The British Are Coming!! by Leonard "Viking1" Hjalmarson
	There was a time when American simulation developers appeared to have an advantage over British and European designers, but that time seems far in the past. Ever since DI released Tornado, and then Digital Image Design released EF2000 v.2 and Rowan released Flying Corps, British simulation developers have been hovering on the cutting edge of the simulation world. How many British firms are currently producing state of the art simulations for your enjoyment? There are at least seven that we know of: DiD: EF2000 v.3 DI: Super Hornet Psygnosis: Nations: Fighter Command Rowan: MiG Alley Razorworks: Comanche-Hokum SIMIS: Team Alligator Wayward Design: B17 II Digital Image Design This UK firm produced EF2000 v.2 as well as F22 ADF and Total Air War. Using an entirely new simulation engine, they then produced Wargasm. Both EF2000 and Total Air War were winning simulations at Milia D'Or. Now the lads at DiD are hard at work on EF2000 v.3, which will be released in the UK as Typhoon. With the latest generation of their WARGEN dynamic engine and an entirely new version of 3DREAM we may see another landmark simulation from the team. Super Hornet Digital Integration With a long and rich history of simulation design, Digital Integration is still best known by many for Tornado, a sim that built a cult following in the days when the Internet was barely on the drawing boards. Later releases include Apache, Hind and F16. On the tarmac now and almost ready for launch, Super Hornet will be their greatest achievement to date. If Tornado II follows in 2000, so much the better! Click to continue		Psygnosis UK Psygnosis UK studio has been hard at work on this one since 1997. Their first foray into the simulation market on the PC, Nations is looking to be a solid product, in spite of its lack of a dynamic campaign engine. Perhaps the most advanced AGP simulation yet, it should be an interesting product. Nations: Fighter Command Razorworks Razorworks is another more recent arrival to the flight sim arena, and is known to our readers via Apache-Havoc, felt by many serious helo fans to be the best work in this area yet. Taking lessons from their first release, Comanche-Hokum is likely to surpass Apache-Havoc in most areas, setting a new benchmark for helo sims on the PC. Go to Part Two
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