Airport Madness: World Edition
- May 27, 2015
- Big Fat Simulations Inc.
Get on Steam"Airport Madness: World Edition" is a realistic air traffic control simulation game that challenges you to manage arrivals and departures at 12 real-world airports. With human pilot voices, radar screens, and an exciting soundtrack, you'll need to give takeoff, landing, and taxi clearances to maintain safety and efficiency. Put your visualization skills and multitasking abilities to the test as you ensure the smooth operation of the world's busiest airports.
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Reviews
- Fun and addictive gameplay that keeps players engaged with its challenging mechanics.
- Offers a variety of airports and game modes, providing good replayability.
- Simple controls make it easy to learn, while the increasing difficulty keeps it interesting.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including planes crashing unexpectedly and poor AI behavior.
- Graphics are basic and lack support for higher resolutions, which may detract from the experience.
- The gameplay can become tedious and frustrating due to the lack of depth and realism in air traffic control simulation.
- gameplay34 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and accessibility, offering a blend of easy mechanics with a challenging level of complexity, making it enjoyable for players. While it lacks realistic air traffic control simulation and features somewhat shallow mechanics, the variety of airport maps and straightforward UI contribute to a fun experience. Overall, the game is praised for its engaging challenges despite its retro graphics and limited depth.
“It's not an accurate air traffic control simulation, but it definitely combines simple gameplay with a challenging level of complexity.”
“While it doesn't have cutting-edge graphics, the gameplay is simple yet very playable - and the possibility of expansion to the already good range of airports is very promising.”
“The UI is straightforward, which makes the gameplay enjoyable, but the menus feel sparse.”
“Gameplay is as shallow as clicking on planes and directing them to runways, to take off, or to taxi, while ensuring that no other plane will cross its path and cause a crash.”
“There are a few different airport maps, which do offer some variety in strategy as runway intersections change things up a lot, but in the end, it isn't enough to liven up the otherwise drab gameplay.”
“The graphics would be acceptable if the gameplay were even slightly realistic.”
- graphics34 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as basic and outdated, often compared to early 2000s flash games, with limited support for high resolutions. Despite this, many players find the retro aesthetic charming and believe that the graphics do not detract from the overall gameplay experience, which is considered fun and challenging. While some users express a desire for improved visuals and more content, the simplicity of the graphics is often seen as fitting for the casual nature of the game.
“This game has pretty good graphics and is very challenging, but on the whole, I think I have spent my money wisely and I 100% recommend this game.”
“The graphics do not have a negative impact on the gameplay, and I find the retro feel to be cute.”
“The graphics are great -- top-down, static except for the planes flying around.”
“Graphics are basic without support for high resolutions and the game is very buggy.”
“The graphics would be acceptable if the gameplay were even slightly realistic.”
“Do not let yourself be fooled by the simple graphics and the static screen.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent bugs and glitches, although some of these are not overly common. Additionally, the graphics are basic and lack support for high resolutions, further detracting from the overall experience.
“Graphics are basic without support for high resolutions and the game is very buggy.”
“Quite buggy.”
“Seem to be a bit buggy.”
- music6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered decent but tends to become repetitive quickly, leading some players to prefer using their own streaming music instead. While the sound effects are praised for their realism, the option to turn off the in-game music is appreciated by those who find it tiresome. Overall, the music serves its purpose but may not hold players' attention for long.
“The sound effects are incredibly realistic, and the music isn't too bad, though often repetitive enough that you may wish to turn it off after a while (which you can easily do).”
“It's good... and perfect to use with your streaming music provider.”
“The music gets old really quick, but you can always play something in the background.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly when pursuing high scores and achievements. While it is achievable, many do not find the experience enjoyable.
“Seeking high scores and the achievements (if you enjoy chasing those) can become quite tedious and while not impossible, certainly not an enjoyable pursuit.”
“Tedious.”
“Tedious.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers high replayability, particularly for players looking to improve their scores or compete on leaderboards, making it an enjoyable choice for quick gaming sessions.
“It's a very fun coffee break game that has plenty of replayability.”
“The replayability is high for those who try to best themselves or challenge the leaderboard.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal and lacks depth, focusing solely on the player's mission to manage airplane arrivals and departures without any engaging narrative elements or mechanics.
“There is no depth, there is no fine-tuning, no cool mechanisms to play with, no story.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users appreciate the inclusion of an efficiency/performance meter that allows them to benchmark their progression, indicating that the game's optimization features are well-received and contribute positively to the overall experience.
“+ Efficiency/performance meter to benchmark progression”
“+ Efficiency/performance meter to benchmark progression”
