Switch owners can now take to the skies in Air Missions: Hind, an action combat flight simulator launching on Nintendo's platform today.
From publisher Grindstone and developers Games Farm and 3Division, the game has just enjoyed a successful retail launch in Japan. It lands in Europe today and will appear on the North American eShop just a little bit later on 24th September, with those who purchase the title on Switch being treated to three bonus Russian built helicopters to pilot in-game.
Here's an official description:
Air Missions: HIND puts players in the hot seat of the heavily armed Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter as they take to the skies in devastating air assault missions. Before each mission, the formidable Mi-24 Hind (also known as the ‘flying tank’) can be customised with different skins and weapon sets depending on the mission parameters and goals. Two weapons can be equipped on the wings, in addition to a machine gun mounted on the front of the helicopter, and players can choose from an arsenal of deadly weaponry including UPK 23 machine guns, GUV gun pods, FAB bombs and various rockets and missiles.
When piloting the helicopter, players can switch between a simulation style first person cockpit view, gunners seat view or external third person view depending on your play style or mission goals. Combined with three helicopter difficulty levels to master, Air Missions: HIND offers lots of replayability options across the various missions.
And we also have a feature list:
Features:
● Take control of the Mi-24 assault helicopter, a.k.a the flying tank.
● Campaign mode with fifteen missions based on fictional conflicts.
● Customise and equip your helicopter with an arsenal of missiles, machine guns and rockets.
● Four different environments to master: Central Asia, Eastern Europe, The Arctic Ocean and Southeast Asia.
● Fly combat missions in single and multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Instant Action and Online Co-op.
● Master three different helicopter control difficulty levels.
● Three bonus Russian built attack helicopters to pilot.
As noted above, the game's available to buy from the eShop today in Europe, with pricing set at £22.99 / €24.99. In the US, it'll cost $24.99 when it launches next week.
Are you liking the look of this one? Think you might give it a go? Tell us below.
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So we have news of Missions: HIND in the same week as the reveal of the anally inflated Pikachu. Co-incidence? I think not.
Somebody must be excited for this...
A HIND D? What's a Russian gun-ship doing here?
Helicopters are cool and all, but I never liked these kind of games.
Game looks interesting. will wait for reviews. I miss Ace Combat and this looks like a slower version of that. Not sure if it's the video or not but the games frame rate doesn't look good.
@Spoony_Tech im sure this was on the 360 was okay if its same game
I guess this was developed in Russia?
@RupeeClock 😂😂 awsome 👌👌👌
Nah, I'm good. The only chopper games I play have AH-64D Apache Longbow. A 'flying tank' can't do much when a 'tank killer' tosses an AIM-9 Sidewinder. Man, I miss the Jane's games.
If there's a mission to kill Rambo i'm all in.
Aiming to import the Japanese version as it supports English, but tempted to also get digitally. We need more flightsims on Switch; heck we need more of them on consoles period (which aren’t multiplayer centric so no War Thunder please). The 6th Gen was loaded with them: Ace Combat, Lethal Skies, Iron Aces, Energy Air Force, & plenty of WWII centric ones.
@HobbitGamer You and me both; had just about every game from ATF onwards. Pity it started to drop with Attack Squadron and then nosedived with JASF.
I Miss the old days of Novalogic’s Comanche... 😢
@RupeeClock I have no idea...but it looks like our little diversion got their attention.
@Scrubicius Looks like it has been. Weird, I'v never heard of them till today.
This reminds me of Desert Strike on the Genesis, and it reminds me that I need to order a Switch physical copy from Japan.
Cockpit views with motion controls like a flight stick would make this game very easy to buy. But Sky Rogue is the only game to have that I guess...
These are exactly the sort of 'mid-tier' games that could do with a review. The eShop is so full of stuff it's hard to pick the vaguely competent stuff from the lazy mobile ports.
There is no way I'm taking a risk on it, is what I'm saying.
I enjoy Chopper Attack (Wild Choppers in JP) on N64, maybe i'll give this one a chance.
@ukaskew
It has a 'Mostly Positive' rating on Steam which suggests it's a fairly average game but not without its flaws.
I think it's fantastic that a game like this even appears on a Nintendo. I'm hoping it reviews well. All said and done, I'm waiting till Saturday to pick up my gaming laptop.
I would LOVE an ace combat on switch, but I guess I will have to conform with this for now
I am getting that ‘Thunderhawk’ / ‘Steel Taloons’ vibe from this.
Loved Thunderhawk on the Mega CD
Needs physical release....
@Scrubicius I tried to look up information on this company, but there's not much out there. Even their own website doesn't say where they are based. I don't think making a game centering on a Russian helicopter necessarily mean it's from a Russian studio. They made a lot of impressive aircraft so I could see studios anywhere in the world wanting to make games about them. However, the studio's current project is "Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic." Yeah... I'm pretty sure they're Russian.
@TheFox it’s norms big deal. It was just side comment since they are heavy on the Russian Helicopters and symbols.
@FX102A
Janes Fighters Anthology was the best!
@Racecar Only played that in its earlier parts through ATF, NATO Fighters and US Navy Fighters 97. Still, IAF remained my favourite.
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