Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory

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Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
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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]

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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]

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