Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

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Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is a flight combat game for the PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the Wii. It was released by Ubisoft during the...
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CRITICS SCORE

6.4

(11 ratings)

GAMER SCORE

7.5

(456 ratings)

Game Overview

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is a flight combat game for the PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the Wii. It was released by Ubisoft during the second fiscal quarter of 2006 for both the North American...

The Good

Good multiplayer options--provided you can find anyone else playing.

The Bad

Dull mission objectives, Easy dogfights, Downright offensive enemy voice acting.

The Bottom Line

In Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII, players test their air-combat skills as they experience the most famous battles of World War II. As a squadron leader, players can fly up to 39 WWII aircraft in both single-player and multiplayer missions. The game features squadron-based combat, in which each artificial intelligence wingman's specialized skill can be used to the pilot's advantage. During the course of the 18-mission campaign, players will evolve along with their wingmen into an ace fighting force. The heroic storyline that follows the evolution of a single squadron and the cinematic presentation create moments reminiscent of classic World War II movies. Pilots fly in close to Germany's industrial terrain during a bombing raid or emerge from the fog and cloud cover over London to engage the enemy.

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Expert Reviews

69/100

score

Blazing Angels has a decent campaign and a fair amount of online options, but its standard gameplay and a lack of online competition prevent it from being very exciting.

68/100

score

Flying through the historical battles are fun the first time, but after you complete the game you'll feel more of a sense of relief than elation because, without any real story, the game lacks emotional appeal.

Game Features

Heart-pounding single-player campaigns - Over 18 missions grouped into a compelling historical battle campaign. Over 40 missions in standalone modes (Mini-Campaign, Arcade and Ace Duel).

Thrilling multiplayer combat -- Sixteen-player online and LAN play in 10 game types (Dogfight, Aces High, Seek and Destroy, Onslaught, Bombing Run, Kamikaze, Historical Battles and Capture the Base) in three multiplayer modes (Solo, Co-op and Squadron).

Innovative graphical features -- Amazingly detailed terrain including a variety of high-resolution specular maps. Photorealistic recreations of iconic cityscapes and locations including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the London Bridge and the ships in port at Pearl Harbor.

Over 39 flyable high-definition, authentic-looking planes -- High-resolution plane models (8,000-10 000 polygons per plane) and usage of large textures for the planes (1024x1024 = 4 Mb of texture per plane). Other aircraft features include multiple plane skins and nose-art, and destruction details for each plane model. Over 70 planes can be seen in the sky at once.

Detailed vehicles and 3D-modeled people -- High-resolution and 3D detail for over 40 vehicle models, and all vehicle models have damage levels. Each 3D-modeled person has over 10 animated movements.

Impressive sound features -- Hear all the combat excitement with the 48 KHz high-quality sampled sound and up to 64 3D sound sources 5.1 compatible

Operating System: Win XP (only)

Processor: 1 GHz Pentium IV or AMD Athlon CPU

RAM: 256MB RAM

Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant video card

Processor: Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card

CD-ROM: 12x CD-ROM

Hard Drive: 6GB HDD space

ESRB Game Ratings

This game is Rated: Teen
Content is most suitable for children ages 13 and up. This game may contain violence, gambling, suggestive themes, crude humor, or some strong language.

Content Descriptors:

Mild Language, Realistic Violence