Nice review. Which game to you prefer B-17 or B-29?

Is B-29 different enough from B-17 to justify the purchase?

Does B-29 have the same role playing element that B-17 has of following the fates of the individual crew members and trying to complete 25 missions without getting shot down?

Couldn't say; they are both good but they have a completely different feel; B-17 has more action, B-29 more historical immersion. In their own 'field of specialization' they both succeed in doing what they are trying to do.



Yes [see above]. To the point that I believe that some negative comments B-29 has received come from the fact that B-17 fans were expecting something more similar to that game.




Yep... but with maybe even more role playing here since you have to survive 35 missions to complete a campaign, so you really have the time to get to know your men well! And narratives do develop around crew members: some may get wounded, some frostbitten, some may die... some may be lost at sea and later rescued, or just lost forever... they may be forced to land in Japan, and at that point you have a table to roll on to see if they survive as prisoners until the end of the war! Most importantly crew members gain experience after a certain number of missions and this gives them positive modifiers when attempting to perform certain tasks [like those related to navigation]. So you do see them evolving from green to veteran status... unless of course they die in an unpredictable freak accident after some missions... which can be quite maddening, but, again, accurate in terms of what could happen in real life and in a real war...

Marco, while I'm sure you're a great reviewer, and I appreciate your hard work, your accent and your tone of voice is incredibly annoying.

My hope is that eventually he will also design a "B-52" simulation presenting that remarkable aircraft in settings from Linebacker missions over North Vietnam to strategic penetrations of Soviet airspace in a nuclear-penetration flight using different versions of the BUFF.

My hope is that eventually he will also design a "B-52" simulation presenting that remarkable aircraft in settings from Linebacker missions over North Vietnam to strategic penetrations of Soviet airspace in a nuclear-penetration flight using different versions of the BUFF.