Wings (series)

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Wings is a World War I flying game, originally released in 1990 for the Commodore Amiga. It featured a mixture of gameplay styles including 3D dog fights, top down bombing missions and scrolling strafing sections. The game was arcade oriented, but featured the story narrative and atmospheric presentation that typified many of Cinemaware's titles. The simulation is not based on any real aircraft, but roughly based on the performance of aeroplanes of the era.

Wings 2 - Aces High was a SNES release based on Japanese title Sky Mission. The Wings branding was only added to the game's US release, with the European version going under the name Blazing Skies. The title was superficially similar to the original game, with dogfighting and bombing missions, but was presented in more of an arcade format whereby the player was sent back and forced to complete failed missions. In Wings, by contrast, the narrative continues whether missions are passed or failed and even when the player pilot is killed the game continues with another.

Wings Advance is roughly the same game as the original, although it has been updated with improved graphics, new features, and increased gameplay options. The main difference is that the player can now opt to fly missions as a German pilot, experiencing the war from the opposite perspective. Wings Advance is available for the Game Boy Advance platform.

Wings was also ported to Flash, so it can be played online in a web browser for free. This version is currently in beta. It currently consists of a single dog fighting mission.

In the opening scene of another Cinemaware game, The Three Stooges, the Stooges are walking past a billboard which advertises the game Wings as "coming soon!"

[edit] External links

• Cinemaware's page for Wings
• Cinemaware's page for Wings GBA
• Cinemaware's page for Wings Online
• Wings at MobyGames
• Illustrated Wings story with saved game downloads