IAF-A Cut Above review: Game allows users to fly IAF fighter jets like Wing Commander Varthaman

The mobile game developed for the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been nominated for Google’s ‘Best apps of 2019’.

Created by Threye Interactive, the flight simulator game allows players to fly IAF fighter jets and go on missions to get a feel of what it is like to be a fighter pilot.

The Delhi-based developer made a similar game for the IAF in 2014 called Guardians of Skies. The latest game is similar to the older one, including controls and graphics. However, the developer has added a new storyline along with some gameplay changes.

The game allows players to simulate missions similar to the one IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was assigned to in February, when he shot down a F-16 belonging to Pakistan Air Force before his MiG 21 was shot down and he safely ejected. In fact, the game has a virtual pilot modelled on Varthaman.