Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II

by Graffiti Entertainment

Product Features

• 13 non-linear campaigns with more than 240 action-packed missions (patrols, manoeuvres, strategic bombing, air support, air superiority, interdiction, paratroops and supply deployment, prevent bombing missions).
• Authentic historical timeline and missions with focus on the gameplay.
• Play multiplayer with up to 8 players.
• Fly for the US Air Force, Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe or Red Army Air Force.
• Fly with 17 authentic planes (Spitfire, Mosquito, Avro Lancaster, He-111, Ju-87 Stuka, Bf-109, Gloster Meteor, Gotha 229, DB3, IL2, Lavochkin 5, Bisnovat 5, P-38, P-51, P-47 Thunderbolt, and B-17 Flying Fortress).

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000JGQD7O
• Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 4.1 x 6.9 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 31, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,760 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #14 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Action > Fighting

Product Description

Air Conflicts is an arcade flight simulator game set in World War II, featuring the aircraft of this period and historically inspired missions. The emphasis is on intense dogfights, daring bombing raids and exciting aerial missions. Fly with 17 authentic planes (Spitfire, Mosquito, Avro Lancaster, He-111, Ju-87 Stuka, Bf-109, Gloster Meteor, Gotha 229, DB3, IL2, Lavochkin 5, Bisnovat 5, P-38, P-51, P-47 Thunderbolt, and B-17 Flying Fortress). Play multiplayer with up to 8 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice game with some flaws, May 15, 2009

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L. Freese "Soulcommander" (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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Overall the game is nicely done. I would have given it 5 stars however there are a few things that do bother me about the game.
The load times are very long.
The mission briefing and follow up briefing after a mission are very hard to read. The print is so small. For us older gamers it makes it harder to read. I like to enjoy all aspects of a game and that includes how well I done and the mission briefing. Next time increase the letters just a bit.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good game for the price, May 18, 2009

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R. Jensen "www.motorspanish.com" (Norfolk, VA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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There are only a few games of this genre for the psp. While the Snoopy flying game is more fun to play, I do like flying all of the WWII planes. Even the experimental ones are represented. All in all, the game is worth a few hours of my time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite, December 28, 2009

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Jason C. - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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Air Conflicts: Aces of WWII is almost fun but has some fatal flaws that just make it annoying. First the nit-picky stuff: the writing is too small and the music is silly. The load times are excessive given the ordinary graphics, lack of video embeds, or interactive game teammates.

Now the serious flaws: on most boards there is no option to go back and replay that mission. Once you die or lose the mission, that's it, and the game moves you on to the next board without a chance to better yourself, your score, or to just play it again. This is explained in the manual as the war moving on or something, but this ruins gameplay. A few missions allow you to take off, but on most boards you just spawn near the fight then the game just ends when you complete the mission, without the opportunity to land back at base. Also, many of the boards are useless flying-through-waypoints missions, which is fine for an initial practice board, but not for several missions in a campaign. Finally, I understand this is not a flight simulator, but the pitch control is not nearly sufficient to dive steep enough to engage targets in a dive bomber or strafing profile, nor climb to attack enemy aircraft from below.

Overall, once you get through the aggravating load times, disable the music, and ignore the very arcade-ish play, it is kind of fun to "fly" in and against the different types of historic planes from both sides of the conflict and shoot them down. This novelty wears off quickly, however.