Blazing Angels: Squadrons of World War II

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
The Xbox 360 Version. Featuring a spitfire mk. II flying during one of the battles of London
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Bucharest
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Composer(s)	Rod Abernethy Jason Graves
Series	Blazing Angels
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, arcade
Release	Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows NA: March 23, 2006 NA: March 28, 2006 (PC) AU: March 30, 2006 (Xbox, X360) EU: March 31, 2006 PlayStation 3 NA: December 12, 2006 AU: March 22, 2007 EU: March 23, 2007 Wii NA: March 20, 2007 AU: March 22, 2007 EU: March 30, 2007
Genre(s)	Flight combat
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is a flight combat video game for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. It was developed by Ubisoft Bucharest during the second fiscal quarter of 2006 for both the North American and European regions. The game features 46 different World War II fighter planes and allows the player or players to take part in several World War II events as a fictional squadron. Online support allows 16 players to take part in head-to-head and co-operative battles.

On August 3, 2006, Ubisoft announced that the game would also be released for the Wii as a launch title, however, it was postponed beyond its launch. The Wii release would later come in March 2007. On August 16, 2006, Ubisoft announced that the game would also be released for the PlayStation 3 as a launch title. This version features all-new missions, a 16-player online mode and support for PS3 controller's motion sensing functions.

The European Windows version is protected by StarForce. At least one published American Windows version also uses StarForce.

A sequel, Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII, was released in 2007.

The arcade version of Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII was developed by Global VR and released in 2008, based upon the Windows version of the game. The initial arcade cabinet was a sit-down model that used a flight stick and throttle control scheme as well as a seat thumper to simulate the plane being shot at. An up-right model followed in 2011. Among the various locations where one is found at, a sit-down cabinet is currently available at DisneyQuest, located in Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.