Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII

by Evolved Games

Product Features

• Highly realistic aircraft, advanced weather simulations and detailed landscapes with forests, citiesand more
• Historically-based missions -- over 40 in all
• Simulate flight in all kinds of weather
• Multiple camera views catch all the action

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FERQQM
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 5, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,508 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Iron Aces: Heroes Of WWII takes you to the action-packed Eastern Front conflicts of World War II. Feel the adrenaline rush as you roar through the skies looking for your next target. Fly a large range of mission types, from shootouts with enemies aircraft, to bombing runs and even escort missions. Choose your side and fly historically based missions in the skies above the city areas of Stalingrad and Berlin, in some of the most memorable planes from World War II.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars great if your 5 years old, June 9, 2006

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Christian Nielsen (ridge ny) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII (CD-ROM)

ok i own just about every flight sim out there and thought i would take a chance. the box looked impressive. but this came should be called card board aces . the graphics come across like early 1970s . it looks like you are flying if you can call it that crayon drawing. this is the worst attempt of a flight sim in the year 2006 i have ever seen . blazing angels got a lot of bad press. but the graphics are a 1000 times better then this flying cardboard drawing. with these new games you need at least a dell dimension 3000 and a new ati radeon card. but dont waste your money. sure the box looks great but its like buying a porsche with a moped engine. trust me go with il 2 or il 2 ace expansion pack it does not dissapoint

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible, Just Horrible, February 2, 2007

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R. Todd - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII (CD-ROM)

I paid $10 for it and it's not worth a penny. Poor graphics, poor controls, poor everything. Flight simulation is horrible. If a plane really had that bad a turning radius, it would take 10 miles to turn 180 degrees.

Reminds me of the original sub simulator game that I played on my original PC junior 20 years ago. This game is not much beyond that one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only fun for a little while, June 26, 2008

By 

Peach "Peach395" - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Iron Aces: Heroes of WWII (CD-ROM)

As did another reviewer, I bought this game at Target for $[...]. I don't think I'd buy it again, but it's not as bad as all the one star reviewers make it seem.

The graphics are actually decent, but the simulation engine is slow and choppy, even on a dual-core 3GHz PC. A couple of the missions were so choppy because of so many planes in the air that I almost stopped playing. However, most of the missions were entertaining, if not novel or as exciting as with some other simulation games.

In the end, I would have given this this game three stars, except that it misleads you into thinking there are "over 40 missions" - in reality, there are only 20, but they count each one twice because you can play each mission as either a fighter or a bomber. Whichever plane you use to complete each mission first (they must be done in order) is the only one whose "score" will count (which, I believe, is the same no matter how well you do).

It's an OK game, but don't throw your money at this unless there's nothing better and you just want something you haven't tried before.