Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
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  1. PC Format
    71
    Photogenic arcade action lacking in any real long-term appeal. Wafer thin. [May 2006, p.94]
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    71
    The WW2 arcade flying is unimaginative and thoroughly average. [Aug 2007]
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  3. GameSpot
    69
    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.
  5. IGN
    68
    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.
  6. PC Gamer
    64
    Try though it might, Blazing Angels is no Crimson Skies. [July 2006, p.97]
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  7. Total Video Games
    60
    Fun to play in the short term, especially over the course of a mission or two, there's a repetitiveness to the gameplay that fails to entice players to experience the campaign for hours on end.
  8. games(TM)
    60
    The repetitive nature of the majority of missions soon takes its toll, and the primary motivation for progressing soon becomes the desire to see how nice the next level looks, not the love of playing the game. [Apr 2006, p.110]
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  9. VideoGamer
    60
    Without any truly brilliant missions to balance things out, the single-player campaign never really gets off the ground. Multiplayer games are a lot more fun, but if you have no interest in taking to the skies with other people, this isn't a squadron that you want to be part of.
  10. CPUGamer
    55
    This game has many serious design flaws that prevent this reviewer, in good conscious, from recommending its purchase by others.
  11. WHAM! Gaming
    55
    The joystick obviously offers the best option for control but the preset controls for the game are quite odd and, for me at least, changing the layout was not possible.
  12. PC Gamer UK
    55
    The challenges Blazing Angels throws at you are soggy squibs - all of them seen before in ten thousand, million, million previously 3D shooters. [May 2006, p.94]
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  13. The Sydney Morning Herald
    50
    The only thing blazing will be the tail section of your plane and your fragile patience.

Awards & Rankings

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#94 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006
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#50 Most Shared PC Game of 2006

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User Score
4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 9 out of 18
  1. Titanosmand
    Apr 1, 2016
    0
    I put a 0, because for something to be a game, you have to be able to play

    Le pongo un 0, porque para que algo sea un juego, se tiene que    I put a 0, because for something to be a game, you have to be able to play

    Le pongo un 0, porque para que algo sea un juego, se tiene que poder jugar    … Full Review »
  2. virtueone
    Jul 2, 2011
    7
    I was looking for a good jet fighter game that: 1) would run on my slow video card. 2) didn't require an actual pilot's license to play. 3)I was looking for a good jet fighter game that: 1) would run on my slow video card. 2) didn't require an actual pilot's license to play. 3) didn't force an auto-aim or auto-fly-path. This game met those basic needs. The flying/firing system was difficult to get used to, but after some time it became more natural. You'll find yourself whipping/looping around and targeting the enemy precisely with some practice. Then, its very satisfying when you succeed, especially when its a close call or with a daring maneuver. This is an older game now, so I wasn't expecting much, yet I still had a lot of fun playing it.… Full Review »
  3. maeearn
    Mar 16, 2009
    9
    A great fighter plane expeirence.Only downside are the graphics of the water and ships.To the comments left by Arno n.,I recently purchasedA great fighter plane expeirence.Only downside are the graphics of the water and ships.To the comments left by Arno n.,I recently purchased the logitech exreme 3d pro for this game and think it works great (learn to set up your joystick correctly before commenting or maybe your just shit at using it).… Full Review »
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