Comments on: Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mahlon G. Weaver Jr. http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii/comment-page-1#comment-1016 Mahlon G. Weaver Jr. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii#comment-1016 This game has all you could want in a game. The graphics are beautiful, gameplay is smooth and there is a good mix of easy, challenging and hard levels thru the single player mode. There is plenty more to do after the campaign mode. 1 on 1 with an Ace, mini campaign(seperate bombing & dogfight campaigns) and an arcade mode(where you take on 3 different waves of planes & 12 in each wave). Then once you've done all that, call your friends over and play any of the 6 different multiplayer modes which are very cool, everything from 1 on 1 with your friend, to waves of enemies trying to dogfight, and LOTS MORE. I think if you like flying games, you should like this one. Rating: 5 / 5 This game has all you could want in a game. The graphics are beautiful, gameplay is smooth and there is a good mix of easy, challenging and hard levels thru the single player mode. There is plenty more to do after the campaign mode. 1 on 1 with an Ace, mini campaign(seperate bombing & dogfight campaigns) and an arcade mode(where you take on 3 different waves of planes & 12 in each wave). Then once you’ve done all that, call your friends over and play any of the 6 different multiplayer modes which are very cool, everything from 1 on 1 with your friend, to waves of enemies trying to dogfight, and LOTS MORE. I think if you like flying games, you should like this one.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: S. P. Holman http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii/comment-page-1#comment-1015 S. P. Holman Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:14:02 +0000 http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii#comment-1015 What a colossal waste of time! Blazing Angels is to video games what the WNBA is to spectator sports - second-rate and totally unnecessary. <br /> <br />Ubisoft completely and utterly missed the mark with this aerial abomination. Unlike Ubi's Crimson Skies, this game is an unmitigated disaster - the Hindenburg of X-Box flight sims. <br /> <br />Angels is nowhere near the same calibre as flight action games such as Heroes of the Pacific and Crimson or even Secret Weapons over Normandy. <br /> <br />The game play is beyond tedious. After just a few minutes of play time, I not only wanted to shoot down every enemy plane, I wanted to flame every one of my annoying wingmen. The endless and sophomoric radio chatter was enough to make me go kamikaze several times out of sheer frustration. Sure, you can mute the dialogue with the controller, but you shouldn't have to resort to that. <br /> <br />The visuals are not even close to the jaw-dropping eye candy of Heroes. You can't even tell you're shooting at aircraft until you are right up on them. They appear as small red markers. There is no radar, no compass, no altimeter, no speed indicator, no ordinance indicator - Basically, you have no information except that all bandits are red and all allies are green. Yippie. Thanks Ubi. <br /> <br />Unlike Heroes, you have only two options when it comes to the player's aircraft viewpoint - third person shooter behind the aircraft view and target lock view. There is no cockpit view option. <br /> <br />Worst of all, there are absolutely ZERO options when it comes to your choice of aircraft or your aircraft's armament. That decision is predetermined by the game for each mission. That is extremely annoying. <br /> <br />The control layout is confusing and after several hours of game play, I found myself wanted to launch the handset through my television. I can fix my plane while it's flying if I hit the correct combination of buttons!? You have got to be freakin' kidding me. <br /> <br />Thank GOD this was only a rental. Now, if I could only get those three hours of my life back. Rating: 1 / 5 What a colossal waste of time! Blazing Angels is to video games what the WNBA is to spectator sports – second-rate and totally unnecessary.

Ubisoft completely and utterly missed the mark with this aerial abomination. Unlike Ubi’s Crimson Skies, this game is an unmitigated disaster – the Hindenburg of X-Box flight sims.

Angels is nowhere near the same calibre as flight action games such as Heroes of the Pacific and Crimson or even Secret Weapons over Normandy.

The game play is beyond tedious. After just a few minutes of play time, I not only wanted to shoot down every enemy plane, I wanted to flame every one of my annoying wingmen. The endless and sophomoric radio chatter was enough to make me go kamikaze several times out of sheer frustration. Sure, you can mute the dialogue with the controller, but you shouldn’t have to resort to that.

The visuals are not even close to the jaw-dropping eye candy of Heroes. You can’t even tell you’re shooting at aircraft until you are right up on them. They appear as small red markers. There is no radar, no compass, no altimeter, no speed indicator, no ordinance indicator – Basically, you have no information except that all bandits are red and all allies are green. Yippie. Thanks Ubi.

Unlike Heroes, you have only two options when it comes to the player’s aircraft viewpoint – third person shooter behind the aircraft view and target lock view. There is no cockpit view option.

Worst of all, there are absolutely ZERO options when it comes to your choice of aircraft or your aircraft’s armament. That decision is predetermined by the game for each mission. That is extremely annoying.

The control layout is confusing and after several hours of game play, I found myself wanted to launch the handset through my television. I can fix my plane while it’s flying if I hit the correct combination of buttons!? You have got to be freakin’ kidding me.

Thank GOD this was only a rental. Now, if I could only get those three hours of my life back.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii/comment-page-1#comment-1014 Anonymous Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii#comment-1014 If you liked Secret Weapons Over Normandy, you'll LOVE this game. Excellent graphics- almost movie-like. Lots of planes to fly, great multiplayer modes and XBOX Live! Outstanding flight controls and sound effects. Worth the money, and a permanent stay in your game collection. If anyone tells you it's a bad game, don't listen, they're lying. Rating: 4 / 5 If you liked Secret Weapons Over Normandy, you’ll LOVE this game. Excellent graphics- almost movie-like. Lots of planes to fly, great multiplayer modes and XBOX Live! Outstanding flight controls and sound effects. Worth the money, and a permanent stay in your game collection. If anyone tells you it’s a bad game, don’t listen, they’re lying.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii/comment-page-1#comment-1013 Anonymous Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:52:52 +0000 http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii#comment-1013 its a great game. great planes and graphics, but a couple levels are hard Rating: 4 / 5 its a great game. great planes and graphics, but a couple levels are hard
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Kenneth C. Treeby http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii/comment-page-1#comment-1012 Kenneth C. Treeby Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:57:57 +0000 http://www.illinoisrfu.org/blazing-angels-squadrons-of-wwii#comment-1012 This game is a complete and total waste. It has lead to my decision to never again even look at another game by ubisoft. I thought Pacific Fighters was pitiful, but this is rediculous. The game is going in the circular file. Rating: 1 / 5 This game is a complete and total waste. It has lead to my decision to never again even look at another game by ubisoft. I thought Pacific Fighters was pitiful, but this is rediculous. The game is going in the circular file.
Rating: 1 / 5

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