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This casual airline sim offers plenty of charm, but you need a lot of patience - or some hefty in-app purchases - to build up your fleet of planes.
AERO/dynamic Aero Pocket Planes come from the original design of Flexwings in the 1960s; Flexwings used a fabric for a single surface wing. MAKER TOYS made Rigid/Flexwings, with our cambered surfaces forming airfoils, with an upper and a lower surface to our wings. This allows us to control airflow and adjust for smooth flight, using shuttlecock stability and a low aspect ratio, lifting body aerodynamic shape, common to most paper airplanes. What sets Aero Pocket Planes apart is our dynamic, ajustable leading edge that controls lift, drag, roll, bank and yaw.
See the comparison below to see how flexibility is built into the Aero design. LAMINATED PLASTIC-PAPER. We use a SPECIAL, VERY EXPENSIVE paper. Inner and outer-laminated plastic paper. It's made for making maps and documents where permanence is important, especially in the elements of the outdoors or spills. Paper Tyger is made in the USA.
We have to ship it to us in Philippines, make it into planes and then ship it to you. So; it's not cheap. One smart way to do it is to have mostly paper planes, and just a few Paper Tyger planes, like where the teacher gets plastic and kids get paper. It's more affordable. Our new Paper PocketPlanes are made affordable for all kids, everywhere. Not everybody can have an expensive paper airplane.
But, now, you can. It's up to you. We make both.
It’s really all about price, isn’t it? Cause it’s really the same plane, it has to do with how you plan to use it.Teaching a class of kids? Going hiking and wanna do something fun when you get there? Going to the ocean or swimming hole? We make both, and they’re both great flying planes. And; in the end, environmentally speaking; both have their place in the world, don’t they?
So, we’re meeting needs of an environmentally friendly future, and meeting needs of harsh environmental uses of die-hard toy-flying people. The decision is yours.). We use special paper made from “plantation-grown, environmentally responsible” tree farms to make our planesThey’re also Bio-degradably responsible as well; after many great flights, great fun, learning principles of flight while getting exercise, they will eventually return to earth in an “ok” way. Again, in an environmentally friendy way.These are our SUPER-AFFORDABLE planes; for ALL kids, everywhere, rich and poor.
Perfect for classrooms, where not every kid is as “into” the class as the next kid; I guarantee they’ll ALL enjoy their time flying their own plane, and seeing their friends fly theirs. These are memories they’ll always have. All from the ethereal moments of flight, of a paper airplane.Click the button below to learn some of the differences, including financial. Plastic today is durable.
Not when I was a kid, but today it is. Clear, silvered, even colored; our plastic planes are dureble and in some ways, better flying; especially in winds near water, outdoors.Handling plastic, printing on it; forming it is all more difficult, more costly then paper.
But, again; can be worth the cost. A plane you can carry with you everywhere you go, never worry about moistuire, weather, environment you wanna fly it in, well, there’s no way to put a price on that, is there?Besides; they LOOK cool.). ONE MORE THING.
What's it look like? Images of planes in a Museum's collection? Cool stripes that show airflow?
Cool pictures of YOU? Well, guess what? WE CAN PRINT ANYTHING ON OUR AERO PAPER POCKET PLANES!!! So, now you can fly a dollar bill; or a P-38; or your favorite family member. No problem, we'll do it for you. Of course, it'll be integrated with our copyrighted Aero graphics, but that just makes it look even cooler. And, of course, we get to be judicious about what goes on our planes, but that'll be okay too.
Have a look at a few pics below. Use the contact button and tell us what you want on your planes. It'll be a blast.).
Pocket Planes | |
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Developer(s) | NimbleBit |
Publisher(s) | NimbleBit |
Platform(s) | iOS Android (until September 2015) |
Release | 14 June 2012 (iOS) 22 September 2012 (Android) |
Genre(s) | Simulation |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Pocket Planes is a business simulation video game developed by NimbleBit for iOS. It was initially released on 14 June 2012. In October 2012, the game became available on the Mac App Store. An Android version, ported and published by Mobage, was released on 22 September 2012. The game was removed on 24 September 2015 from the Google Play Store but is still available on iOS App Store. The app has also been removed from the U.K. iOS App Store but is still available on the U.S., Canadian and Australian App Stores.
Gameplay[edit]
A screenshot depicting a plane that has landed at an airport.
In Pocket Planes, players assume the role of an airline CEO. Starting with a few airports and small planes, players transport small amounts of cargo and passengers short distances. As they slowly gain profit from their flights, they then build more airports, buy better planes, and expand their airline internationally.[1]
A formula determines how much profit will be earned from a flight, depending on the distance, speed and the weight of the plane used on the route. Filling a plane with items or people going to the same destination will net a 25% bonus on each item. Players can also complete events that involve flying special items and people to a designated destination. After completing these events, players are awarded Bux, which are used to buy planes and purchase other perks such as upgrades and the ability to speed up flights.[citation needed]
Shutdown for Android[edit]
On 24 September 2015, the company that ported the game to Android, Mobage, shut down their game servers for Pocket Planes and other NimbleBit games including Pocket Frogs and Tiny Tower, and subsequently removed these downloads from the Google Play Store.[citation needed]
Reception[edit]
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The game was viewed favourably by reviewers. It holds a 78/100 score on the aggregate Metacritic, categorising it as 'Generally favorable reviews' based on 17 reviewers.[2] Gamezebo.com rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, stating 'Nimblebit has once again dropped you in the middle of a universe that feels like it was built just for you, and filled it with a deeper, more compelling mission'.[5]
However, Ryan Rigney of Wired wrote that the player's success did not correlate with skill, and criticises it for a lack of compelling gameplay.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ abRigney, Ryan. 'Review: Pocket Planes' Airy Gameplay Doesn't Fly'. Wired: Game|Life. Wired.com. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ ab'Pocket Planes for iPhone/iPad reviews'. Metacritic.
- ^Slater, Harry (14 June 2012). 'Pocket Planes review'. PocketGamer.
- ^Nicholson, Brad (13 June 2012). ''Pocket Planes' Review - Now Boarding for NimbleBit's Next Classic'. TouchArcade.
- ^ abCymet, Eli (14 June 2012). 'Pocket Planes Review'. Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
External links[edit]
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