Red Baron II


Red Baron II is a video game for the PC, developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the follow-up to the flight simulation Red Baron, released in 1990. Red Baron II was released in 1997. A patch was released in 1998 that added support for 3D acceleration and renamed the game to Red Baron 3-D. Red Baron 3-D was also released as a retail product.

Gameplay

The game features four modes of play: Fly Now ; Single Mission which includes several missions and a mission generator to create new ones; Campaign mode, which features one of the only truly dynamic campaigns in a modern flight simulator and which replicated combat on the Western Front of Europe from 1916 through 1918; and peer to peer online play.
The game features many German, British, and French combat aircraft of World War I, and features pseudo-realistic flight physics and mechanics such as weapon malfunction, flak, engine damage, and pilot injury.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Overall, Red Baron II is a fine addition to the series, and despite some small, technical shortcomings, it establishes itself as one of the most entertaining flight experiences on the market today."
The editors of Computer Gaming World nominated Red Baron IIs Full Canvas Jacket mod for their 2003 "Flight Simulation of the Year" award, which ultimately went to .

Coupon

Some copies of the game included a coupon for 75 cents off a 12-inch Red Baron pizza. In 2014, YouTube user Clint Basinger of Lazy Game Reviews found the coupon bundled in with the game and after finding out the coupon had no expiration date he took the coupon to a Food Lion and bought himself a Red Baron pizza with the coupon.

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