Red Baron II (Windows)

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Description

The much anticipated sequel to the first Red Baron, this game allows you to take to the skies once again in actual World War I aircraft. You are allowed to fly a wide variety of fighter craft (scouts, as they were called) from both sides in "instant action," single mission, and campaign modes. The campaign mode features a dynamic war front that is always changing based on the actions of you, your squadron, and all the other squadrons positioned along the Front.

The basic idea stays true to the original Red Baron, but with improved graphics, more realistic flight models, smarter AI, and a much larger, vibrant game world.

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Alternate Titles

• "Красный Барон 2" -- Russian title

Part of the Following Groups

• Aircraft: Airco DH.2
• Aircraft: Albatros D.II
• Aircraft: Albatros D.III
• Aircraft: Albatros D.V
• Aircraft: Fokker Dr.I
• Aircraft: Fokker D.VII
• Aircraft: Fokker E.III
• Aircraft: Halberstadt D.II
• Aircraft: Nieuport 11
• Aircraft: Nieuport 17
• Aircraft: Nieuport 28
• Aircraft: Pfalz D.III
• Aircraft: RAF S.E.5
• Aircraft: Sopwith Camel
• Aircraft: Sopwith Pup
• Aircraft: Sopwith Snipe
• Aircraft: Sopwith Triplane
• Aircraft: SPAD S.VII
• Aircraft: SPAD S.XIII
• Red Baron games
• Sierra/Dynamix Red Baron series

User Reviews

Highly underrated and often misunderstood.	David Bailey (14)	unrated
What a disappointment...	Ghost (130)
A horribly disappointing bug jar	Rick Jones (111)

Critic Reviews

Gameplay (Benelux)	Feb 02, 1998	91 out of 100	91
PC Games (Germany)	Jan 07, 1998	86 out of 100	86
PC Jeux	Jan, 1998	85 out of 100	85
PC Joker	Feb, 1998	80 out of 100	80
PC Player (Germany)	Jan, 1998	80 out of 100	80
PC Action	Jan, 1998	80 out of 100	80
Game.EXE	Jan, 1998	75 out of 100	75
Gamesmania.de	1997	70 out of 100	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Apr, 1998		60
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jan 23, 1998		50

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Trivia

Coupon

Some versions of Red Baron II included a coupon inside redeemable for a free Red Baron Premium brand Pizza. Amazingly, when online video game reviewer Clint Basinger of Lazy Game Reviews tried to redeem said coupon 17 years later, it turned out to still be valid. You can find the video here.

Patch

Sierra eventually released a patch for Red Baron II that fixed most of the glaringly obvious bugs and provided 3D support (hence the name change to Red Baron 3-D).

Information also contributed by Amayirot Akago and WildKard