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Fighter Pilot: Ready, Aim, Fire is designed to have you in the cockpit and flying within minutes of installation and start up. Missions begin with you at the controls, in the air and ready to take on all comers. The campaign in the game evolves as the missions pile up, each with specific objectives ranging from simple escort service to in-your-face, up-close-and-personal dogfights. The game is fully configurable in both mission difficulty and gameplay options. You can choose to play as a novice, veteran, expert or ace, with the length of delay in missile fire rates the main differentiating factor. At the novice level, the delay between firing is only one second but increases to four seconds at the hardest (ace) level. Gameplay is somewhat linear in that you must at least attempt the missions in a pre-assigned order before advancement to the next is permitted. Three means of control are offered by Fighter Pilot including joystick, keyboard and mouse while several pre-game options are provided to allow for complete customization of the game. If the invulnerability option is used, the worry of being shot out of the sky (at the sacrifice of realism) is eliminated. Another option is the availability of unlimited ammunition for those with a heavy hand on the firing button. The use of 3Dfx acceleration is not required but is highly recommended to take advantage of smooth scenery transitions and fluid aircraft movement. Full or partial screen size is optional depending on the power of your machine. The game also is designed to slip into demo mode if no action is taken from the main menu screen within ten seconds -- another feature that can be toggled off if desired. As pilot, if you get disoriented you can take advantage of a navigation map that allows you to get your bearings relative to mission objectives and waypoints while pausing the game. Both air-to-air and air-to-ground mission objectives are important to the successful completion of a campaign and each requires specific weapons and tactics. You'll fly the F/A-18, F-117 (stealth), F-22 and the extremely fast Su-35 as you strive for air supremacy. Up to eight players can compete over a network, four on the Internet or two via modem or serial cable for one-on-one dogfights. Numerous allied support aircraft are featured in Fighter Pilot: Ready, Aim, Fire and include the AWACS, additional air-to-air combat power with the F/A-18 and F-22, extra air-to-ground power with the F-4G and defensive posturing with the EF-111.