Customer Reviews

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

This game does NOT work with joysticks (well, it works, but planes immediately do a barrel-roll into the ground, evidently a mapping problem which you can't correct on your own - I tried!) - specifically, I have a Logitech Force3DPro, which works great w/other flight sims. This game is a poor port of an XBOX 360 game, and it even gives instructions for the XBOX in the tutorial. To activate the flight controls, you hit keys - A, D, E, etc. - only problem is control surface are "full on" or "full neutral" - no in-between. So the planes jump around and rarely go where you want them to, and almost impossible to land. Graphics are ok, but not great. Maybe when Ubisoft has a fix available to make it work with a proper joystick, this it would be worth $10 to $12 USD. Otherwise, it's junk. I bought it for the PC, 'cause the XBOX 360 is STILL unavailable...last time I'll do that. Total waste of $40.

Well here is everything that is wrong about gaming. Developers release a flying game for PC before they even test it with a joy stick! I don't know about the rest of you but I don't use one of those crummy X-Box controllers on my PC. So basically what you have here is a flying game with planes that are impossible to fly, and that as everybody knows, is a lot of fun. Add that to the fact that you cannot return your purchase and you have a net loss of $40.00. Go ahead and wait for this one to show up in the bargain bin and then buy something else. Yes I am sure that now that they know there is a problem they will rush to patch it, but even when it is fixed I will not advise people to buy this game. I won't reward game companies that act like this. Just let them continue to wonder why PC game sales are dropping.

Because there is no support for my Saitek AV8R joystick through the game. I had a tough time with the controls at first and was disappointed, but after a few hours of tweeking I got everything mapped perfectly. Now game play definitly more enjoyable!

All you guys complaining about no joystick support is untrue. You need to learn how to use the mapping software that comes from your joystick manufacturer or go back to playing on your xbox or playstation. PC's are not for you.

The planes are stunning. The scenery is very realistic. The game is hard but not too hard. Excellent balance between arcade and sim. Its just enough arcade to keep it simple and just enough sim to keep realistic.

This is by far the worst game ever. It does not work on a PC despite the advertisement. I have a high end computer and the game consistently will crash the computer. It is unfortunate that they would release the game before it is ready to be used. And unfortunately I do not know how to get my money back for a faulty software game.

after reading the reviews on amazon i was not going to buy it, but lets be honest you must have an updated computer, the install was a little tricky but i contacted ubi soft and in 15 minutes i was up and running , i had the guy at game stop demo it for me and was impressed, i own just about every flight sim game but the graphics are nice you get to fly over towns and villages in ww 1 plane and take on newer planes the last ubi soft game i bought was heros of the pacific and i was dissapointed but on my first run this game kept my attention for an hour and a half. perhaps the people that complain need to upgrade there computers i use the best ati radeon video card my dell dimension 3000 can handle and have done every upgrade on the system, you do not need to spend 4000 dollars on a gaming computer to make these games that go for 39.00 work. . i was able to manuever the planes nicely even with out the joystick plugged in for the money i paid im very happy with the game

OK older WW2 air combat game.

Price can't be beat!

Works well with an older PC running Windows XP Pro SP3; DirectX 9.0c; HIS ATI Radeon HD4670 AGP8x ; and an older MS Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 USB Joystick.

Will update later -- going to try out an old CRT 3D PC running NVIDIA 3D driver 91.31 and see how that goes.

I was excited to get this game as I have played this at Disney's Quest however, once loaded you cannot control this game except by keyboard and mouse. I have purchased the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick and the game is simply out dated for a flight stick. I have downloaded the demo for Wings of Prey: WWII Air Combat and it works great with the Thrustmaster and Windows 7 So I ordered that along with Locked On Platinum.

I bought this game not expecting much, but I was itching for a new WWII flight sim, so I got it anyways. First off, if you're used to other sims (like Jane's WWII Fighters), you're going to want to remap the controls. There's a key that allows the plane to make a perfect turn automatically, but this is really counterintuitive, so I tweaked it so I could use the aileron and elevator controls to maneuver the plane, and that made all the difference in the world.

One big strength this game has is the follow camera, which stays centered on your target when held down. It's tricky to use this effectively at first, but once you've mastered it, you'll be blowing enemy planes out of the sky left and right. Tip: Using the follow camera and the brake will improve your dogfighting dramatically.

Now, onto the weaknesses. The level of difficulty is surprisingly steep, and the missions get tougher and tougher as you go on. You'll often face waves and waves of enemy planes that you have to take down virtually on your own. The torpedo and photo recon missions are particularly frustrating; the aiming reticle for the torpedos is very touchy and takes a lot of patience, which you'll soon run out of when you're flying into a hail of anti-aircraft fire. Same with the photo function, though it's somewhat less dangerous. Finally, no matter how you map the controls, if you're using the keyboard, you'll probably develop arthritis at an early age.

Overall, I recommend this game if you're a WWII buff who has some patience and time to adjust the game to your liking. You can fly a large variety of different British, American, Japanese, and German planes, the graphics are great (though I can only run it on medium settings), and it's pretty intense and exciting at times.

While installing the game, basking in the promise only new games can bring, I decided to pass the time by checking out the reviews here on Amazon. Everyone rips this game apart. Having just bought a new joystick for this game, I was especially concerned by everyone's disappointment with how the game played with one.

After installing the game, it gave me an error message on startup. Reseraching it on Ubisoft's Knowledgebase revealed that the game requires that you install the same DirectX 9.0c that's included. That's wierd, but after a reinstall, I was good to go.

On my first flight, my plane lifted off and immediately spun into the groud uncontrollably. After fiddling around with the controls, I found out my throttle was being used as my roll. Fixing the problem with some common sense joystick configurations fixed everything and the game is both great to play and good for joystick use. The problem would of been avoided if Logitech woud of had the pre-defined button configurations ready, but they haven't come out yet since the game is so new.

Overall, this really is a fun game that looks and plays great. Nothing extraordinary must be done to overcome any initial problems.

My joystick doesn't work properly and after reading the Ubi forum it looks like 80% of the people out there are having the same problems. I hope I can get a refund for this trash. Their patches don't work either. WASTE OF $$