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 | |
| Series | Blazing Angels |
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| Blazing Angels | |
|---|---|
| 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).
Key points
- A good port with better visuals over the console versions and support for higher resolutions.
- None of the video options can be changed via the in-game menu, but just from the launcher.
- Features many similarities with its sequel both engine and performance-wise
General information
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Essential improvements
Patches
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. | ||
| 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 acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
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.