Aces High Demo

Aces High is a combat flight simulator utilizing a variety of World War II vintage fighters and bombers from six countries, each modeled in detail. Players experience sophisticated real-time air combat versus other players connecting in from all over the world. While the current focus is air combat, future releases will include player controlled ground vehicles and ships. The edge in developing an online game comes from the fact that revisions and updates do not need to be packaged and distributed, they are simply downloaded from the internet.

Aces High is designed to be very representative of air combat through the use of real world tactics. While the game is easy to learn, it is difficult to master. However, you don't have to attend ground school just to figure out the start sequence of an engine. We don't model complexity for the sake of it, but we don't shy away from factors we feel are inherent to the real experience.

Whether you love airplanes, history, the thrill of competition, or social recreation, Aces High has much to offer. Unlike stand-alone sims, there's nothing artificial about the intelligence of your opponents and allies. The challenge of combat, teamwork, camaraderie, and social interaction are all real.

The Aces High beta debuted on September 28, 1999. HTC has been averaging one new release a week since the beta. The new releases do not only include fixes, but also new features and other suggestions made by the beta testers. For the rest of the open beta, we plan to pursue an aggressive release schedule, adding as many planes and features as possible.