We don’t normally give you more than a quick update on point releases (like the one I posted yesterday), but there were so many new features included in this update that it felt much more like Flight control 2.0 than 1.2.  I just wanted to take a minute to give you a closer look at some of the new features.  Of course, before you read on, you can check out my original review.

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One of my absolute favorite games in the iTunes App Store is a little strategy game called Flight Control from Firemint.  Flight Control is a deceptively complicated game, which has you guiding airplanes to their appropriate landing strips.

One of the things which has really impressed me since I initially downloaded this game is the quality of Firemint’s upgrades.  They cram all of the features of a full release into a minor point upgrade.  What should be a bug fix ends up offering significant new features.  Case in point is the just released version 1.2, which addresses virtually every small complaint I had about the game when I reviewed it a few months ago.

In addition to adding two new airport maps and five new planes (including the seaplane and military jets); you will also find:

• quick save and resume
• fast forward to speed up the action
• redesigned scoreboards
• and plenty more

The full press release is below.

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They say that being a flight controller is one of the most stressful jobs in the world.  Monitoring the altitude, direction, landing sequence, and other vital stats of all those airplanes, making sure they all land safely.  That can be quite the responsibility.  So, of course, someone thought it would be pretty cool to take the world’s most stressful job and turn it into a game.  What a concept.  I shelled out my 99 cents to grab this one after it hit number 1 in the iTunes App Store, and boy am I glad I did.  I am now hopelessly addicted to maneuvering these tiny planes onto their runways.  But don’t just take my word for it.  Read on for all the details.

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