Although primarily an action game, it’s worth admitting that the simulation aspect here is better represented than in, say, Comanche – the look-down MFD instruments mimic the real F22’s cockpit, even if the instruments themselves are relatively rudimentary. Lightning II is one of several titles attempting to cash in on what was then a high-tech and wildly high-profile next generation aircraft, namely the F-22. Even so, the graphics are considerably more detailed than rivaling F-22 games could produce at the time, and the explosions and fog are some of the best in any ’96 game. Despite the shady box cover, Lightning II is neither a sequel to anything nor a realistic take on the F-22, but a tried-and-tested, self-sufficient action game with shinny jetfighter wrappings.įirst of several advancements are the polygonal graphics, marking the company’s partial transition from their primordial voxel-based engine. Typical flight games from Novalogic tend to be somewhat technical action games, a trend first started with their flight model for the original Comanche, which was – by the company’s own admittance – quite simplistic. Arcade flight modelling keeps Lightning II firmly grounded.
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