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Is Red Wings: American Aces worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Arcade flight fans who want competitive battles rather than a flight simulation
- Small groups seeking local co-op for one or two pilots
- Online multiplayer groups wanting team battles with up to five pilots per squad
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking realistic flight simulation or detailed aircraft handling
- Players who prefer a story-led campaign with substantial narrative depth over arcade battles
- Solo players seeking a campaign explicitly presented as a solo mode
Our take on Red Wings: American Aces
The WWI setting and pilot progression may suggest a broader war experience, but the store page centers on arcade battles, score-based modes, hazards, and multiplayer. The campaign contains 30 missions and is specifically described as local co-op for one or two pilots.
What is Red Wings: American Aces?
Red Wings: American Aces is an arcade warplane shooter set in comic-book-style WWI skies.
It offers online matches, local play, and a 30-mission campaign available in local co-op for one or two pilots. Online modes include individual battles against up to nine other pilots and team matches with squads of up to five. Local play includes Score Battle, Time Battle, and Hide n’ Seek for two players. Missions introduce hazards such as thunderstorms, sandstorms, and gas-producing planes, as well as objectives requiring barrel rolls. Completed missions award skill points for a pilot progression tree, with points that can be rearranged for different missions. The game includes 15 warplanes, each with unique skins.
How Red Wings: American Aces plays
- 01Online Multiplayer
- Compete against up to nine other pilots or join squads of up to five in several battle modes.
- 02Local Multiplayer
- Play custom Score Battle, Time Battle, and Hide n’ Seek matches with another pilot.
- 03Thirty-Mission Campaign
- The campaign is available in local co-op for one or two pilots and includes varied aerial challenges.
- 04Pilot Skill Tree
- Mission rewards provide points for pilot upgrades that can be rearranged according to the mission.
- 05Fifteen Warplanes
- The aircraft roster includes 15 planes, each with unique skins.
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Red Wings: American Aces: platforms & release
Is Red Wings: American Aces worth it?
It is worth it if: arcade flight fans who want competitive battles rather than a flight simulation. Skip it if: players seeking realistic flight simulation or detailed aircraft handling.
Where can I download Red Wings: American Aces?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Red Wings: American Aces's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Red Wings: American Aces on?
Windows only.
