WWII Aces
{{Short description|2008 video game}}
{{for|flying aces of WWII|List of World War II flying aces}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = WWII Aces
| image = WWII Aces Cover.jpg
| developer = Arcade Moon
| publisher = Destineer
| designer =
| engine =
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|March 21, 2008}}
| genre = Flight simulation
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Wii
}}
WWII Aces is a flight simulator video game set in World War II for the Wii, developed by Slovak studio Arcade Moon.
Gameplay
WWII Aces allows players to choose to play as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, or the Red Army Air Force. It features 12 planes including: Spitfire, Stuka, and Mosquito bomber. The game also puts players in battles such as the Battle of Dunkirk, and the Battle of the Bulge. The game has similar controls to that of the Wii version of Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII. The game also features over 70 missions where the player is given the task of strategic bombing, air support, paratrooper drops, etc.{{cite press release | url = http://www.destineerstudios.com/destineer/press/press_releases/wwii_aces.html | title = The Aerial Combat of World War II is Unleashed as Destineer Announces 'WWII Aces' for the Wii™ | publisher = Destineer Studios | date = 14 December 2007 | accessdate = 17 October 2012 | archive-date = 3 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130503130149/http://www.destineerstudios.com/destineer/press/press_releases/wwii_aces.html | url-status = live }}
Each country in the game has four planes to choose from: a fighter, a dive bomber, a heavy bomber, and a special project plane.
Reception
The game received negative reviews. Criticism was focused on unresponsive controls, bad graphics, and being frustrating.
- GameSpot - 3.5/10{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/wii/sim/wwiiaces/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gsupdates&tag=updates;title;1 | title = WWII Aces Review | date = 6 May 2008 | first = Brian | last = Fishman | publisher = GameSpot | accessdate = 17 October 2012}}
- IGN - 4.5/10{{cite news | url = http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14224276.html#reviews | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217094844/http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14224276.html#reviews | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 17, 2007 | title = WWII Aces Review | author = IGN Entertainment | date = 6 May 2008 | accessdate = 17 October 2012}}
- Metacritic - 41/100{{Cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/ww2aces?q=wwii%20aces | title = WWII Aces | publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = 17 October 2012}}
- GameRankings - 37/100{{cite web | url = http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/944542-wwii-aces/index.html | title = WWII Aces | publisher = GameRankings | accessdate = 17 October 2012 | archive-date = 2 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121002215421/http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/944542-wwii-aces/index.html | url-status = live }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.destineerstudios.com/ Destineer Studios website]
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:North America-exclusive video games
Category:Video games about the Battle of the Bulge
Category:Video games developed in Slovakia