Blazing Angels:Squadrons of WWII

Publisher: Ubisoft

Platform: Xbox360

Category: Flight Simulation

Rating Info

Release Date: 31/03/2006

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Number of Players: 1-20

Blazing Angels:Squadrons of WWII Description

Blazing Angels is an arcade-style flight sim set in World War II, and enables players to jump right into air combat action, and work their way up from being a rookie through to an ace squadron leader. The game enables players to experience the most gripping and famous battles of WWII through the eyes of a squadron commander and ace fighter pilot. From the battle for England, the attack on Pearl Harbor, to the bombing of Berlin, your pilot skills will create WWII history. Whether it's the invasion of the Philippines, the fierce fighting for the deserts of North Africa, or the battle of Britain, the player and his squadron are tasked with turning the tide of war. The player's objective is to conquer the skies of Western Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific and bring his squadron back alive. The game features innovative squadron-based gameplay, with AI-controlled wingmen obeying the player's commands. Plus, as the pilot's skills improve, so will the skills of his squadron. The pilot's heroism and leadership skills also grow during the course of the campaign as players fly with their squadron and try to evolve together into an ace fighting force. Pilots can choose from a range of 40 authentic WWII aircraft including the famous P-51 Mustang, the P-38 Lightning, the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt, the Supermarine Spitfire and the Japanese Zero. From the wing rivets to the nose art and the detailed cockpits, these planes are just like the real thing. Players guide their squadrons through 20 heart-stopping missions, beginning as untrained recruits and evolving through battle experience into ace combat pilots. The game's authentic WWII atmosphere allows players to get in close to Germany's industrial terrain for a bombing raid, strafe the islands of the pacific, or emerge from the cloud cover over London and engage the enemy. The learning curve of the game is also very easy - this is a pick up and play arcade-style flight sim, not one which needs a phone book-sized manual and a month to learn. Players can also experience Blazing Angels on Xbox Live with up to 19 other players online, engaging in either head-to-head dogfights or in cooperative team play.

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Reviewed by: Kate	Date: 19/08/2006	Rating:
i love this game, completely amazing, great graphics, long and deep story with plently of planes and upgrades to collect. really exciting, although learning to control the planes isnt difficult it does take a few levels for you to pick up everything so you can ace flying. the person who couldnt bomb the church must be retarded or something, all you have to do is click the thumbstick when the red circle is over the church, even my girlfriend could do that after 5 minutes and she struggles on super monkey ball!

Reviewed by: STRIPES	Date: 02/06/2007	Rating:
how can anyone say a word against this its fun fast and gives you a great feeling being in the sky if you are not sure if this is good or not just try it for 20 minuites and you will see what i mean

Reviewed by: Diamondtron	Date: 09/10/2006	Rating:
Lots of fun !!!. Good graphics and easy to play

Reviewed by: pscsuk	Date: 12/05/2006	Rating:
This is an 'arcade' style combat flight simulator. There's little, if any, relationship to real flying, with no instruments at all, making it (for me) tricky to fly - the plane will stall if you climb too steeply, but there's no air speed indicator that I can find to give you prior warning of this, no altimeter or anything. It just seemed to be a shoot-em-up in the air, rather than a flight simulator.

Reviewed by: beccad1311	Date: 01/07/2006	Rating:
not for the flight sim fans average game it should have been for the xbox not the 360

Reviewed by: SwiftyUK06	Date: 19/08/2006	Rating:
Overall the game is a huge let down. The graphics are great in parts, but overall it just looks too dated. The game itself is unbearably short and what should be an action packed game, where everything is non-stop and only instincts win the game, it?s a real shame to see that it has the pace of a common garden snail. The games campaign mode is also made unbearable by the worst script ever written. I think that Ubisoft only had profit in mind when making this game and they have ruined what could have been an absolutely awesome flight simulator. Shame on you Ubisoft, shame on you!!!! Full Review - http://www.clubskill.com/Game_Reviews/3055/Blazing_Angels_Review

Reviewed by: Damien	Date: 12/11/2006	Rating:
The gameplay is poor, graphics are poor don't show what the 360 is capable of at all. The planes controls are awkward and unrealistic. I Won't be buying this game that's for sure. 2/10

Reviewed by: jamesriley	Date: 17/01/2007	Rating:
Rubish game

Reviewed by: --/\/Assasinator/\/--	Date: 30/05/2007	Rating:
this was the worst game i have ever played for 360

Reviewed by: The 11th Doctor	Date: 17/06/2006	Rating:
The really annoying thing about this game is the "Training" mission. You can't do anything until you complete this section, but the "training" you receive is often a little vague. Particularly on the final objective. "Use the targetting camera" - fine, if you have some clue as to how it works! Granted, as a rental game comes without manual, so purchasers of the game may get more insight, but after 20+ attempts at "bombing" the church, I hit it once! Also, I found the graphics broke up at high speeds. Straight back to SG for this disc, I'm afraid.

Reviewed by: Jinja	Date: 23/06/2006	Rating:
This has to be the worst game out for the 360 at the moment...!!! Glitchy graphics, awkward controls, hum-drum game play and hard to get achievements (stupidly so!). Get this game if you like to break three controllers a day..!!!

Reviewed by: Kev_slough	Date: 24/07/2007	Rating:
Below average graphics for the 360 and poor gameplay, and nearly bugger all achievements. Avoid.

Features

WWII's most epic and famous air battles - Experience the greatest air battles of World War II in famous locations from across the globe. Whether it's the invasion of the Philippines, the fierce fighting for the desserts of North Africa, or the battle of Britain, the player and his squadron will be tasked with turning the tide of war.

Innovative squadron-based gameplay - AI-controlled wingmen will obey player commands. As the pilot's skills improve, so will the skills of his squadron. The pilot's heroism and leadership will grow during the course of the campaign as players fly with their squadron and evolve together into an ace fighting force.

A large variety of realistic-looking WWII aircraft - Pilot 40 authentic WWII aircraft including the famous P-51 Mustang, the P-38 Lightning, the B-17 Flying Fortress, the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt, the Spitfire of Britain and the Japanese Zero. From the wing rivets, to the nose art, to the detailed cockpits, these planes are just like the real thing.

Twenty heart-stopping missions in a compelling storyline - Pilots will begin as untrained recruits and evolve through battle experience into ace combat pilots. WWII missions will take place around the globe in places like England, Germany, France, Morocco, Midway and Okinawa.

Authentic WWII atmosphere - Fly in close to Germany's industrial terrain for a bombing raid, strafe the islands of the pacific, or emerge from the cloud cover over London and engage the enemy. The environment looks so real you'll feel like you're the pilot in a famous WWII movie.

Planes are easy to handle and fun to fly - No need to attend the Air Force Academy to pilot these planes; players can jump right into air combat action.

Xbox Live for up to 20 players online - Engage in head-to-head dogfights or cooperative team play between squadrons on huge maps with large formations.

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