- July 21, 2022
- Dire Wolf
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Wings of Glory is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game with a historical theme. It was developed by Dire Wolf and was released on July 21, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.
The year is 1917. High above Europe, colorful biplanes roar through the foggy skies as uncountable young men give up their lives in the trenches below. Take to the skies in Wings of Glory, the digital adaptation of Ares Games' board game of aerial combat! Take the helm of a World War I biplane in a tabletop strategy dogfight! Outwit and out-fly your opponents by playing Maneuvers determined by…
- Faithful and well-executed digital adaptation of the Wings of Glory tabletop miniatures game, capturing the strategic depth and turn-based maneuver mechanics.
- Simple to learn yet challenging to master gameplay with clear presentation, helpful tutorials, and smooth interface that streamline complex rules and enhance accessibility.
- Engaging solo, multiplayer, and custom scenarios offering varied mission types like dogfights, bombing runs, reconnaissance, and ground attacks, with cross-platform support.
- Very limited content at launch including small maps, a handful of planes compared to the tabletop version, no campaign mode or persistent progression, and lack of DLC or expansions.
- Small battle maps make tactical maneuvers frustrating, often forcing players off map boundaries and limiting the number of aircraft per battle, reducing replayability and strategic options.
- Online multiplayer suffers from a small or inactive player base, buggy lobby and matchmaking features, and a lack of developer communication or updates, leading to perceptions of abandonware.
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The game lacks a traditional campaign, instead offering a series of varied solo missions such as dogfights, bombing runs, reconnaissance, and trench strafing that simulate WWI aerial combat tactics. Players create a personalized narrative by assuming the role of a pilot, tracking progress, mission outcomes, and career advancement through a unique logbook system. While maps and battle size are limited, the story aspect emphasizes immersive, day-to-day pilot experiences and player-driven narrative creation.
“Single-player encounters include dogfights, bombing runs, escort missions, and reconnaissance-style objectives, each capturing a different aspect of WWI aerial tactics.”
“It's actually a 'narrative creation' game: you take on the role of a pilot, with a name, squadron, choose a specific plane, and write down the results of 'your' day to day missions.”
“In June 1918, the enemy began flying Dr-1… and 'your' story as a pilot in the First World War is being built: May 1918 - a 'bad day, eh?', your wingman was shot down, you, with the plane hit, find yourself alone against two triplanes... 'run, run!' - better to run away from the battle, survive and fight another day.”
“Other shortcomings of the game include maps that are too small, battles restricted to only six aircraft in total, and no campaign mode — only four generic single missions: dogfight, bombing run, recon, and trench strafing, along with challenge and online player versus player modes.”
“It's actually a 'narrative creation' game: you take on the role of a pilot with a name and squadron, choose a specific plane, and write down the results of 'your' day-to-day missions, which are determined by rolling dice to select the mission type. This lacks a structured story or meaningful progression.”
“The missions are repetitive and generic, revolving around dogfights, bombing, reconnaissance, or trench attacks without an immersive or engaging narrative, making the 'story' feel shallow and disconnected.”
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Wings of Glory is a tactical turn-based strategy game with historical theme.
Wings of Glory is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.
Wings of Glory was released on July 21, 2022.
Wings of Glory was developed by Dire Wolf.
Wings of Glory has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Wings of Glory for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Wings of Glory is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
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