This is probably the first iPhone/iPod touch game that I really got hooked on. I had heard about it and then I was sitting next to someone playing it on the plane. So as soon as I landed I downloaded it. Boy was that a mistake. Productivity went down the tubes for that entire trip 
The premise behind FlightControl is that you're the air traffic controller and it's your job to guide planes in safely. It starts out (like most games) pretty easy. A plane appears on the display and you simply use your finger to direct it to the appropriate runway. Easy right?
Well it is easy, but after a while more and more planes start coming in and some fly faster than others. So you can put the big jet behind the smaller one or it will run into it. Also once a plane is in play (on the screen) there is no way to direct it back off screen. You can have it circle if you want, but if you keep it too close to the edge another incoming plane is bound to hit it
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Although you can simply play against the computer, you can also bring in other users and play wirelessly over WiFi or Bluetooth. You have your choice between 4 airports (this will keep you from getting bored) and there are 10 different aircraft all with their own characteristics and speeds. You can also do some bragging right from the game! You can post your scores online and see how other users score in your area and you can post your scores to Twitter and Facebook.
The Bottom Line
This game is fun! Get it here from the App Store:
FlightControl
FlightControl is a highly addictive game where you play air traffic controller with your finger. A great game!
- Firemint
- Get on App Store
- $0.99
All info was collected on 31st December, 2009 when the app was reviewed.
About Terry White
Terry is the co-author of The Best Selling "The iPhone Book" 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th editions. He has been active in the industry for over 25 years and is the founder and president of MacGroup-Detroit, Inc., Michigan's largest Macintosh Users Group, host of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and a technology writer - Terry White Tech Blog.
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