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91
Zzap!
It's 50 years ago this summer that the classic aerial conflict of World War 2 was fought out over the skies of Old Blighty. Lucasfilm takes us back to when almost all of Europe was under the German jackboot and Hitler planned to invade Britain...
91
CU Amiga
When the Battle of Britain was finally over the RAF had suffered losses totaling over three hundred, nothing compared with the twelve hundred plus German fighters and bombers which fell prey to Britain’s Hurricanes and Spitfires. Though it looks slightly similar to Lucasfilm’s other flight sim Battle Hawks, Their Finest Hour possess a far superior depth in both gameplay and design.
The first thing you will want to check out are the planes. These range from single seat fighters such as the Spitfire through to medium bombers such as the German HE 111 and the JU 88. Each handles differently, with some of the larger planes coming equipped with tail guns, 20mm cannons and bombs.
90
Amiga Format
You can keep your Retaliators and keep your supersonic high altitude bombers. What you really want are good of Spitfires and Messerschmitts to go dogfighting in – or so Lucasfilm will have us believe in their follow up to the great
Battlehawks 1942.
Anyone with even a basic knowledge of recent British history will recognise the immortal words used in the title, so it is no shock to find out that this game is a combat flight sim based on aircraft that were around in the first half of the Second World War.
81
Amiga Action
Following in the footsteps of their previous release, Battlehawks 1942, Lucasfilm have released Their Finest Hour: Battle of Britain which simulates the various battles that occured in the second world war between, the British and the Germans.
79
Power Play
Endlich ist die feine Luftkampfsimulation "Their finest Hour" auch auf dem Amiga erhältlich. Besonders gut ist bei dieser Version der tolle Sound gelungen. Leider wurde dafür bei der Grafik etwas gemurkst. Zwar ist diese farbenprächtig, aber trotz einstellbaren Detailstufen langsam.
77
Amiga Joker
Acht verschiedene Flugzeuge stehen zur Auswahl, selbstverständlich keine modernen Düsenjäger, sondern uralte Maschinen aus dem zweiten Weltkrieg. Man kann entweder für England mit einer Spitfire beziehungsweise einer Hurrican in die Schlacht ziehen oder sich einen der deutschen Bomber aussuchen. Wofür man sich auch entscheidet, vor dem Einstieg ins richtige Kampfgetümmel ist die Teilnahme an den vier angebotenen Trainingsmissionen auf alle Fälle zu empfehlen. Beim Schießen auf herumkreisende Flugzeuge wird der richtige Umgang mit der Bordkanone geübt, eine weitere Mission führt einen in die Kunst des Startens/Landens ein, zuletzt lernt man schließlich fremde Flugzeuge aufzuspüren und mit gezielten Schüssen vom Himmel zu holen.
50
Amiga Power
Captures the flavour of WWII. Poor graphics, no detail, pretty slow. Loads of options will keep you at it almost as long as the real war.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| AI |
How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be |
4.0 |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
4.0 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
4.0 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
5.0 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
3.0 |
| Overall MobyScore (1 vote) |
4.0 |
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