Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII review

What's better than shooting Nazis in the face? Watching them plummet from the sky in a flame-gouting fireball

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Regardless of who you challenge to an air-duel, you're in for some intensely cinematic sky combat. The Follow Camera (engaged by holding the left trigger) focuses the camera on your current target and results in spectacular movie-like scenes of airborne assault. Couple the Follow Camera with unbelievably rendered skies and you have a palette for some amazing views of fight in-flight - such as when you peel around the rear of a German Messerschmitt, lining up your shot as the sun blooms from the overcast skies of Dunkirk.

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GenreFlight
DescriptionAwkward and oh so frustrating - it's WWII through and through.
Platform"Wii","Xbox","Xbox 360","PC","PS3"
US censor rating"Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen","Teen"
UK censor rating"12+","12+","12+","12+","12+"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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