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7.4
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Score Breakdown Based on 28 ratings
  1. 10 (3)
  2. 9 (6)
  3. 8 (7)
  4. 7 (5)
  5. 6 (4)
  6. 5 (3)
  7. 4 (0)
  8. 3 (0)
  9. 2 (0)
  10. 1 (0)

What Gamespot Users have to say about Wings (1990)

  • Rating:10

    One of the most underrated games of all time.

    This is one of the best games I've ever played, and I've played a hell of a lot of games. It is a World War One fliying game. I didn't call it a "flight simulator" because it combines 3D dogfighting with arcade style top... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8

    Flying Circus

    Wings is a game about World War 1 fighter planes. In those days airplanes were being used as a military weapon for the first time. The game takes you to some of the most savage battlefields of the war; Verdun and the Som... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8

    A classic WWI flight simulation.

    Most World War flight simulators involved a huge array of keys that needed operating in an equally confusing manner. The genius of Wings is that it's an arcade style simulator, and thus very easy to pick up and play. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    One of the most played games on my Amiga... a great WWI flight sim.

    I would say next to Red Baron, Wings is my second favorite WWI flight sim. You start your career in training where you complete one of 3 mission types: air combat, bombing run, or strafing run. For it's time, the gr... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    This remake of an Amiga classic has finally arrived on the GBA

    The strafing missions are my favorite part of the game, as a fan of the Strike series of games, I felt right at home in these areas. The key difference between this gameplay style in Wings and the Strike games is the div... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5.8

    Don't buy unless you have an intrest in WW1 Aviation

    I bought Wings because I like WW1 aviation and flight games. I made a bit of a mistake. Wings is O.K in some areas. The bombing missions are good. The Strafing missions are O.K and the dogfight missions are RUBBISH. They... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    If you want to buy Wings, think carefully about it. Then don't.

    Once upon a time, in the golden age of gaming, gamers were used to games that looked, frankly functional. Then came a company called Cinemaware. And Cinemaware said unto the gamers “Behold, gamers! Games can look as goo... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.6

    When i first played this game, i was a little dissapointed and put it down. A few months later i got bored and picked it up again and boy am i glad i did. The few bad things about This game is that it's a little difficu... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful