Heroes Over Europe is a World War II air combat game that lies firmly in the arcade category. While this means you can jump into a Spitfire and shoot down Nazi planes without having to worry about losing ammunition or stalling your plane, it also results in a game that just isn't rewarding to play. The repetitive missions, terrible voice acting, and shallow difficulty curve all conspire against Heroes Over Europe, which stalls before it even leaves the runway.
WP writes: "Heroes Over Europe is the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, the World War II arcade flight sim that pit would-be pilots against the forces of the Empire of Japan. From Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, the well-told story underlying its missions was riveting as players saw the war from the eyes of a young pilot who was part of the campaign that pushed the IJN back across the Pacific. I was surprised to see the sequel fall far from the established mark. It's not as bad as what passes for Wing Commander on XBLA nowadays, but one expects a sequel to actually improve on its predecessor."
Heroes Over Europe had the potential to be a fun quirky arcade shooter. Unfortunately a combination of repetitive missions, bad in-game GUI, mediocre graphics and a completely barren online environment will cause most gamers to simply move on to other games in a couple hours.
While the game's barebones plot works without issue, it seems as though the developers have tried to make up for a perceived lack there by adding unnecessary elements like the "Ace Kill" and foolish mission assignments.
