Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Romania | |
| Publishers | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 28, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 65 |
| IGDB | 61 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Historical, World War II |
| Series | Blazing Angels |
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| Blazing Angels | |
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| Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII | 2006 |
| Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII | 2007 |
Warnings
- StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is a singleplayer third-person action, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Blazing Angels series.
The PC version has higher-quality visuals than the console versions and support for higher resolutions, but it does not include improvements from PlayStation 3 release.
General information
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest version is Patch 1.02. Install Patch 1.01 first.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | HUD stretched. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Set through launcher. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x, probably MSAA. Set through launcher. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Added in Patch 1.02.[5] | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Only presets. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Subtitles are very blurry no matter the resolution. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 16 | Versus, Co-op |
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| Online play | 16 | Versus, Co-op The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon | Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon XP |
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| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8000 | Nvidia GeForce 5900 ATI Radeon 9600 |
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Notes
- ↑ Version 3.0 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (15220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.