Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2991 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Manufacturer's Description
Following the Xbox and Xbox 360 version, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII now conquers the PS3 and Wii! In this enhanced version of the game, you relive the famous air combats of WWII, from Western Europe to Pacific. Benefiting from new missions and special controller features unique to both the PS3 and Wii formats, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII will make you live WWII as if you have been part of it. Experience the most gripping and famous battles of WWII through the eyes of a squadron commander and ace fighter pilot. From the Battle of Britain, through the dramatic air combat of Pearl Harbor, the fierce fighting of Midway, and back to the battle for Berlin. Your piloting skills will create WWII history. Dominate the skies of Western Europe and the Pacific and bring your squadron of Blazing Angels back alive.

Customer Reviews

The best WW2 Simulator Ever!!!!!
I've played most of of the World War 2 simulators on the market i.e Call of Duty, Medal of Honour and so on, and I can safely say that you will never have as much fun on a games console as you will on Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW2.

It took me a while to get past the tutorial level but that may have been because I found the Nunchuck hard to control but i soon realised that you can change what you use control the plane and I now use the wii remote.

You quickly develop a virtual relationship with your Squadron as you journey through World War 2 in a plane of the era that you are currently in at that point in the game including Spitfires and Hurricanes. The best battle is easily the battle of Britain simply because it provides such a diverse range of gameplay and excitement. This is helped by the fact that you can command your squadron to Attack, Form up on you, defend and each member of you squadron has a different ability which is very useful when you have one plane tagging you that you can't catch and shoot down.

You get immense amusement from listenin to the witty banter amongst your squadrons and the allied forces. You also get to hear German and Japanese communications between their planes.

It does get harder as you proceed through the game but you are encouraged by the rating you get at the end of each mission and an overwhelming urge to fly the planes you have just unlocked.

Multiplayer mode is exceptional with a complete range of missions, some in co-op and some head on. You can choose to duel with the other player or join them as you enter a Dogfight with countless numbers of enemies. Multiplayer lets you have everything from the minute you put the disk in the slot and so you do no have to spend hours trying to complete it so that you can enjoy it with your friends.

Finally, this game has amazing graphics. Who says Wii graphics are rubbish? You can see the textures on the individual house of London. You can fly under and around the Eiffel tower. You can see the ripples of the water as you come in low across the sea to ambush a fleet of ships.

A must buy for anyone who loves gaming.

Good, but some motion sensing problems
I enjoyed this game a lot. The level difficulties are well pitched and both the dogfights and the bombings are very satisfying when done right. The campaign mode is fairly short, but after that there is a lot to perfect and do after finishing the main story.
The actual "game" aspect is good fun and there's plenty of it.

But now I come to the bad bit. When I first started on the first mission every thing started well and I completed it fairly easily. But by the time I got to the London mission I really noticed something wrong. When I selected the wiimote only sensitivity (you hold it on its side, like the racing games) and you turn it too far the the plane breifly goes out of control, allowing the tailing enemy plane to shoot you down. Having said that the game rarely puts you in a crucial situation so it doesn't effect you much.

All in all a good game, but it could be better.

Challenging but Enjoyable
The first thing to point out about Blazing Angels on the Wii is that it has not been developed specifically for Nintendo's platform. This means that whilst the controls do make use of the Wii's wireless motion detector interface, the manner in which they do so is not perfect. In fact after trying various options I found that the best way to play the game is with a combination of the Wii controller in motion sensitive mode to 'fly' the plane, and the nunchuck to control weapons and speed.

So if you are looking for a flight simulator that makes the most use of the Wii's unique features Blazing Angels is not that game. It tries hard but still falls short.

That being said, it is still a fun game. Placing you in the role of a WWII fighter pilot (American, but then you can't have everything) it offers you a variety of gaming options, from campaigns that combine aerial combat and bombing missions to straight arcade style dogfights.

Being on the Wii the graphics certainly aren't photorealistic, but their good enough for this sort of game, and the controls are intuitive enough to be easy to master. Actually mastering the game on the other hand, is an entirely different matter. This is certainly no push over, and it takes some practice in the air to get anywhere in either the campaign or arcade options.

Still, practising is half the fun, and there is a real feeling of reward when you do finally master a manouver and blast your target out of the sky. And who doesn't enjoy blasting enemy planes out of the sky. For that thrill alone this is worth the money.

Are there any real niggles. Well, the constant 'chat' from your wingmen gets pretty trying, but you can turn them off so that's just a minor whinge. More frustrating is the fact that whilst in campaign mode there are regular 'checkpoints' that you can restart at if you crash out during gameplay, you cannot save a game until you reach the end of a specific campaign. This means that you cannot stop half way through a successful campaign to do something else and pick up from the same spot later. When you get through three checkpoints, need to take a break and then have to restart from scratch it becomes a bit tiring.

Still if you want just a quick blast 'em session then you can always try the arcade option that simply involves blowing planes from the sky. This is the most accesible and fun part of the game. Its certainly the option I choose most often, not having the time or patience to win a whole campaign.

So overall Blazing Angels is not perfect, neither in terms of the use it makes of the Wii's features or in its own right as a game. Still, its fun, entertaining and allows you to play WWII flying ace. For those factors alone I would recommend it.