Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory

Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
Developer(s)Shockwave Productions (BoB II)
Wild Hare Entertainment (ABSD)
Publisher(s)Tri Synergy, GMX Media(BoB II)
Wild Hare Entertainment (ABSD)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: 26 August 2005
  • NA: 12 September 2005
  • AU: 2006
Air Battles: Sky Defender
  • NA: 15 March 2007
Genre(s)Combat flight simulation
Mode(s)Single player

Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory is a Windows-based World War II combat flight simulator created by Shockwave Productions (currently known as A2A Simulations) and released in 2005. It is a remake of Rowan's Battle of Britain.[1][2] A cut-down version without the campaign was released in 2007, titled Air Battles: Sky Defender.[3]

Gameplay

Battle of Britain II can be played either as a flight simulator or as a strategy game, or both combined. The player assumes the role of pilot or a commander of the British RAF or the German Luftwaffe in Battle of Britain during Second World War in northern France and southern Britain.

Reception

Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory

Battle of Britain II received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Though receiving favourable reviews, several reviewers including IGN and Eurogamer cited technical issues such as bugs along with performance problems.[1][2]

Air Battles: Sky Defender

Air Battles received above-average reviews according to Metacritic.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Butts, Steve (28 November 2005). "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Clare, Oliver (15 October 2005). "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Mahood, Andy (June 2007). "Air Battles: Sky Defender". PC Gamer. Vol. 14, no. 6. Future US. p. 57.
  4. ^ a b "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ Kleffmann, Marcel (11 December 2005). "Test: Battle of Britain 2 - Wings of Victory". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Review: Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". Computer Games Magazine. No. 182. theGlobe.com. January 2006.
  7. ^ Lackey, Jeff (December 2005). "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 257. Ziff Davis. p. 90. Archived from the original on 15 February 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ Superpanda (22 June 2006). "Test: Battle of Britain 2 [sic]". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. December 2005.
  10. ^ "Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory". PC Gamer. Vol. 12, no. 10. Future US. October 2005. p. 66.
  11. ^ a b "Air Battles: Sky Defender". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  12. ^ Todd, Brett (23 April 2007). "Air Battles: Sky Defender Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2023.