Bomber 3

When Microprose stated they were coming out with 3 new B-17, I, along with everyone else, got VERY excited. I'm from the Old school so I remember way back when Microprose put out really GOOD Simulation games. Heck, I have spent HOURS and DAYS on B-17 back then. So I added Bomber 3 to my wish list and like everyone, I waited. And waited and waited. So when it was FINALLY released today, I immediately and downloaded it. You have to be a fan of the B-17 games from way back when because the graphics in this game are from that time and will do your head head compared to today's graphics. The frame rate is a bit too slow for my tastes and if you've never played a B-17 game before, there is no Tutorial so good luck figuring out where to click or what to do. Not there's much. I'm hoping the next two B-17 games, B-17 The mighy 8 Redux and the Bloody 100th will be FAR better then this one. It's like Microprose didn't put ANY effort into updating it, they just released it. All this waiting...for that/ Shame on Microprose.

Difficult to recommend this unless you have some real love for the original release. This is that same game and yes it works on a modern system but that is about all you can say.

over $10 for a 30 year old abandonware game with no optimisation. What exactly am i paying for? Making me think microprose should just stay dead, if they going to necro trash like this. Avoid this unless your willing to pay for a piece of nostalgia pizza.

I don't get the hate from people. The game works as intended. Its a game that came out in the early 90's and people are expecting some kind of DCS like quality. It's a nostalgia like game. Don't expect high end graphics and depth. The game was originally on a floppy disk. Now is it fun? Personally to me it is. Its not a flight sim but more of a management type game if thats the words to use. I would recommend it if you like playing retro games.

As others have stated this is a very old title from the early day of simulation also its more of an adventure strategy title rather than a true flight sim saying that it offers a glimpse into early games and what programmers managed to do with the tech of the day. The game was originally a Mac title released in the early 1990's by Deadly games who also did and M4 Sherman 'sim', a battle of Britain game and 2 UBoat games in the same style. These games were renowned for the quality of thier speech back in the day which added to the games's atmosphere. In this entirely faithful re-release In the re-release Microprose have kept the original style of graphics and sounds and ported the game over to run on today's PCs The controls have been posted by the devs in a steam news blog. The game is entirely mouse driven and you are mainly in the cockpit and navigator stations with the gunnery & bombardier stations becoming active when fighters are within range etc. Overall this is a tribute release and should be treated as such and not judged against modern titles, its nice to dip into these old classics occasionally to step back to an earlier era of gaming to experience some of the first mil-sims, Thanks Microprose for the re-release.

This is the same Bomber III that was released in 1989 for the Macintosh. The graphics are the same. The controls are the same. It is simply updated to run on current hardware. If you like the game then, it can be fun to play it again after 35 years. If you are looking for a game that is up to current standards, this is not it. As for me, I very much liked this game back in the day. It is almost an implementation of a board game in what was then Hypercard format. It is fun to play it again after all these years and still really hard to get through an entire tour.

This release is shameless, disrespectful, and greedy, plainly put. Save your hard-earned money. I won't even go into all the reasons why, as that would be more effort than Microprose put into releasing this game after making fans wait so long. ♥♥♥♥ like this obliterates consumer trust and whoever it is currently running Microprose is apparently aiming straight for the hard deck, and I wish them good luck in their endeavor.

This is the original release made compatible with modern systems. What we have here is a simple simulator with a lot of depth given its time. I'm too young to have played it back in the day but I'm glad I can finally try it now. My generation could learn that even with simple graphics and limited resources you can make a very immersive game that is a lot of fun. This is why game preservation is so important! Micropose did a good job, thumbs up.

修正评测（游戏时长66分钟，完成了第一个轰炸任务） 本差评并不是差评，而是表示不推荐，不推荐给不会英文和本世纪（21世纪，或许还有未来世纪）玩家。 游戏本身是1989年MAC平台飞行模拟游戏Bomber发布于1997年第三作（第二作是否存在目前待考证）的PC移植版。 游戏终于提供了操作手册，可以在手册上学习操作方式（该手册为英文扫描版，原汁原味）。 游戏对不懂英文的人是无法游玩的，请自觉绕行！（这不是歧视，游戏的关键信息需要你会英语听力） 驾驶舱面板从左到右可操作按钮分别为： 飞行杆：上下拖动改变航向 Gear（起落架灯）：点击可以收放起落架 亮起代表起落架放下 左侧两个灯代表开启设备（左氧气 右加热器） （加热器出现故障应降低高度到10000英尺下，氧气出现故障降到15000英尺以下） 起落架灯上方为速度表（对游玩无大体影响） 起落架灯下方为高度计（需要它和任务要求高度符合） 高度计下方为顺桨开关，可以在防空炮打伤发动机后调顺桨和尝试重新点火 中间为节流阀，点击上部增加档位，点击下部降低档位，无伤情况最高档为250节，居中为210节，最后为170节 屏幕正中央的灯代表你在导航航线上，应保持点亮 节流阀右侧小杆子点击上部开始爬升高度，下部降低高度，居中为保持高度。 右上角小文件袋鼠标放上去会在屏幕上显示飞机情况和任务目标情况。 右侧三个开关只有上下两个能用，上方为和导航员对话，选择你要去的是目标 基地 机群 还是检查点，随后导航员会告诉你路线和距离（英文语音，听不懂英语你没法进行这一步）下方为和无线电员对话，可以获知目前云层情况，了解轰炸前是否需要脱离编队调整高度，也可以发出SOS求救信号，有助于增大迫降后被救援概率。 驾驶舱右侧玻璃下方小盒子似的东西下方为拉响警铃，可以选择全员弃机跳伞或是抛弃装备减重。 游戏玩法就是起飞后收起落架，按照导航和指挥B-17的语音指令跟随机群轰炸目标，路上会有屏幕左上机枪位置闪红，点进去按住拖动鼠标可以移动机枪方位开火。遇到防空炮可能遇到上述故障，按我说的就可以修。与机群汇合并调整好航线可以点NAV进入导航界面并进行时间加速，点Route可以显示航路。到达轰炸航线起始点，Bom点亮，点击进入投弹手视角，右侧拨杆左右拨动影响飞机方向。按照左侧图片寻找目标。让准星和目标在一条线上，自己根据高度估计预判量投弹轰炸，准星经过目标时第一颗炸弹应爆炸。 随后轰炸操作完成，按照前面的操作跟随机群返回基地（路上会有语音提示你改变高度）。通过NAV时间加速，在基地上空会自动切回驾驶员，放轮，降低高度，减速，让高度降到0即可完成任务，如果飞过了副驾驶会告诉你，记得复飞。 最后，这是一个老游戏的PC移植版，还望大家善待，不会英语的还望不要购买，不要因为自己不懂英语玩不明白还买给差评，让差评更有意义，谢谢了。 本差评并不是差评，而是表示不推荐，不推荐给不会英文和本世纪（21世纪，或许还有未来世纪）玩家。（再次强调） -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 游戏操作方式类似上世纪街机游戏。对于现代人来说真的很难玩，（游戏没有教程！！！！） 整个操控都是通过鼠标进行，拖动操纵杆向上左转，向下右转对准路线（路线在NAV导航界面）。有敌人点击屏幕上方闪红的部分进入机枪操作，然后点击敌机开火（光枪射击）。整个游戏对于单人操作太难了，不能在飞行时候操控导航，时不时闪红更是让人措手不及。奇怪的音效有时候让人感觉在超音速飞行，但是速度表又找不到。 放在没有3D的过去他可能是神作，因为人脑就是最好的显卡，你可以脑补轰炸机上发生了什么。但是放在现在，它只有复古和对街机老玩家的情怀可言，现代人真的无法接受 很遗憾，我无法把这款游戏推荐给我的朋友们，这条评论是送给21世纪的玩家的

Bomber 3 is more of a role playing game/simulation than anything else. The sound design is excellent and creates a real sense of immersion even though the graphics are dated. I played this a lot in the 90s - along with other Deadly Games classics like U-Boat and M4 - and I was thrilled to have a chance to play it again on a modern computer. I suspect it may be pretty hard for new players to get into, but I recommend giving it a try anyway. Well worth it once you get over the initial learning curve. Unfortunately, this version is full of bugs that weren't in the original. To name a few: - Your character is listed as a Captain in the log book at the start of the game when they should be a Lieutenant. The correct rank insignia is in the upper left corner of the screen and you are referred to as a Lieutenant elsewhere. - When a gunner shoots down a fighter it shows the correct animation but doesn't record the kill in the log book. - The bomb sight occasionally freezes, making it impossible to continue. - There are a variety of sound glitches, such as one where the sound of the bomb bay doors closing plays over and over until (for some reason) the throttle is pushed to full speed. Hoping the team that ported this will spend a little more time polishing it!