Comanche: Maximum Overkill: (3.4Mb)
Released by Novalogic in 1992, Novalogic went on to release some excellent Military Sim games such as Typhoon Rising and Joint Operations Combined arms and Delta Force Black Hawk Down and Task Force Dagger (most of which you can pick up in bargain bins for a few dollars or less. I found copies of the latter three for only 50 pence each, though they were second hand.
Comanche is a fantastic attack helicopter simulation game, though not as good as Comanche 3, which I’ve posted separately. The control of the helicopter was very convincing and the weapons were varied and realistic. They even included the ground effect caused by the rotor wash. One of the best weapons was the hellfire missile, true fire and forget behaviour. This game was made by Novalogic, so the terrain and graphics were stunning for 1992, and still impressive today. The game is mission based, and does not have any multilayer or campaign mode. The missions take place in all sorts of different environments, including desert, forest, snow and anytime of day or night. Good thing the Comanche helicopter has night vision!
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51E_G7NCXVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViKnFBNPqOg
Download:
You can download Comanche: Maximum Overkill HERE (3.4Mb) or HERE (6.67Mb)
Comanche 2: (40.2Mb)
Comanche was released in 1995, and is similar to Comanche: Maximum Overkill but with better graphics.
Download:
You can download Comanche 2 HERE
You’ll find several more flight sims featuring mainly choppers at the bottom of the download page for both Comanche: Maximum Overkill and Comanche 2, for example:
KA-50 Hokum 1995 (3.6Mb)
JetStrike 1994 (2.0Mb)
HIND: The Russian Combat Helicopter 1996 (22.6Mb)
Apache Longbow 1995 (7.9Mb)
Gunship 2000 1991 (2.2Mb)