Beautiful graphics, but the controls are a bit too hard.

User Rating: 5 | Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII X360
They take a perpetually exciting subject, throw in some gorgeous backgrounds, and then they give you a plane that doesn't listen to what you want. What could go wrong?

Whoever thought of putting the speed lever on the exact same side of the controller as the directional stick is placed 99% of the time, needs to be bapped with several pillows. This little flaw means that every time you try to change direction, you will probably throw your speed into overdrive, and good luck doing a flip-over without tagging into the ground.

The village church looks lovely, though.

This game wins the award for longest and least responsive tutorial ever. The plane has trouble cornering in midair, which is always a pain when you're surrounded. I didn't know you had to do the same thing nine million times, as well as follow up tough exercises with babyish simple ones, in order for things to count. Did they write the book when they were hopped up on cold medicine?

Oh well. True history buffs who are used to arduous flight simulators will probably get a real kick out of this one. You can't fault the graphics, which are lovely, and the layout is quite intelligent. It's just that I like games in which even the average dope, like myself, can quickly become competent. Not too easy, but not too tough, either. I am sorry to say that this promising game had a hard time putting boots under its desire to move.