About the game:

Previously announced as Combat Wings, Dogfight 1942 has been re-envisioned and recreated to feature more than 20 types of aircraft — from the fabled P-38 Lightning and Britain’s Spitfire to the feared Messerschmitt 109 and Japanese Kate — players are challenged with the same missions as real WWII pilots, ranging from bombing runs and dog fights to manning defensive positions such as a gunner on a bomber or anti-aircraft site.

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Dogfight 1942 clocks in at just under 2 gigs and has a lot of options to spend time in. The single player campaign alone clocks in at about 3 to 4 hours. The game starts with a cinematic cut scene to display the attention to detail spent on the planes, and pushes a simple but quick story. The campaign is broken into 3 sections; Single, Co-op and Quick Play.

In Single mode there are about 17 missions broken up over 2 acts. Although the campaign is on the short side the truth is the game just cuts out the repetitive levels that most AAA titles throw in to pad out their games. You start out on the simple dog fight missions, and eventually work your way up to undercover flying missions. Some rescue missions require landing the plane and then taking off again. There are also over 40 planes to choose from and you can lose a good amount of time customizing the artwork on your plane.

The artwork was pretty top notch. Of course the details were primarily spent on the planes, but flying over London looked pretty rich with detail. The later missions concentrate on the Japanese fleet and their islands and the details also looked solid. Nighttime missions looked pretty nice when the full moon shined over the waters. Voice acting was also well acted and prominent in every mission. Conversations between pilots not only help with pointers to the missions, but also throw in some back story to the pilots as well as some simple banter.

Gameplay was simple and straight forward. Left stick was for maneuvering, while your right stick was for throttle. Shooting your primarily gun was assigned to right trigger while bombs and missiles were assigned to your right shoulder button. Push down your R3 button for an extra boost, but if you ride the boost too long the plane will sputter out. To call for support, protection, or for comrades to focus on one target, use your digital pad. Landing a plane on either a runway or aircraft carrier was a little tricky, but exciting and achievable, unlike NES’s Top Gun. Set your controls to arcade and just jump into the fun, or switch to simulation and perfect the art of the dogfight.

Although it was disappointing that there is no online multiplayer, there were actually a lot of options for local players. In the campaign modes, you can play together in either the Co-op mode or Quick Play. In the Co-op mode, you can have a friend join in to play the campaign story. Co-op mode only has 13 missions, unlike Single mode’s 17. In Quick Play, you can play against your friend and either go head to head, or see who can take down more planes in some good old fashion dog fights. It is also broken up into Dogfights and Survival with 5 maps each.

Quick Play was set up for multiplayer mode which I found odd considering the only form of multiplayer is when you add a local friend. It felt as if this was initially built for online multiplayer and then scrapped at the last second, which is too bad. Although you really just fly around shooting anything that moves, the simplicity in gameplay again makes it fun. Just jump in, take down as many planes as possible and score the most points for your team to win.

My only issues with this game came down to the stability in gameplay. The game froze way too often on me. It would only freeze for a second at a time, but it always seemed to be at the worst possible moments. In one bombing mission, I flew low to the ground for better visibility of the target. As I got close the game froze. When it unfroze I blew into the ground and crashed. In a few missions I unfroze into a mountainside. In one, I unfroze into an enemy battleship. The battleships were tricky though. In a couple of bombing missions I’d end up crashing on the thin cables across the top of the battleships. There was an achievement to unlock if you fly under all bridges in London, but with auto correct on, you’ll end up fighting the controls to keep from crashing. Add in a freeze and it’s darn near impossible to achieve.

Dogfight 1942 doesn’t break any new ground in the flying dog fight games. Instead it goes the opposite direction and simplifies the genre without pandering. It strips out the complex gameplay and focuses on its strong points, mainly the dog fighting. To keep from being stale, a few rescue and bombing missions are thrown in. Although there isn’t any online multiplayer, there are a lot of options to enjoy this game with a friend. There is also a DLC already that adds more missions through a Russia campaign. For the price, Dogfight 1942 is a pretty good deal for the amount of content and quality.

This game was reviewed on the Xbox 360.

Dogfight 1942 DLC has hit XBLA and the DLC contains missions where you can encounter chilling Russian weather, during times where Germany’s Blitzkrieg strategy is at full swing.

The game contains proper tutorial modes to make it accessible and help every new gamer get the hang of the game. They’ve also mentioned that the gameplay is competitive so veteran players should enjoy the game as well.

“Dogfight 1942 is out now exclusively as a digital download title for XBLA, unleashing new life into the aerial combat genre. By combining the pick-up-and play-ease of an arcade game, the convenience of digital download, with the depth and production value typically found only in traditional retail games, Dogfight 1942brings new life to the aerial combat genre!,” read the press release.

“A fast-paced, WWII air combat arcade game, Dogfight 1942 features three unique game modes — Dogfight, Survival and Campaign — each offering plenty of action that is easy to jump into.”

The game is available for 1200 MSP and can be bought now on XBLA. The PS3 and PC releases will follow later.

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About Dogfight 1942 :

Game Overview :
The game controls are incredibly intuitive, reducing the need for lengthy tutorials and making it fun for any type of gamer and at the same time remaining challenging enough for harder-core flight game fans.

Publisher : City Interactive

Developer :Lionhead Studios

Platforms :X360, PC and PS3

Release Date : 05/09/2012 (X360)

Autumn 2012 (PC PS3)

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Dogfight 1942 has been released on Xbox Live by City Interactive. It’s a WWII air combat game, with arcade elements featuring pick-up-and-play mechanics, and is a fast-paced game.

It features more than 20 types of aircraft ranging from P-38 Lightning, Britain’s Spitfire, Messerschmitt 109 and Japanese Kate. It also contains three unique modes like Dogfight, Survival and Campaign. Here’s the description for it: “challenged with the same real-life missions faced by WWII pilots, ranging from bombing runs and dog fights, to manning gun emplacements on a bomber or anti-aircraft site.”

“Being fans of flying games, it was disheartening to see the genre largely unrepresented on the various digital distribution platforms like XBLA, which is why we created a game that was both exciting and easily accessible,” said Lukasz Hacura, Executive Producer at City Interactive.

The depth, quality and great price of Dogfight 1942 will keep players flying in the skies for hours.”

 The game costs 1200 MSP on Xbox Live and will be released on PSN and PC later this year.

About Dogfight 1942:

Game Overview:

Previously announced as Combat Wings, Dogfight 1942 has been re-envisioned and recreated to feature more than 20 types of aircraft –from the fabled P-38 Lightning and Britain’s Spitfire to the feared Messerschmitt 109 and Japanese Kate — players are challenged with the same missions as real WWII pilots, ranging from bombing runs and dog fights to manning defensive positions such as a gunner on a bomber or anti-aircraft site.

Publisher: City Interactive

Developer: City Interactive

Platforms: X360, PC and PS3

Release Date: 05/09/2012 (X360), Autumn 2012 (PC and PS3)

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Dogfight 1942 aims to remedy that when it releases on September 5th as a digital download for XBox 360 and Playstation 3. Published and developed by City Interactive, it features realistic aerial combat between the Allies and the Axis, as both sides vie for aerial supremacy. That means lots of planes exploding.

Check out the video above to get a better idea.