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Flight Control coming to PS3 on September 15

by Mike Schramm Aug 16th 2010 at 6:30PM

There have been a lot of console adaptations brought to the iPhone, but sending games the other way hasn't been as common. Firemint is changing that, however -- they've announced that they'll be bringing iPhone superhit Flight Control to the PlayStation 3 as a downloadable title, and the game will even support the new Move controller, so you'll be able to draw flight paths in the air with a motion control wand (or you can use a regular dual stick controller if you'd rather do that). The game will also bring 1080p support, as well as a four-player drop-in/out mode and an exclusive map named "Metropolis." Flight Control HD will be available on the PSN on September 15th.

I'd be interested to see some other iPhone-specific titles make the jump to major consoles as well -- with the onset of Kinect and Move, translating the iPhone's touch controls to the television should get a little easier. We'll likely see a few more big iPhone titles (Angry Birds? Doodle Jump?) head across from Apple's platforms to more traditional gaming outlets in the future.



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crazypenguin

For some reason I feel like the reverse happens a lot more commonly, Angry Birds is on its way to the PSN and Critter Crunch already did quite a while ago. I'm not sure if its a good idea, but It can't hurt right?

August 17 2010 at 7:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
redcard

PS you get downranked cos you're boring and predictable, not because you're 'opinionated' and can 'think for yourself'.

August 17 2010 at 3:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
redcard

A lot of us don't care about carrying around a DS or a PSP, we do want games for 5 minute blasts.

Playing a game for 5 hours on a train? I'd rather spend my time more productively.

Anyway, this thread isn't about the merits of Iphone gaming, it's about a game being ported for another system.

August 17 2010 at 3:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Boz

I agree that Flight Control HD is much better suited to a touch screen than to any other control scheme, but the game doesn't have to be a byte-for-byte port. Firemint could certainly tweak the game to be better suited for the Move and DualShock control schemes, but we'll just have to wait to see what they do.

But personally, I'd rather see this title for the Mac than for the PS3. Sure the Mac doesn't have a touch interface either (at least not from the factory) but I think it'd be quite playable with a mouse and could probably approximate the iPhone version pretty well on a trackpad.

August 16 2010 at 9:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
spyker

Don't forget that it also includes 3D support.

Oh, and Angry Birds is already planning to launch on PSP, DSi, and Wii.

August 16 2010 at 7:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iPadMilk

ummm.. fail?

this is purely a touch screen game.


August 16 2010 at 6:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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