Yes IL2 is the best combat flight sim available about 300 planes to use. Its a touch weak on the Western Front but all the regulars are there. If you get IL2 1946 which is pretty cheap at the moment you get literally hours of gaming, probably one of the best games ever made.

Also try Armed Assault for a replacement to OFP. Although its horrendously buggy...bit like OFP was at release.

Yep I bought Armed Assault too, I was out in the shops looking for Op Flashpoint and I noticed that title on the shelf with the words 'A new game from the creators of Operation Flashpoint' on the cover so I got it!

I need a new joystick if I get a flight sim though... I've had a couple of Saitec Cyborg 3D Digital ones but they didn't work properly, would a microsoft one be better?

MS stopped making sticks a while ago. Saitek are still the best around.

Also try www.realitymod.com if you have BF2.

these are just war and action games... what about the thinking games and adventure ones like the MMORPs worlds of warcraft, runescape, maplestory tetris, mario bros, legend of zelda and the like? they

For me it has to be FFVII I mean I know it looks dated now, but the story is superb and the charcters are great. You hate serioth for doing what he does yet you feel sorry for him because of his past.

None of those. I like Shrek, the Harry Potter ones, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Racing Games, Driver and many more.

The legend of zelda games are great, but the ff worlds are just so huge.