Secret Weapons Over Normandy

"A fun historical lesson of WW 2"

Intro: Overall a great game that can last many hours and may find you bashing the controller against the TV. Sound, graphics and replay value all make this a keeper.

Story(9/10): Not too much of a story here but what can you expect from a history based game? Anyway, the game follows the story of WW two with the evacuation of Dunkirk all the way to the D-Day Invasion.

Music(10/10): My personal favorite of the game. This game has great music and will get you whistling the tunes in no time. Music is timed with the action so you can tell when stuff is going to get bad just by the pace of the music.

Controls(7/10): The only part of the game that brought this score down. The controls are really weird at first and don't seem to get better in time without a lot of time on them. Basically the speed and yaw is controlled through the right stick. all other directional control is controlled through the left stick. Air and ground targets are selected through the X and box buttons respectively. O is time slowdown and speed up and triangle goes to bomb sight. L1 and R1 are zoom and fire main weapon and L2 and R2 are track target and fire secondary weapon respectively. It took me many hours to get these controls down and there is no way to change them.

Graphics(10/10): Another great feature of this game is the stunning graphics. These graphics are just beautiful, there is no other word to describe them. The airplanes are modeled perfectly and the explosions of falling planes are great.

Replay Value(10/10): One of the best features of this game. The replay value will keep you playing until you have gotten the very last plane. With all types of objectives from Primary, Secondary, and Bonus, this game will take quite a while to beat. That was just the single player. The two player split screen action is amazing. learning how to get right behind a target and stay there long enough to shoot him down is a skill indeed. I have never seen a game that incorporates such and amazing skill level that may take some time to master. The two player campaign will be a good reason to keep playing this game over and over.

Overall(9/10): One of the best WW two flight sim games out there. Only big problem with this game is the controls which is what stopped me from giving this game a perfect score. If you unsure if you would like this game go ahead and rent it first. If you like flight sim games go and buy it now.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/07/04