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Description

Blazing Angels is an air combat arcade game putting the player at the command of a fighter squadron in the Second World War. It's a pick-up-and-play type of game, with easy-to-grasp controls and an almost non existent learning curve.

The action covers the most important moments of the WWII, from the Battle for England to the bombing raids over Berlin, but also warps a bit the history to make for some entertaining if fictitious moments (i.e. you get to fly over Normandy on D-Day, save the day at Pearl Harbor, etc). The gameplay is quite varied, with about 18 flyable planes during the SP campaign (fighters, recon planes, dive, torpedo and level bombers) and diverse tasks and locations that prevent the game from being overly repetitive, despite a general dogfighting approach. The basic squadron command system and the specific abilities of the wingmen lend a bit of a tactical flavor to the game.

There are a dozen multiplayer game modes available: solo (Dogfight, Seek and Destroy & Aces High), co-op (Dogfight, Onslaught, Bombing Run, Kamikaze and Historical Missions) and squad-based (Dogfight, Capture the Base, Bombing Run and Kamikaze).

Alternate Titles

  • "熾焰飛將" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "炽天使:二战空骑兵" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Ангелы Смерти: Асы Второй Мировой" -- Russian title

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The Press Says

Game Captain Apr 03, 2006 87 out of 100 87
PC Action May 18, 2006 82 out of 100 82
Gamigo Apr 27, 2006 8 out of 10 80
UOL Jogos Apr 18, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameStar (Germany) May, 2006 72 out of 100 72
GameSpot Apr 24, 2006 6.9 out of 10 69
IGN Mar 27, 2006 6.8 out of 10 68
Jeuxvideo.com Mar 30, 2006 13 out of 20 65
PC Powerplay May, 2006 41 out of 100 41
JeuxVideoPC.com Apr 18, 2006 7 out of 20 35

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This entry was contributed by Kabushi (43702), Eduard Pandele (23) and Yearman (13337)
 

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