i finally got to playing Bab5:IFH and boy was it a mild disappointment 
the physics of flying are quite different that what you would find in Freelancer or Wing Commander. it uses *big science word* Newtonian Physics. think about Engine Kill only some of the time. a button you push, the space bar, turns on "Inertia Mode" where it turns into "engine kill" and you can turn around a shoot stuff while still going the same initial direction.
Sadly there was an honest let-down with virtual 3-D cockpits. it was a HUD and thats just about it. even that was a little confusing.
the missions were mediocre. the Training mission was disturbingly not helpful and battle was confusing as hell.
i would recommend this game if you wanted to try something new in physics flight. i would NOT recommend this game for everything else
Ratings:
Overall: 7ish
Graphics: roughly an 8.5
Gameplay: 6
