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Rowan's Battle of Britain - PC

by Take 2 Interactive

Platform : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95 |

Rated: Everyone

25 ratings

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From the creators of MiG Alley comes Rowan's Battle of Britain. The game offers an environment of 800 square miles to recreate the famous air war over WWII Britain. Choose to go on raids with 1,000 other Luftwaffe aircraft, or respond with fellow 200 Royal Air Force fighters. Fly the Spitfire RAF fighter, Hurricane RAF fighter, Me 109 Luftwaffe fighter, Me 110 Luftwaffe twin-engine fighter, or the Ju87 Stuka dive-bomber, then act as a gunner in Junkers 88, Heinkel 111, or the Dornier 17. The virtual cockpits feature interactivity, which allows for realistic engine management. Play a campaign from the perspective of either a pilot or commander, where the Artificial Intelligence can be set up to react historically or with the benefit of 60 years of hindsight. Alternately, play quick missions to jump right into the action. Hide in and behind cloud banks, listening to radio chatter as you prepare to strike, escort, or intercept. The landscape model features elevated sections in simulated city areas and a coastline that blends the sea and land.

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ASIN

B00004VWUE

Release date

January 31, 2001

Customer Reviews

25 ratings

3.0 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#120,262 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#11,244 in PC-compatible Games

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Return Policy

This product is non-returnable and non-refundable.

Package Dimensions

9.3 x 7.9 x 1.6 inches; 1.04 pounds

Rated

Everyone

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Item Weight

1.04 pounds

Manufacturer

Take 2 Interactive

Date First Available

June 30, 2000

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Kevin B

A tad shy of brilliancy.....

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2001

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This game has classic written all over it - *IF* it is fixed. When properly functioning (which it does for me), the game is stunning and one of the best looking games I have ever played.
Animated white caps on the oceans, London, and huge clouds of planes make this an immersive epic of unparalleled proportions.
Unfortunantly, there are numerous issues with installation - and more with the campaign and computer AI. It is obvious that that Empire took what Rowan had at the time and dumped it on the public.
Tech support is non-existant and there is no word of a patch to take care of all the issues. In other words, it's a crying foul shame that a game this brilliant is left to rot...

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Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018

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Good game, not original package but that is ok

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Merrill J. Sauriol

a big pain

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2001

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This sim causes many system problems and their teck. support is a joke. I have the most up to date system available in the market. What a pain!

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M. Hickman

Massive let down

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2001

After reading all the major reviews like avault.com and gamespot.com I was expecting a fun, engrossing, exciting flight sim about the historical battle of Britain. I was severely disapointed. I have a Wingman 3D joystick and even after alot of calibration the controls were still a little ify. The graphics were nothing special, the planes had reasonably good rendering the ground was a flat texture tiled over and over hundreds of time which is to be expected but still disapointing. The only real fun i could find besides taking my Spitfire into huge drones of Luftwafe bombers was playing the gunners on the German bombers. This was loads of fun. You can play as a tail gunner, top, belly, and front gunner. The interface for the campaigns(the primary portion of the game) was dificult to understand and took a lot of getting used to , and most controls were not exactly intuitive. Overall the game has strong and weak points but on the whole you would be better off buying a Jane's flight sim over this one. By the way don't even try this game if you don't have a joystick it is unbearable.

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John Dynan

Hey, not so fast...

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2002

...It is still difficult to fly and even experienced simmers would be advised to start with the "novice" flight model. The AI is a lot better than in, say, CFS2 but it's not perfect. The best thing to do is to get the aftermarket patch form BDG (Battle of Britain Developers Group) which solves almost all the problems whilst improving the graphics and gameplay and is a free download. Check at SimHQ.com for details. The overall improvements to the game, along with the dynamic campaign, suddenly make this worth having...as long as you're prepared to spend a lot of time setting it up.

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This is worth less than a dollar. Do not buy it. Return it.

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2001

I will not say much about this game, but here are a few words:
1 - No command reference card for a flight simulator? It is almost as if the publishers never played one.
2 - It will perform poorly on your machine, if it starts at all, even if your machine far surpasses the recommended specs.
3 - Graphics are jittery and controls are way too sensible even if you try different joystick settings, or different joysticks. I tried both analog and digital joystics, and 2 different game pads, and all perform terribly.
4 - Do not buy it. Wait until the publisher puts out a serious fix patch and wait for feedback.
You will be better off spending $... at the local Wal-Mart and buying Jane's WW2 Fighters, which is far superior to anything on the market today, and that game was released on 1998.
If you really want to spend some money on a flight simulator and do not mind being somewhat disappointed, buy B-17 II, at least it will provide some entertainment value. If you want something decent, get Crimson Skies, CFS1, CFS2, or any of the semi-free on-line simulators.
I cannot believe I bought BoB. I thought I would have had as much fun as I had with Lucas Arts 1990's "Their Finest Hour" or "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe". I think even the infamous "Luftwaffe Commander" is better than this.
My final word is - This gets negative 5 stars.

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Ser Bluhair

The Pauly Shore of Flight Sims - too flaky for my taste

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2002

Judging by the 25+ reviews here, a few people who buy this game will find it runs on their machines, and love it, and many many more will find it plain doesn't work, even after much searching for fixes on the web. I fall in the latter group - I can't control my planes since any throttle or flight stick movement (on my DIGITAL joystick!) causes extreme roll and pitch. In chase view I can see my flaps constantly jittering up and down even when I have my hands folded in my lap. Minor throttle adjustments cause extreme rolls to the left or right (i.e. not torque). I can fire up IL2 or EAW or Jane's WWII fighters or Jane's Attack Squadron and fly with the eagles but with BoB in the CD tray I'm just another spastic kamikaze. In the classic 'space-sim' Wing Commander 3 there is a particular mission where, should you choose to have a second drink at the bar, your joystick inputs are reversed for your next flight. BoB nicely simulates flying after barrels of ale or gallons of schnapps but I can't find the 'Inebriation off' toggle in the setup screens. How a modern game can interpret digital stick and throttle inputs as if coming from an analog stick with flaky pots is puzzling, but realize that if you buy this game you run a real risk of getting an unplayable sim in exchange for your money.

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