Pantera's Classic Game Guides - Wings
Almost
as good as: The best of its kind! Memorable
in-game quotes: Colonel Farrah: "You just blew a mission my Aunt Nellie could have nailed. One more like that and you're homeward bound with a big fat Dishonorable." Unsuccesful Strafing Pilot: "All those rounds and I still couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a bass fiddle." |
Story
Take to the skies!
Relive the action, glory and seat of the pants daring of a WWI Allied fighter pilot! You'll strafe Hun armies, bomb enemy aerodromes and match wits against deadly Aces in heart stopping dogfights, the loser going down in flames... without a parachute!
More than just a simulator, Wings features genuine arcade action and an emotion packed role-playing experience. Wings is the easy to plan air combat simulation you've been waiting for... no complictaed keyboard commands. Just fly and shoot!
Warning - Game Spoiler and cheats/saved games included from this point downwards
Game Highlights
 Fresh
Out of Flight SchoolPilots must first earn their wings before they are able to join the fight, so first step is to pass the test which consists of a simple bombing run. Our hero gets transferred to his squadron in Luxeuil on March 2nd, 1916 eager for his first mission after flight school. There he meets Colonel Farrah, his superior who gives him the task of keeping the flight journal. Luckily for us, this gives us the chance to better understand the conditions and feelings of those fighters who have participated in the First World War. |
 In
Honour of Sgt. MackeySeven days after arriving, we get a chance to see the first strafing run of our favourite squadron. When not flying, pilots try to make friends with each other, find ways to pass the time quicker and have fun so in this way the war seems less harsh. Meanwhile our top fighter gets declared an ace after having five kills under his belt. Related Download: strafing.zip (660 Kb) |
 Nail
That Fokker!The war starts to get cold and nasty. Up in the sky all looks beautiful, but the fighting down below is horrible. Our guys of the 56th Squadron at first have some fun beating a trio of Fokkers. Alas, soon after they have to defend their base from being bombed, although fortunately they were informed of the imminent attack by a mole infiltrated inside the huns' quarters. Related Download: fokker.zip (660 Kb) |
 Taste
of VictoryThe Allies' top officialls have started their strategy to target key areas of the enemies' life blood. Fortunately, the Russians have decided to join the fray and help the Allies to mow down the Huns from another flank. And again, our pilot is getting experience and gets promoted to First Lieutenant. Related Download: promotion.zip (660 Kb) |
 Farrah's
Birthday The guys start preparing to organise a birthay party for the Colonel. After failing to find him a girl ready to do him a stripping routine at their base, they realise that Farrah is really a family man who wants to go back living his own life just as they do. Only now our aces are getting better at shooting down their targets, so the fun seems to have just started! Related Download: farrah.zip (660 Kb) |
On
their return, the Allies start the Somme Offensive, and the 56th
get a supply of bombs with which they are able to destroy some enemy
aerodromes. Somehow while they get the better over the Germans very
easily, trouble seems to be eerily looming around the corner all
the same. |
In the news, Romania and Italy are now participating in the war on the same side as the Allies. Related Download: somme.zip (660 Kb) |
Woodrow Wilson, the president that has kept America out of war, gets re-elected. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary dies, and David Lloyd Gerorge gets appointed British Prime Minister. But everyone hopes that this is the last Christmas that has to be spent fighting. At least our guys at the 56th sucessfully nail Der Rittmeister and give the Colonel one hell of a present. Related Download: rittmeister.zip (660 Kb) |
The political scene in Russia is in turmoil, while in the United States, president Wilson ponders over a possible American participation in the war. His final decision to declare war against Germany arrives just in time however, as the odds in the skies have tipped heavily in favour of the Axis by now. Related Download: endapp.zip (660 Kb) |
It gets worse for our allied pilots who find themselves flying old crates bound to break up at anytime. They cannot even complain with Farrah who is always snappy after his wife leaves him for good due to his love for the air force. Just before another Christmas in the battlefield, Holy Joe assumes command temporarily until Farrah comes back with renewed fierceness to guide his squadron from the new base at Rheims. Related Download: newbase.zip (660 Kb) |
After our heroes take a break from being bombed before their every move, the Germans start the Ludendorff offensive. However, a Canadian pilot named Roy Brown succeeds to bring down the Red Baron. Field victory seems also possible now for the allies as a great number of American infantry have joined the war in the trenches. Related Download: redbaron.zip (660 Kb) |
Related Download: ending.zip (660 Kb) |
Note: The game is saved on disk two, so to play the above saved games all that has to be done is to unzip the required file after downloading. The ADF format can be used with an Amiga emulator right away, however if you need to use the file with a real Amiga computer you have to use the Rawrite tool which can be found here.
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