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Normandy is a word familiar to many, especially those who are keen on the events of World War II. Incidentally, it is the place of invasion, for which it is the place where the Allies invaded German-occupied Europe during the second World War. In order to commemorate that fine day of June 6, 1944 (also known as D-Day), this game was created.

Secret Weapons Over Normandy, SWON for short, is a game that circles around an elite squadron of fighter pilots, with the main character, James Chase. Chase is an American pilot working in the RAF during WWII. He was a man with great ambition, one who is determined to stop the German war machine from reigning over the entire European continent. Chase works for an elite squadron of international fighter pilots known as the BattleHawks. This was highly classified information until governments decided to release them. The BattleHawks flew many secret missions that are unknown to the world at that time, including sabotage missions to key location of occupied Europe.

The game brings players to Europe and the Asia Pacific region during the years of WWII. Players would get the opportunity to fly various aircrafts, from the humble British Hurricane to the advanced German jet plane, the ME262. The game consists of fifthteen objective missions that brings the players around the globe to counter the attacks of the Axis powers, mainly Germany and Japan. Players could also have the chance to upgrade their aircrafts and earn, or capture new ones. As history suggests, the main enemy is the German Luftwaffe (German Air Force), especially the ace fighters of the Third Reich, simply known as Nemesis, commanded by Oberst Krieger. Not forgetting the gruesome dogfights over the Pacific, players would also have the opportunity to face off against the Japanese Air Force.

It is a flight simulation action game, where players control the aircraft in real time and engage in challenging battles against the enemy fighter. For those who are not used to how planes fly the actual way, the game is kind enough to offer an arcade way of control, where the directional buttons would reflect directly on how the plane flies such as when one pulls the trottle up, the aircrafts nose is supposed to pitch downwards, but for the player's sake, the plane can be configure to pitch upwards instead. This saves the trouble of many players fumbling over the controls the first time they play the game.

Plane models include the actual fighters as well as prototype planes, added to make the game more interesting by increasing the number of avaliable planes to fly. For example, the German Ju 390 Junkers were used in small amounts and never flew actual combact but for the game, players could still control this plane and play a mission through it. Not all information of the game could be trusted entirely but, it is still largely based on actual historic facts of James Chase and the BattleHawks.

For those who like to play flight simulation games and also action games, Secret Weapons Over Normandy could be your game. However, the limited number of playable missions may make one reconsider about buying the game since the multiplayer function doesn't really work well due to the lack of players.

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