Rowan's Battle of Britain
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| Rowan's Battle of Britain | |
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| Developer | Rowan Software |
| Publisher | Empire Interactive |
| Platform | Windows |
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| Genre | Combat flight simulator |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Rowan's Battle of Britain, sometimes known simply as Battle of Britain,[1][2] is a World War II era combat flight simulation game set during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Reception
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame | 2.5/5[4] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus | 3.5/5[5] |
| Computer Gaming World | 4.5/5[6] |
| Eurogamer | 7/10[2] |
| GameSpot | 8.4/10[7] |
| GameStar | 73%[8] |
| GameZone | 6.5/10[9] |
| IGN | 7.7/10[10] |
| Next Generation | 5/5[1] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 80%[11] |
The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Samuel Bass of NextGen said of the game, "Detailed, beautiful, and polished to the nth degree, this is the WWII sim we've all been wating for."[1]
Sequels
The game was remade twice, first in 2005, as Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory by Shockwave Productions, Inc.,[12][13] and again in 2007, as Air Battles: Sky Defender by Wild Hare Entertainment, a modified version of the above game with a more arcade-style gameplay.[14]