While the concept of this has been grossly done numerous times, its a good game! Little disappointed in how quickly you lose speed when you turn the engine of for only a fraction of a second and use half a tank just to get back where you were, but other than that, nicely done!
Reviews for "I Am Flying To The Moon"
To all those complaining about the physics of the game:
Yes, the physics are faulty. A) Any spacecraft would have to travel at such a high speed that a mid air collision would cause it to explode into several thousand pieces, not just rotate. B) If a spaceship gets past Earth's orbit and runs out of gas, it does not fall "backwards." C) A wooden spaceship would invariably incinerate well before it reached escape velocity. D) It is impossible for planes most commercial planes to "hover" several thousand feet above the Earth. E) Reality is not actually 2 dimensional. F) There would be no real difference between nitro and regular fuel in space, although more powerful fuel would help you during takeoff.
Beyond that you should really not be complaining. If you repeatedly spin out of control after hitting an obstacle, you should learn to either avoid hitting them (try the "back" button), or learn to hit them at an angle that will cause the least amount of spin (if all else fails: dead on). If you get frustrated, stop playing. It is not the designer's fault that you did not win.
This was a fun game. The idea has been done before, but this is a nice addition to the genre. What I particularly enjoyed was that there were multiple pathways to victory. The player could actually choose how to design their craft and there was no "right" answer since you can reach the moon by being either A) fast B) maneuverable or C) with a BIIIG gas tank (probably some combo of these). This game was fairly straightforward, and pretty relaxing. It was not so much difficult as challenging (and moderately challenging at best - pretty easy actually), but that made it a good choice for late night homework-avoidance. There is not much in the way of replay value, but for an hour of diversion it is a good bet.
Could you add a upgrade that makes stop you from pinwheeling when you hit an obstacle but good game anyway
Very good game the only thing to improve it is maybe a little less objects in the sky and the planes in space overall its a 9/10
Reached the Moon on Day 33. Could've been farther away, I agree. Too bad the game didn't continue automatically after that, I sort of thought there'd be another level where I'd be trying to get back to Earth. Fortunately I can still continue from the menu screen, but I don't get any money for checkpoints, altitude etc. after I've reached the Moon? Not even a Moon bonus?
Also, bit of a bug, when I reached the Moon, my Fuel was beeping. This beeping did not stop all the way through to the menu. Only when I got back to launching a new rocket, it stopped.
I do also agree the radar system works very well, and controlling the rocket is very good.