Take on Helicopters
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Info
Developer: Bohemia Interactive
Series: Take On
Engine: Real Virtuality 3
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Release date: October 27, 2011
Genre: Flight game
Mode: Single-player, Multiplayer

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Synopsis
In the summer of 2013, former U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Joe Larkin, and his younger brother, Tom Larkin, take over their Seattle-based family business, Larkin Aviation. After the death of their father, who was the original owner of Larkin Aviation. Only a few weeks away from closure, the Larkin brothers face an uncertain future in a struggling economy. Trying to save what their father has built, they decide to take on contracts, and competitors.

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Gameplay
Take on Helicopter is primarily focused on Rotatory-Winged aircraft, featuring 3 classes of aircraft, Light, medium & Heavy. In addition to the Campaign, Take on Helicopters includes challenges such as Time trials, Training, Mission editor, Free flight and Multiplayer modes. Take on Helicopters is based in 2 major open world terrains, North America and South Asia, based upon real-world data. The game also features a powerful mission editor and supports modding. Sample mission and sample helicopters have been released to support mission editors and mod makers.
Career
Take on Helicopters consists of a series on scenarios which take place in an overarching plot. The story is focused around the family business Larkin Aviation. The player takes the role of a civilian helicopter pilot named Tom Larkin, who together with his brother Joe is trying to save the business their father has built. Missions range from filming whales in Puget Sound, to flying in formation above Bremerton, Washington in a veteran's air show and assisting SWAT officers in fast-roping operations on the roof of the Columbia Tower. The campaign also features military flashback missions in South Asia.

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Graphics
The graphics inside Take on Helicopters are very very impressive, the images produced by the Real Virtuality 3 Engine are very realistic, the cities have great detail and the terrain is of awesome quality. The terrain detail and city detail is a very big factor in any simulation game and in this, it does not disappoint, it makes everything in the game feel very real and the overall experience 10 times better. Whilst having graphics to boast about, it is relatively easy to run, even on lower end PC's. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are not perfect, but they are certainly up there with the best I've ever seen in a simulation game.
Here are some previews of the quality settings it produces.

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Controls
The controls inside Take on Helicopters are fully customizable, and can be used with a number of different inputs, such as a Joystick, Flightstick, Xbox 360 Controller and mouse and keyboard. So no one can really complain about the controls, I find it easier playing with a Joystick or Xbox 360 gamepad. Even on these all the controls are fully customizable so you can map what ever action to whatever button you desire. The default mappings are very good so you won't be changing every button, but there are a few you need to.

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Ratings
Story: 8/10
Career: 9/10
Graphics: 9/10
Controls: 10/10
Overall: 9/10