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From: mkiteam@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (E.Japel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: WINGS
Summary: Review of Cinemaware's WINGS
Keywords: WINGS
Message-ID: <1990Dec18.145134.23339@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 18 Dec 90 14:51:34 GMT
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Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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I just got a copy of Cinemaware's WINGS for the Amiga.  WINGS is a combat
simulation for WWI aircraft.  It is not a flight simulator in the normal
sense of the word, as it does not allow the pilot to take-off, land, or
fly outside of the 'combat zone'.  The pilot starts the game with a 
set of 'attributes', Flying ability, Shooting ability, Mechanical Aptitude,
and Stamina.  These attributes increase or decrease, depending on the pilots
combat results.  There are three basic categories of combat, bombing, strafing,
air-to-air.  The air-to-air breaks down into three subgroups, normal
air patrol (looking for enemy aircraft), ballon busting, and escort.  The game
assigns the patrols which the user flies (the pilot has no choice).  A mission  is successful when the pilot completes the assigned mission (i.e. shooting
down all planes, destroying a certain percentage of ground targets, etc.).
If you have three unsuccessful missions in a row, you get a reprimand, 
the fourth failure results in your dismissal from the aircore.  
 
The graphics are very good, and the action fast.  My only complaint is
that you cannot 'save' games.  If your character dies, you have to 
create a new character.  You don't have to start at the beginning of the
game, but your new character will not last very long at a higher level.  
(my work around was to copy my 'disk 2' every so often to save my status
at that point.)

All in all it is a very worthwhile game to play!