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{{Infobox video game
|title = Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
|image = Battle of Britain II - Wings of Victory Coverart.png
|developer = Shockwave Productions (BoB II)<br />Wild Hare Entertainment (ABSD)
|publisher = [[Tri Synergy]], GMX Media(BoB II)<br />Wild Hare Entertainment (ABSD)
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|26 August 2005|NA|12 September 2005|AU|2006}}'''''Air Battles: Sky Defender'''''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|15 March 2007}}
|genre = [[Combat flight simulation game|Combat flight simulation]]
|modes = [[Single player]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}
'''''Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory''''' is a [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-based [[World War II]] [[Combat flight simulation game|combat flight simulator]] created by Shockwave Productions (currently known as A2A Simulations) and released in 2005. It is a remake of ''[[Rowan's Battle of Britain]]''.<ref name="IGN"/><ref name="EG"/> A cut-down version without the campaign was released in 2007, titled '''''Air Battles: Sky Defender'''''.<ref name="pcgamer">{{cite magazine |last=Mahood |first=Andy |title=Air Battles: Sky Defender |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |volume=14 |issue=6 |date=June 2007 |page=57}}</ref>
==Gameplay==
''Battle of Britain II'' can be played either as a flight simulator or as a strategy game, or both combined. The player assumes the role of pilot or a commander of the British [[RAF]] or the German [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Battle of Britain]] during [[Second World War]] in northern [[France]] and southern [[United Kingdom|Britain]].
==Reception==
===''Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory''===
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| title = Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
| MC = 75/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/battle-of-britain-ii-wings-of-victory/ |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215001157/https://www.metacritic.com/game/battle-of-britain-ii-wings-of-victory/ |archive-date=15 December 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| 4P = 66%<ref>{{cite web |last=Kleffmann |first=Marcel |date=11 December 2005 |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_Wertung/PC-CDROM/7082/4150/Battle_of_Britain_2_-_Wings_of_Victory.html |title=Test: Battle of Britain 2 - Wings of Victory |language=de |website=[[4Players]] |publisher=4Players GmbH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026205233/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/7082/4150/0/Battle_of_Britain_2_-_Wings_of_Victory.html |archive-date=26 October 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| CGM = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |magazine=[[Computer Games Magazine]] |publisher=[[theGlobe.com]] |issue=182 |date=January 2006}}</ref>
| CGW = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lackey |first=Jeff |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_257.pdf |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=257 |date=December 2005 |page=90 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215033840/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3145425&did=4 |archive-date=15 February 2006 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| EuroG = 5/10<ref name="EG">{{cite web |last=Clare |first=Oliver |date=15 October 2005 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-battleofbritain2wov-pc |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928200755/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_battleofbritain2wov_pc |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.2/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |date=28 November 2005 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/28/battle-of-britain-ii-wings-of-victory |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203054209/http://pc.ign.com/articles/671/671775p1.html |archive-date=3 December 2005 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
| JXV = 13/20<ref>{{cite web |author=Superpanda |date=22 June 2006 |url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00006665_test.htm |title=Test: Battle of Britain 2 [sic] |language=fr |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |publisher=[[Webedia]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818044546/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00006665_test.htm |archive-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| PCGUK = 68%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 2005}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 84%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Future US |volume=12 |issue=10 |date=October 2005 |page=66}}</ref>
}}
''Battle of Britain II'' received "generally favourable reviews" according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> Though receiving favourable reviews, several reviewers including ''[[IGN]]'' and ''[[Eurogamer]]'' cited technical issues such as [[Software bugs|bugs]] along with performance problems.<ref name="IGN"/><ref name="EG"/>
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===''Air Battles: Sky Defender''===
{{Video game reviews
| title = Air Battles: Sky Defender
| MC = 70/100<ref name="MC2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/air-battles-sky-defender/ |title=Air Battles: Sky Defender |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215003526/https://www.metacritic.com/game/air-battles-sky-defender/ |archive-date=15 December 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Todd |first=Brett |date=23 April 2007 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/air-battles-sky-defender-review/1900-6169550/ |title=Air Battles: Sky Defender Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511195055/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/air-battles-sky-defender-review/1900-6169550/ |archive-date=11 May 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref>
| PCGUS = 65%<ref name="pcgamer"/>
}}
''Air Battles'' received above-average reviews according to Metacritic.<ref name="MC2"/>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20081218175312/http://www.a2asimulations.com/bob/}} (archived)
*{{moby game|id=/55116/battle-of-britain-ii-wings-of-victory/}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Of Britain Ii: Wings Of Victory}}
[[Category:2005 video games]]
[[Category:Battle of Britain video games]]
[[Category:GMX Media games]]
[[Category:Shockwave Productions games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Tri Synergy games]]
[[Category:Video game remakes]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Video games set in France]]
[[Category:Video games set in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Windows-only games]]
[[Category:World War II flight simulation video games]]