World of Warplanes

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 316 Ratings

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  1. br_1985_tp
    Nov 12, 2013
    9
    Nice arcade for those who are not deep into flight simulators. The game has changed greatly since alpha and I do see a great future for it. Single premium with WoT makes things even better... haha
  2. bamboozler
    Nov 13, 2013
    9
    Very nice game, a lot of fun and easy to start a match! Love the sound, the maps (they're beautiful!!) and the plane models. You want to have fun with friends? Download this free-to-play game!!
  3. MajorMadMike
    Nov 13, 2013
    10
    Best fun I've had with friends in ages! Great game! It's fast and furious! Just love the airplane models and some of the maps are downright beautiful.
  4. StarsAndSripes
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    Absolutely best free to play aviation game right now. Playing from Beta and it worth every minute spend. And thing I like the most is that it is really fun and intense dogfight here. And you personally can destroy 4-5 enemy planes and change the result of the battle. Not like in some other projects where you can change nothing. Just on my way to top-tiers planes right now and it's cool.
  5. Cookadoodledoo
    May 20, 2014
    10
    Best fun I've had for ages. Can't leave it alone! I've always been a big fan of World Of Tanks and I was hoping that Warplanes would live up to the same quality. And it does!
  6. TerryBoy
    Dec 9, 2013
    8
    WoWP firefights are spectacular, exciting, sudden and stormy. I'm arcade fan so like everything in the game. Waiting for new wargaming games! Well done guys!
  7. r3AdY
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    I play and love World of Tanks because of its tactical and strategic depth in the gameplay. It is in general all about teamplay in this game. With World of Warplanes it is way more challanging to work as a team because there is no way to press the brake and wait for comrades.

    Its more about a thrilling combination of understanding the enemy moves, fly manouvers and hit the enemy in the    I play and love World of Tanks because of its tactical and strategic depth in the gameplay. It is in general all about teamplay in this game. With World of Warplanes it is way more challanging to work as a team because there is no way to press the brake and wait for comrades.

    Its more about a thrilling combination of understanding the enemy moves, fly manouvers and hit the enemy in the right moment. Very hard to master but a lot of fun!    … Expand
  8. Kolbasoff
    Nov 18, 2013
    10
    Easy to learn and hard to master. Proven formula which works in WoWp as well. I've played it since beta started and I plan to continue. It’s worth it.
  9. BDNeon
    Nov 9, 2015
    10
    World of Warplanes has often been thought of as the runt of the Wargaming litter, but I feel that's rather unfair. The game has very fast and frantic gameplay, with good emphasis on tactics. You may get into a dogfight with an enemy plane that out-turns you, while luring him into a descending tail chase at slower and slower speed, until you reach your optimum altitude and slam on theWorld of Warplanes has often been thought of as the runt of the Wargaming litter, but I feel that's rather unfair. The game has very fast and frantic gameplay, with good emphasis on tactics. You may get into a dogfight with an enemy plane that out-turns you, while luring him into a descending tail chase at slower and slower speed, until you reach your optimum altitude and slam on the engine boost, leaving him in your dust as you set up for an attack run once he gets far enough away. The population issue is still noticeable, but there are now fairly competent bots as of update 1.9 that help to fill matches. Give it a try.… Expand
  10. Alex__
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    Swift and fun battles in the sky on sweet old planes. But you have to learn basic flight rules for fully enjoy the game. And yes, single gold (in game money) and premium hangar with World of Tanks are brilliant features
  11. Thunderballs
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    Fun game. Easy to learn, hard to master. Don't listen too hard to QQers about "pay2win" the game is anything but. You can buy planes for that are intentionally designed to have worse performance than planes earned through playing the game. The only real benefit of spending cash would be to reduce the amount of grinding as premium accounts earn increased experience per game. All in all theFun game. Easy to learn, hard to master. Don't listen too hard to QQers about "pay2win" the game is anything but. You can buy planes for that are intentionally designed to have worse performance than planes earned through playing the game. The only real benefit of spending cash would be to reduce the amount of grinding as premium accounts earn increased experience per game. All in all the game is very fun, fast paced arcade flight game. Don't confuse this game with a flight simulator, it is not designed around realism, only historical accuracy.… Expand
  12. Grimtester
    Nov 15, 2013
    9
    If you are looking for a really tense and fast air combat game, this surely is a game for you. This game is really balanced around game mechanics. If you like to play fast and maneuverable fighters, they will have low hp and medium damage output, but if you are one of those that like to play a heavy fighters, you will get a really tough plane and a really good damage output however youIf you are looking for a really tense and fast air combat game, this surely is a game for you. This game is really balanced around game mechanics. If you like to play fast and maneuverable fighters, they will have low hp and medium damage output, but if you are one of those that like to play a heavy fighters, you will get a really tough plane and a really good damage output however you can't maneuver as good as the fighters, so watch your back!

    This game is a nice relief from other games where your pilots get knocked out and your plane crash instantly after a few shots. Game play Realism any day!    … Expand
  13. Honkyface
    Apr 23, 2014
    9
    Good. It has excellent graphics, +1, detailed. It takes a while to enter a battle, -1. Lots of options, +1. Stall mechanics are crappy, -1. Easy to learn, hard to master. Skill wins over god-like planes, to stop noobs from dominating, +1. Game pace is great, +1, terrain is interesting, +1. Stunting alone can be fun. For pilots who are not competent, there is the option to make groundGood. It has excellent graphics, +1, detailed. It takes a while to enter a battle, -1. Lots of options, +1. Stall mechanics are crappy, -1. Easy to learn, hard to master. Skill wins over god-like planes, to stop noobs from dominating, +1. Game pace is great, +1, terrain is interesting, +1. Stunting alone can be fun. For pilots who are not competent, there is the option to make ground targets go bang! +1 (ground targets include: warehouses, anti-aircraft guns, etc)… Expand
  14. BigOlMoose
    Dec 30, 2013
    9
    I've played this game since closed beta. I've logged over 3000 battles over 100s of hours. I feel I'm well qualified to make an assessment of the game.

    World of Warplanes(wowp) is a free-to-play, world war II, flight sim. (Keep reading!) Unlike so many other free-to-play titles, this one IS NOT "pay-to-win". There is no way to gain ANY advantage over other players through real money! It    I've played this game since closed beta. I've logged over 3000 battles over 100s of hours. I feel I'm well qualified to make an assessment of the game.

    World of Warplanes(wowp) is a free-to-play, world war II, flight sim. (Keep reading!) Unlike so many other free-to-play titles, this one IS NOT "pay-to-win". There is no way to gain ANY advantage over other players through real money! It is extremely fair and well-balanced.

    Many complain that the flight physics are inaccurate. This is true, but they don't hold the game back. They have been dumbed-down to increase accessibility for non-flight-sim-enthusiasts. This is not to say they are non-existent. It's still possible to stall, climb too high, dive too fast, et cetera. WoWp makes flying fun & easy. Don't be fooled into thinking gameplay is easy though...

    Another common complaint is the balance of planes. Many claim some planes are significantly better than others. This is true, but most people overlook an important point: For every advantage a plane has, it has a weakness as well. Also, many of the core players (those playing 2-3 hours daily) are aircraft & flight enthusiasts. These guys are going to stomp you... regardless of the plane they fly.

    Complaints that are misunderstood, are the framerate and lag problems. The game's minimum requirements are actually far lower than they should be. On low-end machines, the game has all sorts of problems. AMD dual-core processors can actually cause endless disconnection issues. (Strange but true!) WoWp's framerate is highly dependent on BOTH the CPU & video card. Having a low framerate is essentially the same as having internet lag. Either one will render the game unplayable.

    Another misconception is the variety of planes available. Many complain that certain aircraft are not in WoWp. Well, these planes are on the way. The developers decided to release planes in groups, and over time. (Most likely due to them advancing the release date.) They decided to leave out dedicated, high-altitude bombers though.

    The last (and most important) reason WoWp gets so much hate is the "War Thunder" players. They hate WoWp because it isn't exactly like War Thunder. I don't think that's fair. Sure, comparing the games is fair, but hating one or the other because they are not identical is just silly. There are positive and negative aspects of War Thunder that have nothing to do with WoWp at all.

    Taken as a whole, WoWp is a great game. It's free. It's easy to pick up and play. Fighting is fast and intense. Spending money on the game won't make you better. Servers go down for only 15-20 minutes every 24 hours. The graphics are mind-blowing, even on the lowest settings!    … Expand
  15. GY6RU
    Jul 4, 2016
    10
    Отличная аркада про самолеты. Намного лучше чем ваша кака вар тендер. Плюсы игры это нормальная система прокачки а также много разных самолетов от реальных и до тех которые были только в планах. Одним словом тем кто играет в тундру ижалуется типа игра плохая физики нет то знайте что в кораблях и танках физики тоже нормальной то нет поэтому если вам нужно реалестично летающие самолетыОтличная аркада про самолеты. Намного лучше чем ваша кака вар тендер. Плюсы игры это нормальная система прокачки а также много разных самолетов от реальных и до тех которые были только в планах. Одним словом тем кто играет в тундру ижалуется типа игра плохая физики нет то знайте что в кораблях и танках физики тоже нормальной то нет поэтому если вам нужно реалестично летающие самолеты советую стать настоящим пилотом и летать например на новых планерах для трюков… Expand
  16. boomryr
    Mar 14, 2021
    10
    игра хорошая!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. CherrieMP
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    Good game. A lot of planes. Really impressive. It's a pity that updates are released quite rarely, but the developers delight with frequent events.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. Eurogamer Portugal
    Mar 11, 2014
    60
    World of Warplanes will continue to evolve, now let’s await the third and final game of the World trilogy, Battleships.
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  2. Level7.nu
    Feb 16, 2014
    60
    World of Warplanes is a fun, arcady game with quick and exciting battles. It should have a bit better presentation and immersion even though the game isn't about that. Its easy action, and hopefully a small taste of something that the developers will add with more functions.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Feb 13, 2014
    70
    Simplified flying is not even remotely as grabbing as tank battles. [Dec 2013]
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