Blue Max: Aces of the Great War
1914- the peaceful, blue skies over France are shattered forever by the machine guns of mankind's first fighting aircraft. The medal "Pour le merite"- the British called it "the Blue Max"- was awarded to the…
Blue Max: Aces of the Great War is a simulator, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Blue Max: Aces of the Great War is
Blue Max: Aces of the Great War was released in 1991. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on Amiga, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
1914- the peaceful, blue skies over France are shattered forever by the machine guns of mankind's first fighting aircraft. The medal "Pour le merite"- the British called it "the Blue Max"- was awarded to the best German pilots of World War I. To flyers of both sides it symbolized the utmost in daring, courage and honor during a time that will never be repeated in the story of aviation. Fame was rated daily on the numbers of planes shot down; rapid advances were made in flying technology and techniques; men prepared them selves to die at the word of a leader. And out of it all grew the desire to fly and win that pushed pilots, airplanes, and the newborn aviation industry to the limits. In…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Blue Max: Aces of the Great War launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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