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'Flight Control' for iPhone and iPad is Now Free for One Day

Friday December 9, 2011 9:22 PM PST by Arnold Kim

Firemint has dropped the price of their critically acclaimed Flight Control game to Free for the first time ever. The game is part of a daily promo from EA, and will only be free for one day. Flight Control was one of the first "classic" iPhone games that first pioneered the line-drawing game mechanic. The early Flight Control game video shows how its played:

Firemint followed up with an iPad version called Flight Control HD and just recently released an update to the game that added new levels and a 'rewind' feature that can be purchased in-app.

The game is a must have for anyone with an iOS device, and it's a great time to get it while it's free.

App Store Links: Flight Control, Flight Control HD (for iPad)

Top Rated Comments

TheMacBookPro

184 months ago

Got it. Thanks for the heads up :)

Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

JonneyGee

184 months ago

What's the normal price for the iPad app? May download it on my Mac even though I don't have an iPad (yet).

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

shartypants

184 months ago

Got it, played it for 10 mins, deleted it, glad I didn't pay.

I'm with you, not fun at all for me either.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

greg555

184 months ago

Still my favorite game after a couple of years. The recently added airports are fun too.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Acorn

184 months ago

be careful there is now 2 free versions for the ipod in the us store. one is free with ads and one is the paid version that is now free. so just make sure you get the right one. i think if you get the ipad hd one there is only 1 version of that so you should be safe.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

drummingcraig

184 months ago

Bought this game a couple years ago and its really fun. Great way to waste time sitting on a plane. :D

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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