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Battlehawks 1942

Moby ID: 226

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Average score: 76% (based on 7 ratings)

Player Reviews

Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 7 ratings with 1 reviews)

Less than perfect, but still very good WWII flight sim

The Good
This was the first WWII flight sim game I played and I loved it. There is a plethora of options, settings and missions to play, from both sides of the war, Americans and Japanese.

The Bad
The game has 3 main issues.
1) The framerate suffers a lot when there is a lot going on in the battle. Even back in the 80s it felt bad, but it had the charm to win you over.
2) No joystick control. Yes, for a flight simulator. You can only use the mouse with the keyboard, or just the keyboard.
3) No dynamic campaign, which to be fair wasn't something you would get back then.

The Bottom Line
A solid but flawed flight simulator of the Pacific theatre of WWII between Japan and USA. I love it and I still play it, but new comers who are scared of low framerates might want to avoid it.

I did an extensive review of the game on my YouTube channel so if anyone wants to check it there, please feel free.

Atari ST · by trusteft (6) · 2022

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Critic reviews added by Terok Nor, Jo ST, Patrick Bregger.