- May 4, 2020
- City Interactive S.A.
Combat Wings
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Windows
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"Combat Wings" is a thrilling WW2 air combat game set in the Battle of Midway. Take to the skies in various fighter, bomber, and reconnaissance planes, engage in intense dogfights, and stop the Japanese attack as a pilot and a ground AA gunner. Your efforts will determine the outcome of this critical Pacific battle.
- The game offers a fun arcade-style experience, especially for beginners in aircraft simulations.
- Graphics can be impressive for its time, with nice cockpit lighting and decent visuals during gameplay.
- The game provides a variety of missions and allows players to man different aircraft and guns, adding some diversity to the gameplay.
- The controls are limited to mouse and keyboard only, which can be frustrating and make aiming difficult.
- There are numerous bugs and mission scripting issues that can prevent players from completing objectives, leading to a frustrating experience.
- The game lacks depth and variety, with repetitive missions and a simplistic gameplay design that may not satisfy more experienced players.
story54 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story of "Combat Wings" centers around the U.S. Navy's World War II campaign during the Battle of Midway, featuring around 21 missions that often repeat similar objectives, such as destroying enemy carriers and fighters. While the setting is appreciated by fans of the Pacific front, the narrative execution suffers from bugs and mission scripting issues that can disrupt gameplay, leading to frustration. Overall, the missions are described as simple and short, lacking variety, which diminishes the overall storytelling experience.
“Once you've done that, you get an arcade flight game where you are part of the US Navy's World War II campaign around Midway from April through June 1942, and you get to play as a pilot or gunner in about 20 or so missions.”
“I always like seeing the Pacific front in World War II games; the Midway story is one of my favorites to follow, so this game was a treat.”
“There are 21 missions all around the Battle of Midway era in WWII, so no P-50 Mustangs.”
“The story here is on the level of Hiroshima at 8:16 am on August 6, 1945.”
“Once you play the campaign, the missions are always simple, very short and they repeat most of the missions aka 'destroy the carrier, destroy the fighters.'”
“There are problems with the mission scripting.”
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