Gameplay
As the leader of a squadron of American/British warplanes, the player must bomb German buildings viable to Kaiser Wilhelm II's war effort while over the fields of France.
Five different pilots are given this difficult task; obtaining status points to improve their performance in combat. If any of these pilots fails to complete their appointed mission but survives the actual combat, the end result with be a dishonorable discharge from the military. Sopwith Camels were historically considered to be a shaky plane for pilots, and this makes strafing missions all but impossible to do in the game. If he dies in the line of duty, then the player gets a cemetery scene with the game taking place in the year 1917.
Between bombings, the player must also use guns to blast down German biplanes. Eventually, the player will get to face off with the Red Baron (formally known as Manfred von Richthofen). There is also a cheat code for radar which, unusually, was included in a small section of the manual (although radar was not invented until World War II). The game is controlled using controls that are friendly to most arcade players and a password system can be used for advanced players to gain the ability to join the conflict during any stage.
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