobile Monday » Firemint Honors Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service with Flight Control Update |access-date=2012-05-13 |archive-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101224/http://justanothermobilemonday.com/Wordpress/2009/09/11/firemint-honors-australias-royal-flying-doctor-service-with-flight-control-update/ |url-status=dead }}
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Update 1.7, released on May 11, 2010, completely overhauls the graphical engine to add higher quality animations and more vibrant detail to the game. The 1.7 update extends the length of the title screen melody. 'Windy Airfield' is a newly added airfield which only allows the player to land planes on runways that face into the wind. The latest update brings the playable runway total to five.
Sales
Reception
Flight Control has received generally positive reviews. IGN gave the game 8 out of 10, praising its long lasting gameplay.{{Cite web |url=http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/968/968376p1.html |title=IGN Review |access-date=2009-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404051537/http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/968/968376p1.html |archive-date=2009-04-04 |url-status=dead }} Pocket Gamer also gave the game 8 out of 10, complimenting, "if you could put Flight Control in a needle, it'd be considered a Class A drug. That's how simple and addictive it is."[http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Flight+Control/review.asp?c=12348 Pocket Gamer Review] Pocket Gamer awarded it Best Casual/Puzzle Game for iPhone in 2010. During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Flight Control for "Casual Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2010&idGameAwardType=137 |title=2010 Awards Category Details Casual Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=19 November 2023}}
Sequel
On March 15, 2012, Firemint, now a part of EA, released Flight Control Rocket.{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flight-control-rocket/id498136115?mt=8 | title=App Store - Flight Control Rocket | website=iTunes | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318022544/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flight-control-rocket/id498136115?mt=8 | archive-date=2012-03-18 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.firemint.com/}}
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