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The Red Baron is an undisputed landmark in flight simulators, just like the person it is named after is a undisputed idol among pilots. For it's time, it had great graphics, great sound, a fantastic campaign. all in all, an absorbing game, as has been seen ny the number of utilities and tools it triggered off.

The Premise:
You are a pilot in the Great War (1914-1918), a time when biplanes and triplanes ruled the sky, and the average lifetime for a fighter (or scout, as they were then called) pilot was counted in weeks, if not days (It was once said that if an engineer had wanted to design something which would burn very fast, very efficiently, he would take a lot of cloth and wood, coat the entire thing with an inflamable varnish or 'dope', put a lot of unprotected petrol in the middle, close to a piece of hot metal(the engine). this is a WW1 plane. You can only fly single seat fighters, but you can fly for the British, the French, the Americans, or the Germans.

The single missions:
An overview of the various typical missions a scout pilot would have had to carry out. You can fly for either side, and you can set things such as the skill of the enemy, his position, the weather, and so on. If you want to fly for the Allies, you can even shoot down a 'Zeppelin' (a massive gasbag, loaded with bombs. a sitting duck, but one with a sting in it's tail). There are even a number of historic missions.

The Campaign:
This the the most interesting part of the game. You select your side, and the year you start flying [If you start at the beginning (1915) then you can (if you are good, lucky, or a cheat) fly through the whole war]. Then you are assigned to a squadron and thrown in at the deep end. if you fly well, you can get promoted (11 victories) in which case you are allowed, every three months to ask for a change of squadron, and then promoted again (21 victories) to choose your own personal aircraft regardless of whatv the squadron is assigned. You will keep getting decorated. If you get shot down in enemy territory, you will be takien prisoner, and maybe allowed to escape. Meanwhile, the war rolls on, new planes will be inducted into service, prominent aces will challenge you to single combat (and cheat. Manfred von Richtofen, that epitome of all that is honourable, will get a couple of people to help him out) and if you are very good, you will make it to the headlines. When the war is over, if you are still alive, you end up kissing your wife again.

The Realism:
For every mission you are allowed to set how authentic your flight model is. It can range from indestructable, to realistic (unflyable, unless you have practice). you can decide whether your guns will jam, whether you will blackout, and a whole bunch of other things. Your difficulty factor, which is decided by your choices, will determine how many points you score om a mission. The only things that the points decide is your position in the hall of fame.

Overall:
A great game. Even if you have much better games, get this on, and you will be hooked. If you can mange it, get the Mission Builder Addon

'Red Baron' may very well be one of the greatest air combat games ever made. The fact that even though it was made in 1990 yet I still enjoy playing it, proves that it is indeed a solid, well-made game. Much of the games success comes from its career mode in which you can enlist for either the allies or Germans and perform missions throughout the war. There is an incredible amount of detail and accuracy in this game. The airplanes are historically accurate not to mention unique (i.e. each one has its strengths and weaknesses). You must also take into account the mission options such as number of planes, formation, ammuntion type, etc. In addition, 'Red Baron' has a gret variety of simulation options which range from having your carburator freeze, to sun spot blindness. Furthermore, there is a difference in the missions you play. Mission types include hunting for a zeppeling (large airship), patrolling airspace, escorting bombers, escorting recoinasance units, destroying observation balloons, defending observation balloons, stopping bomber raids, and dogfights. Depending on the outcome of the mission, you will be granted a certain number of points. Whats best is that eventually, you will begin earning medals (Victoria cross, Iron cross, etc.) and rank promotions. If you really start getting good, rival aces will challenge you to a duel!! You may even figh the Red Baron himself! Speaking of the Red Baron, this game also holds a special section dedicated to showing the special planes of the famous pilots of the first world war. You could even fly historical missions and see whether or not history can be changed!! All in all, 'Red Baron' is perhaps one of the greatest combat games ever made...two thumbs up!

I first played this game in 1991 and it's been a staple ever since (along with Knights of the Sky). But times have changed; the graphics and sound capabilities of computers have improved and games like Rowan's Flying Corps have left the poor old Red Baron looking quite sad and dated...

And yet this remains one of my favourite games. The career facility is quite fantastic and, while it may lack the sense that you're caught up in the flow of history, it doesn't have the 'canned' feeling that you're just going through the motions (not something I can say about the far prettier career options for Flying Corps!). I'd go so far as to say that the Red Baron's pilot career system ought to be a model for other games - it's a genuine pleasure to create a pilot, guide him through his first victories in primitive machines, watching him earn medals, promotion and invitations from your country's foremost aces to join their squadrons.

As to gameplay, before I say anything, one must understand that Red Baron is a product of its time. There are many aspects of the game which attract and deserve criticism but it must always be borne in mind that this game is more than a decade old and some of the criticism levelled at Red Baron may, in the end, be unwarranted.

With that caveat in mind, it's irritating that, when flying escort missions, your recce planes will tend to fly brainlessly in a straight line so that, after you've dealt with enemy attackers, you have to hunt around desperately for the gimps you're meant to be protecting! It's not very much fun that enemy attack patterns are so predictable - always 1-4 enemy planes and always at least two attacks during any 'Patrol The Front' mission.

The graphics are primitive but I don't think it's fair to harp on that - after all, if you want something flashy, why are you playing a game as old as this? The actual flight model is quite excellent. When you upgrade from the German Eindekker to an Albatross, you can feel the difference in the way your plane responds. Playing on the Allied side, I found the difference between plane types to be even more pronounced. To achieve this noticeable different in the handling of the different machines is, in my humble opinion, no small feat, especially given the game's age.

Similarly, the flying technique of pilots in the game (both enemy fliers and your own wingmen) varies radically with their experience. The enemy aces each have their own peculiar mannerisms; thus, facing Immelmann is a whole different ballgame from facing a bog-standard Gerry monoplane and, unlike so many other games, the computer doesn't 'cheat' by making enemy aces do impossible things or allowing them to take extra damage. No, sir, in Red Baron, the enemy's aces are just excellent pilots so that you get a real sense of achievement when you win. I hope it doesn't make me sound too pitiful if I admit that, during a duel with Immelman, I was genuinely saddened when I 'accidentally' shot him down too soon (fired a spray of bullets randomly in his direction and, through blind luck, caused the poor devil's plan to explode).

(Tip of the Day: if you're playing as a British flier, always try to shoot down that fat Nazi Goering! Remember: if you get him in 1918, he won't be around to blitz London in 1940!).

For its time, Red Baron is the best flight simulator I have ever played. The game takes you back to WWI where you can join either the Germans or the British & French. Once you take sides, you go through the war as a combat piolet.

There is no campaign and no real goal to accomplish other than be persistant and keep shooting down enemy planes, balloons, and zeplings. There are a myridad of different missions that you are asked to do: dogfight, defend reconosence planes, intercept enemy planes, defend you airfield, attack the enemy balllons, and take out an infamous zepling. And once you begin to get a bit of perstige, you may be challanged be an enemy flying ace for a one on one duel.

The game has a variey of realism and difficulty levels so any novice can fly, if you are a frequent of these games then you will not find Red Baron too dificult and maybe even a little too easy.

The best part of the game is gaining rank, perstiege, honors, and eventually your own plane. These things come with the devestation of the enemy. The worst thing about the game, as with any old game, is the graphics. Each pixel can be counted, this has, however, not bothered be as much with this game as with others. My problem was distinguishing my own planes from the enemy: you cannot see it well and I frequently shoot my allies by mistake (which you can be court marsheled for!) The sound is not too great either but these do not take away from the overall game play.

If you are looking for a classic flight simulator, like having a career, and do not mind old graphics, this is the game.

One of the greatest simulator games ever made. And some three years before anything even slightly comparable to playability and graphics. From the same maker than Aces over Europe (which also is one of my favourites).
(Campaing) game starts with you choosing your country, year and rank. Countries are USA, England and Germany, years from 1914 to 1918 and ranks from ensing to captain (rittmeister) if I remember correctly. It has been a while since I last actually played this...
After choosing your starting base and plane, you'll be taken to missions which vary from dogfights to escorting bombers and blowing up zeppelins. There's also the chance of being challenged by rival ace to a dogfight. In fact there's about 3 challenges in every campaing, starting from not so good aces alone to Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) with 3 or 4 escorters. If you fly for allies that is.
Unlike Aces ove Europe, there are no ground targets for you to shoot, but that's just realism. Another (annoyingly) realistic thing in the game is the fact, that german planes are superior to their allied opponents in every aspect during the first years of the war.

Altogether extremely enjoyable game worth downloading by anyone interested in simulators.

Jak to sie mówi stare ale jare. Gra jak na lata 90-te zrobiona bardzo dobrze. Do wyboru mamy kilka opcji takich jak: Walkê z asem lotnictwa (niemieckiego lub alianckiego), pojedyñcz¹ misjê oraz typ karierowicza (osobiœcie mój ulubiony). W ocji Walki z asem piloci s¹ tym lepsi im wiêksza liczba jest przy ich nazwisku. W pojedyñczej misji musimy j¹ poprostu wykonaæ i nic poza tym. Natomiast gdy chcemy staæ siê asem lotnictwa na d³u¿ej wybieramy typ kariery. Na samym pocz¹tku deklarujemy po której stronie bedziemy walczyæ(niemcy lub alianci). Podczas ca³ej kariery dostajemy szereg przeró¿nych odznaczeñ wojskowych, awanse, a nawet w³asny samolot (który da sie przemalowaæ, wed³ug uznania). Ma³a podpowiedŸ gdy wykonujecie jakieœ misje w typie kariery nie przejmujcie sie zbytnio swoimi towarzyszami broni (jeœli s¹ to 'veteran pilot') gdy¿ wtedy jest wiêksze prawdopodobieñstwo ¿e zostaniecie zestrzeleni.
Jak zawsze w opcach gry mo¿na ustawiæ realizm np. realistyczna pogoda (w chmurach ciê¿ko sie walczy), oœlepiaj¹ce s³oñce, trudnoœæ gry i wiele innych czynników które wp³ywaj¹ na walkê.
Gra jest bardzo wci¹gaj¹ca i wymagaj¹ca dlatego gor¹co j¹ polecam. Poch³ania wiele czasy przed komputerem i podnosi adrenalinkê.

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O jogo Red Baron I foi o primeiro da série de jogos de aviação da primeira guerra desenvolvido pela Sierra em parceria com a Dynamix. Depois vieram Red Baron 3d e o mais famoso, Red Baron 2.Este jogo tem como aspecto interessante sua veracidade histórica e sua complexidade tática. Nele o jogador pode sentir toda a emoção de pilotar aviões que hoje seriam considerados inseguros e frágeis, podendo ser promovido e receber medalhas durante a guerra.
Conforme vai somando pontos pode liderar uma missão ou o esquadrão inteiro e ter seu próprio avião personalizado. Para isso não basta somente cumprir os objetivos da missão, tem que trazer o maior número de pilotos NPC vivos.
Você pode optar por ser Alemão, Francês ou Inglês, e durante o curso da guerra receber novas aeronaves.
Há vários tipos de missão:
-Combat Air Patrol (Patrulha aérea de combate) – você deve voar sobre o front e derrubar qualquer avião inimigo. (Dentro do bom senso, é claro, lembre-se que deve voltar vivo.)
-Scramble – Seu aeródromo esta sendo atacado e você deve decolar e defendê-lo
-Ataque a balões – Os balões servem para corrigir ao tiros da artilharia. Derrubar vários balões num setor deixaria a artilharia em terra cega. Eles são fortemente protegidos pôr artilharia anti aérea.
- Defesa de balões
- Dogfight – Luta contra um determinado esquadrão inimigo.
- Esclota- Escolte bipostos para reconhecimentos ou bombardeios, defendendo-os a qualquer preço.

Além disso, há outras opções de single flght, onde você faz uma só um tipo de missão, sem contar pontos para campanhas, Entre os Single Flight há missões históricas (portanto reais). além das supracitadas.
Todas sua missões podem ser gravadas e depois você assistir de várias câmeras, do ponto de vista de seu inimigo, câmeras externas, independentes e etc.
Biografias de ases e fichas técnicas de aviões da WWI tabém podem ser examinadas
Durante o combate há várias câmeras, graus de intrumentação e realismo (luz do sol, travamento de armas, vulnerabilidade entre outras coisas.) e se você for líder pode dar ordens ao seus companheiros.
Depois da missão aparecem pequenas animações e imagens mostrando se você ganhou medalhas, foi morto, ferido, promovido ou capturado.
No site www.sierra.com (em inglês) você pode baixar um patch que dá suporte a joystick.
Para quem gosta de aviação vale a pena baixar, muito legal.

Ahh, RedBaron na owe czasy niewatpliwie najlepsza gra typu Flight-Sim. Wciagajacy jest sam pomysl - wcielenie sie w asa latnictwa z czasow I Wojny Swiatowej. Na szczescie programisci gry nie zamkneli jej w scislej kampanii, majacej liniowy scenariusz. Dzieki temu gra nie nudzi sie po kolejnym jej przejsciu i za kazdym razem moze potoczyc sie inaczej. Gracz wciela sie w postac pilota (mozliwosc sluzby w niemieckiej German Air Service, lub brytyjskich Royal Flying Corps) ktory bedzie wykonywal zadania bojowe za liniami wroga. Do zadan naleza glownie misje polegajace na patrolowaniu lini frontu i oslona samolotow zwiadowczych, jednakze przyjdzie nam takze niszczyc wrogie balony obserwacyjne, Zeppeliny (polecam!), pociagi czy lotniska. Zaleta gry jest takze mnogosc samolotow za sterami ktorych mozna zasiasc. Warto wspomniec drobny fakt, mozliwosci dobrania koloru kazdego elementu w samolocie :). Do tego wszystkiego dochodza promocje i odznaczenia, oraz od czasu do czasu pokazywane czolowki gazet z doniesieniami z frontu.

Hmm... mysle, iz nie pozostaje wam nic innego niz naoliwic karabiny maszynowe (czesto sie zacinaja :)), zaladowac amunicje, wystartowac i siec do wszystkiego co lata. Kto wie, moze natkniecie sie w czasie misji z legendarnym Manfredem von Richthoffenem, lub uda wam sie zapobiec II Wojnie Swiatowej zestrzeliwujac asa niemieckiego lotnictwa Hermana Goeringa.

Gran cantidad de aviones de la II Guerra Mundial. Un manejo más que aceptable y misiones que te llevarán (en ambos bandos) a unos escenarios plagados de enemigos terrestres (baterias antiaereas) y aereos (desde el mismo barón hasta zepelines). Unos efectos muy logrados que van desde sangre cuando te hieren, hasta que mueres; encasquillamiento de tu ametralladora, si abusas de ella; incluso deslumbramiento si miras al sol.

Lo más interesante: El creador de escenarios y atacar en grupo, genera unos enfrentamientos bastante entretenidos! A VOLAR!

Gran juego de simulación, ambientado en la WWI, donde puedes pilotar cualquier avión de ambos bandos, en los modos carrera, histórico o enfrentamientos con grandes ases como von richtoffen o nungesser.

Puedes elegir el nivel de realismo y elegir entre una amplia variedad de aviones (que en el modo carrera te van ofreciendo al ascender de rango, e incluso puedes personalizarlos, pintándolos del color que elijas), desde el famoso sopwith camel al fokker triplano.