Posted on: September 13, 2014
Sylwahan
Verified ownerGames: 529 Reviews: 4
Scratch one German plane!
I think Red Baron (the original) was one of the first games I ever purchased, a budget release on the Kixx XL label, and I used to play it until my ears were ringing from the ratatatatat of the machine guns. Everything from the Dynamix intro and title screen, to the music, the interface, the various text messages and most importantly the iconic medal/promotion cutscenes, are forever burned into my memory. There's a lot of nostalgia at play here, but that's all thanks to the genuine charm and clean-cut polish that originally made the game so appealing. The graphics still look fine in a stylized manner, since it's mostly simple geometry and from a time before ugly, low-res textures and models too complex for their polycount. Gameplay and controls are still fantastic; the arrow keys and space bar will get you most of the way. Back in the day I always played with invulnerability or at the very least unlimited ammo, but I just finished for the first time a complete campaign using the realistic settings, and the game holds up really well. It does get repetitive if you play it for too long at a time, and those looking for deep simulation should keep looking, but the simple controls, incredibly fluid gameplay and overall polish and streamlining gives the dogfighting an almost timeless quality that's really enjoyable even today.
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