Contents.Plot The player assumes the role of James Chase, an American who has volunteered to serve as a fighter pilot in the starting in May 1940. After displaying above-average skill and bravery during the evacuations at Dunkirk, he is transferred to the Battlehawks; a special unit in the RAF that operates under Prime Minister 's. The, North Africa, China, the, the Eastern Front, Norway, and Germany are all featured in one or more missions. The final mission of the campaign is on June 6, 1944, with the Battlehawks flying air support as begins.The overall goal of the Battlehawks throughout the campaign is to 'halt the most insidious plans of the.' The player's principal opponent is the, in particular the Battlehawk's counterpart, the elite squadron of top German pilots known as Nemesis (similar to the real ), commanded by Oberst Krieger. The player will also face off against the forces of the.Gameplay The game is almost entirely from a third-person view, with the player's 'camera' set to the rear of the plane looking towards it. Fuel is unlimited, but ammunition and mounted ordnance - bombs, torpedoes, or rockets - are not.In the campaign, the player is often assisted by wingmen.
They are friendly pilots who can be ordered to cover Chase's plane, follow it, attack marked units and attack enemy planes. In some missions, it is possible to land on runways and get more ammunition or even change the aircraft. The player can slow down or speed up the time at any moment.
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However, it also removes voice dialogue.Although most of the gameplay is in the air, certain parts of certain missions are set on the ground and the player must use anti-aircraft weaponry to shoot down enemy planes. The first part of the twelfth mission is in a turret of a bomber, and the player uses machine guns to fight incoming fighters.During the campaign, the player can play short challenges that often have unique objectives. The story is not affected if these challenges are skipped, but they also follow the same story of the main part of the campaign. Completion of all secondary objectives during a primary mission can result in a promotion or a decoration being awarded. The player, despite being in the Royal Air Force, is given promotions in American, not British, military rank, and the majority of decorations available are American - some of which did not even exist at the time.
The two British decorations that can be earned are the highest available - the George Cross and the Victoria Cross - which, if the player earns them, would make James Chase the first to receive both in history.Throughout the course of the game, the player will have the opportunity to fly many types of World War II aircraft into combat. Most of the aircraft are American, others are British (notably the first few available planes), and the remainder are a handful of German and one Japanese aircraft. Some can be unlocked for multiplayer or single-mission use but not for the campaign, like the Messerschmit Me-163 'Komet', and others are completely unavailable for player use, like the Nakajima B5N and the Heinkel He-111. Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreN/A8/10N/AN/A6.33/106.33/10N/AN/A9/10N/A30/40N/AN/A7.5/107.5/10N/AN/A6.9/106.9/106.9/10GameZone8.7/109.5/10N/A8/108/108/10N/AN/AN/AN/A6.9/1065%N/AN/A75%75%75%6/106/106/10Aggregate score72/7/100Secret Weapons Over Normandy received 'favorable' reviews on all platforms except the PC version, which received 'average' reviews, according to the website.Steve Butts of praised the sound and gameplay. Kristan Reed of praised the Xbox version, calling it 'one of the best kept secrets of the year'. Jeff Gerstmann of was a little more critical.
He praised the simple controls and graphics but noted that they don't excel in any one area, and criticized the lack of challenge. In Japan, where the PS2 version was ported and published by on January 29, 2004gave it a score of one eight, two sevens, and one eight for a total of 30 out of 40.
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