Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

released on Jul 08, 2011

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

released on Jul 08, 2011

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is an arcade flight simulation set in a World War I and II scenario. During the seven campaigns the player has to fly and fight through over 48 missions. Before taking off, the player can choose between different aircrafts, each with different strengths and weaknesses. Within the missions the player gets different objectives like patrolling, sneaking, hit & run, bombing and escorting. Objectives are presented as dialogues between different characters. After some missions the player can upgrade one of his skills in order to maneuver the airplanes easier, have more endurance or have your wingman boosted. Further, the player can choose between two control schemes. Arcade and simulation. The first one makes the game easier to control, while the second one gives more options to control the aircraft. Beside the campaign the game also features several multiplayer modes, local and via internet for up to four players.


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Air Conflicts: Vietnam
Air Conflicts: Vietnam
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Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II
Air Conflicts: Aces of World War II
Air Conflicts
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You may be thinking to yourself, what is this game? Why have I never heard of it? Somehow Games Farm managed to stealth release this in late 2011 to little fanfare. Weirdly enough they managed to crack out 2 sequels before the end of the 360 lifespan. Air Conflicts is a story driven flight game set in WW2 featuring as you can guess an undercover french pilot completing secret missions. Despite not really enjoying this genre, there were certain aspects of the game which I enjoyed. It was easy to pick up and control. The story and cutscenes are quite nice and add a bit of reason to play. I also enjoyed the fact that a lot of the story was told as voice over conversations which go on as you play the level. Instead of skipping a 2 minute intro video, you can enjoy the story as you play the game. The mission structure is also quite nice. The game is cut into chapters, which each chapter featuring around 7 to 8 very short missions. It gives a game a nice pick up and play feel, and you don't get bogged down in checkpoints or find yourself repeating the same 20 minutes again and again. Unfortunately, Secret Wars commits the cardinal sin of game, it's not fun to play. Air battles are fairly bland and repetitive, the levels are quite boring and the stealth sections are weirdly frustrating considering that you don't really do anything. It's not bad, but I can't think of a good reason to pick this one up.