Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation

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Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation
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Developer(s) Artech Digital Entertainment
Publisher(s) Accolade
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS
Release
  • WW: 1989
Genre(s) Simulation

Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation is a 1989 video game developed by Artech and published by Accolade.

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Gameplay

Blue Angels is a flight simulator. [1]

Reception

Lt. H. E. Dille reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Blue Angels deserves a fair amount of consideration based on novelty alone. As such, the product is recommended, with [...] reservations, to PC pilots seeking a change of pace." [2]

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Blue Angels the 3rd-worst computer game ever released. [1]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World . No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
  2. Dille, Lt. H. E. (April 1990). "The NAVY'S ANGELS: Accolade's Formation Flight Simulation". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 70. pp. 50, 52.