Published by Ubisoft Romania, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII isn't the first game of its type and likely won't be the last, but it's definitely taking a strong place with and above its predecessors.

The arcade-style WWII aerial combat game isn't exactly one of the most common, but you can pretty much guarantee that a few of them will arrive each year. Ubisoft has released Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII for the Xbox 360, Xbox and PC, and it ticks most of the boxes when it comes to...

If there's one thing the last decade has taught us it's that World War II games are not going anywhere. Ever since Steven Spielberg gave the war it first big push in PlayStation FPS , gamers have been going gaga for the Big One.

Visually disappointing on Xbox 360, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is nonetheless a solid enough looking title on the other formats. Fun to play in the short term, especially over the course of a mission or two, there's a repetitiveness to the gameplay that fails to entice players to experience...

Still somewhat hot on the heels of Ubisoft's last World War II flight combat game, which was released on the PC late last year, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII arrives. This is about as standard as a mission-based flight game can get--you'll get to bomb targets, participate in dogfights, and...

Good multiplayer options--provided you can find anyone else playing

Dull mission objectives; Easy dogfights; Downright offensive enemy voice acting