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Blue Max: Aces of the Great War

This game is also included in Retro First Friday Collection #4 bundle. Forget glory, friend. Think survival. The “Pour le Merite” or Blue Max fighter pilots were something to be both admired and feared. An award given to the best German pilots of World War I, if you ended up in the sights of a Blue Max plane, you knew your flying days were over. Originally released in 1991 by Artech Digital Entertainment, Blue Max: Aces of the Great War is a classic flight simulator that takes you right into the fray as a World War I flying ace. Choose from 8 different planes, such as Fokkers, Sopwiths, Spads

Release date
November 5, 2021
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Artech Digital Entertainment, Ltd.
Publisher
Ziggurat Interactive
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This game is also included in Retro First Friday Collection #4 bundle. Forget glory, friend. Think survival. The “Pour le Merite” or Blue Max fighter pilots were something to be both admired and feared. An award given to the best German pilots of World War I, if you ended up in the sights of a Blue Max plane, you knew your flying days were over. Originally released in 1991 by Artech Digital Entertainment, Blue Max: Aces of the Great War is a classic flight simulator that takes you right into the fray as a World War I flying ace.

Choose from 8 different planes, such as Fokkers, Sopwiths, Spads to take down enemy planes or capture surveillance behind enemy lines. If real time flying simulators aren’t your thing, Blue Max can also change dogfights into strategic turn-based battles, taking your challenge out of the sky and onto a 3D tactical map. Step into the cockpit in Blue Max: Aces of the Great War, and experience the strategy and thrills of the best fighter pilots of their time.

Take your dogfights to a 2D tactical map, executing turn based strategies against your opponents with an unique 3D simulation to visualize your best plan of attack Fly high in 8 historic fighter planes such as Albatross DIII, Fokker DVII, and more!…

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★ 6.8/10GOG · 8 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

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★ 4 / 5
PC games, like Blue Max, were difficult to play for a couple different reasons: 1.) you had to be lucky enough to have a system…
★ 3 / 5
The Game was to buy be me for 70 bucks in early 90s 1 year after release... as no one did have a floppy disk…

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★ 3 / 5
The Game was to buy be me for 70 bucks in early 90s 1 year after release... as no one did have a floppy disk…
★ 4 / 5
PC games, like Blue Max, were difficult to play for a couple different reasons: 1.) you had to be lucky enough to have a system…

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