H I N D : The Russian Combat Helicopter Simulation

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play options are plentiful, and range from jumping into a target-rich environment with infinite weapons and complete invulnerability, to a quite realistic flight model. Single missions take place in Korea, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan, with everything from other Hinds opposing you to full Apache formations. Missions reflect the unique nature of the Hind, with troop inserts and extractions, rescues, close support, and ground attacks. Opponents are tough and smart, and each trip out brings a new set of challenges.

Control of a helicopter like the Hind can be tricky without some help, which DI has provided in the form of a silicon WSO, or Weapons Systems Officer, who can designate and prioritize targets automatically.

Hop into the turret gun while he's tracking a locked target, and you can rotate along a boresite view. This helps ease the workload on a hot battlefield, where things can quickly become overwhelming. (That's why there's two men in actual Hinds.)

Graphically, Hind is as sharp as its predecessor, with one new flourish: infantry now figures heavily into the action, and enemy infantry is depicted on the ground with their weapons, including shoulder-launched SAMS. If you lock on an infantry and strafe them, there are even little animations of the guys running, ducking for cover, and keeling over dead. Nice touch. Numerous exterior views give you a good window on all this carnage.

Head-to-head mode expands upon the core gameplay greatly, with options for direct connection and LAN play. You can fly pilot/WSO, pilot/wingman, or against each other.

Hind also links into Apache so you can create Apache versus Hind death matches for up to 16 people.

Hind offers everything from easy to realistic flight models, head-to-head play, single missions, campaigns, sharp graphics that won't strain your system, and good opponents. It's a winner in every sense of the word.

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