Dogfight 1942

 Xbox 360
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22

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  1. WriteFilmLive21
    Jan 2, 2013
    7
    Simple, easy to learn, and lots of fun, "Dogfight 1942" gives you all the action and excitement of high-flying aerial combat without the difficult controls or hard learning curve. Its arcade accessibility will appeal to a wide audience, even those who might avoid this kind of game, and it allows you to simply enjoy the game, soaring over beautifully-rendered land and sea in the midst ofSimple, easy to learn, and lots of fun, "Dogfight 1942" gives you all the action and excitement of high-flying aerial combat without the difficult controls or hard learning curve. Its arcade accessibility will appeal to a wide audience, even those who might avoid this kind of game, and it allows you to simply enjoy the game, soaring over beautifully-rendered land and sea in the midst of historical WWII battles and shooting down enemy planes with guns and missiles. Firing missiles accurately is easily the hardest thing to get a feel for, as there are no reticules or aim assists for you, and nailing shots will mean careful aiming and timing. You also have options for easily switching between fun camera angles, customizing your plane, and flying an impressive number of aircraft. It's great, simple fun and a joy to play.… Expand
  2. Attis48
    May 5, 2019
    5
    We wrote 2012, when City-Interactive's development publishing studio launched its II.VH flight game, the originally XBLA / PSN stuff for Combat Wings, Dogfight 1942. In the game, we can get into the skin of the Allied Powers pilot as soon as we can complete about 20-fold (but fleeting) missions, too. Selected 20 Iron Birds, among which we will find a number of iconic specimens (the EnglishWe wrote 2012, when City-Interactive's development publishing studio launched its II.VH flight game, the originally XBLA / PSN stuff for Combat Wings, Dogfight 1942. In the game, we can get into the skin of the Allied Powers pilot as soon as we can complete about 20-fold (but fleeting) missions, too. Selected 20 Iron Birds, among which we will find a number of iconic specimens (the English Spitfire fighter, among others). Most of the missions will take place in the region of Europe or the Pacific Islands (though, if I remember well, it includes a few African missions) .Among our tasks, the protection of our land / water units, the destruction of enemy terrestrial targets, will be included in addition to the single airstroke. for example, in the Pacific Ocean, we will have to do the weakening / destruction of the Japanese marine fleet a couple of times.S To have something to do with the name of the gama, a "Ace" pilot, one to face face to face on the sky riders, will get out of his ranks. liquidated. From the point of view of control, the gama clearly shifts towards the arcade line, no one expects to control the "flight simulations" of the PC, so it is easy to steer the machine bird (it is a surprising surprise that the behavior of the aircrafts turned out to be surprisingly realistic to the opposite of the arcade character.The arcade character is reinforced by the fact that we will have an infinite number of ammunition, and after a while our machine will recover the results of the battle in "self-healing mode". Graphics are not outstanding, but they bring XBLA / PSN quality. Airplanes and boats shake a pleasant sight, but no one would expect an Ace Combat visual world. Sound effects are in place, although the narration / visible narration in the transmitters has been poorly faded, even below the level of "j-category" movies. As I mentioned, the stuff is well. In the atmosphere, it has brought me the medium value, the story is not thrown up, but the intense air struggle is good. In the field of warranties, it is not a multi-day story, 3, max. Missions can be carried out in 5 hours.positive: easy maneuverability, all-tolerant visuals, sound effects, sometimes catching the mood (eg during missions to the Pearl Harbor), lots of decent aircraft

    negativity: short, forced narration / weak narration, after some time drowning missions, lack of online multiplayer    … Expand
  3. smackme
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    average flying shmup, xbox port is best out there (even better than pc ver). some interesting sorties and some bland ones.

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#36 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. GamingXP
    Oct 22, 2012
    69
    Dogfight 1942 offers beautifully designed airplanes and heroic scenes and invites you for a fly in the scenery of the year 1942.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Oct 3, 2012
    65
    As an arcade flight combat game, Dogfight 1942 is decidedly average.
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  3. DarkStation
    Sep 28, 2012
    70
    The base gameplay is solid, with smooth controls and the odd exciting mission. However the amount of content isn't large enough to keep you going for more than a couple of hours, though replaying certain missions with another player may extend that time.
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