Four planes may be used at the outset as follows:

JAL B747-400D
JAL B777-200
JAL B777-300
JAL B767-300

After meeting certain conditions and goals, five additional planes are eventually unlocked. Eight Japanese airports may be landed on with accurate layouts that were based on photographs of the real locations such as Hiroshima Airport, Komatsu Airport, Fukuoka Airport, and Osaka's Guanxi airport.

NCS Game Notes
* Four game modes are available: Flight Mode, Trial Mode, Replay Mode, and Flight Guide. In Flight Mode, choose a plane from the five available selections and watch as it rotates in the Jet Select screen and check its stats on the right side of the screen. Once flying, indicators are superimposed on the screen with an altimeter on the right side and bearings located around the center of the screen which track the plane's heading as you roll through the sky. The pilot's panel is located on the bottom of the screen to keep track of gauges and allow for mechanism handling. Day flights are available along with night flight which add a wrinkle to maneuvering through the midnight hours. In addition to shadowy sights along the ground, night flights feature the sparkling lights of cities below.

* The Views in the game include a Cockpit View, a Jet View, and a Clear View. The Cockpit View features the instrument panel on the lower portion of the screen and the partial view of the sky directly ahead. In Jet View, the entire front wing/body of the jet is viewed from an outside camera which keeps close tabs on its flight as it travels through the sky. In the Clear View, the instrument panel is gone and gamers take in the expanse of the sky in uncluttered fashion. The altimeter and gauges are still present however to keep you on your bearings.

View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX site.