[1] This version features all-new missions, a 16-player online mode and support for PS3 controller's motion sensing functions.

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII is now playable online again on the replacement original Xbox Live servers called Insignia.

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.

The game begins in Britain, 1940, where several American pilots volunteer with the Royal Air Force to take part in the ongoing war against Germany.

One of them, the player, known as the Captain, is training alongside squad mate Joe, when they suddenly find a fellow pilot named Tom being attacked by German fighters.

However, Joe notices a mysterious passage in the fjords and they navigate through them to discover a secret German heavy water base, which they destroy.

Afterwards, they proceed to cover the Allied landings at Normandy, and though they are successful in their endeavor, sadly, Joe is shot down and killed by a German fighter.

As the squadron is mourning the loss of Joe, they continue on with the campaign in France, helping to liberate Paris by destroying German ground units in the city, allowing French forces to move through.

The squadron then leads numerous US planes in a furious air battle with Luftwaffe swarms in the skies above the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge before commandeering bombers to destroy German factories in a bombing run while manning machine guns to take out German fighters sent to intercept them.

Blazing Angels contains 46 fighter and attack aircraft of the World War II period, each of which handles differently and are armed with their own unique weapons loadouts.

[37][38][39][40][41] It was criticized for its repetitive gameplay, sluggish controls and bland graphics, though it was appreciated for its 'epic' and 'realistic' feel, most of which were dealt with in the sequel, Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII.

[42] Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox 360 version a score of two stars out of four, stating that the history and simulation fans will find Blazing Angels "uplifting".