OK for first effort, needs improvement
I downloaded this game for the Mac because I have the iOS version and its great. Well the MacOS version needs some work. Some examples:
- You can only control it with the keyboard. It won’t work with a Logitech USB joystick or even a mouse for flight control.
- Unless you’re in “full screen” mode, the window extends below the bottom of the screen so there are things you can’t see, and it’s not moveable or resizable. (I’m using a late 2013 Haswell iMac and OS X Mavericks so my HW and SW are up to date).
- Once you go into full screen mode, there’s no way to get back to window mode (that I’ve found anyway). You need to quit and restart the application
- The opening screen shows you some basic keyboard commands for flight control, but the rest of the commands are hidden in a setup screen somewhere. I found it once. These are important controls like flaps and landing gear that are buried pretty far down.
On the other hand, the flight model is good and the graphics are fast and smooth on a 21.5” screen. If they just get some of these usability issues ironed out to account for the differences between an iOS app and a MacOS app, this can be a 5-star killer!
nova_mdc about Carrier Landings