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They Could've Tested It Before Releasing It

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: February 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game for my Dad (who's a pretty savvy computer user in his own right), based upon our mutual enjoyment of Rowan's "Mig Alley". This game WON'T install, we can't uninstall it, and to add insult to injury, Mig Alley now crashes when we try to run it (so there's obviously some kind of heinous conflict going here).

Just another case of a game, delayed ad infinitum, and finally foisted on the public so that we, having paid full retail, can debug it for the developer.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I wish I had read these reviews before buying it. Its a mess. So many bugs its unplayable. I have the latest 1Gb machine with 64Mb video etc etc and its still hopeless. Longest run is about 2 minutes before it crashes. Save your cash.

This is worth less than a dollar. Do not buy it. Return it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I will not say much about this game, but here are a few words:

1 - No command reference card for a flight simulator? It is almost as if the publishers never played one.

2 - It will perform poorly on your machine, if it starts at all, even if your machine far surpasses the recommended specs.

3 - Graphics are jittery and controls are way too sensible even if you try different joystick settings, or different joysticks. I tried both analog and digital joystics, and 2 different game pads, and all perform terribly.

4 - Do not buy it. Wait until the publisher puts out a serious fix patch and wait for feedback.

You will be better off spending $... at the local Wal-Mart and buying Jane's WW2 Fighters, which is far superior to anything on the market today, and that game was released on 1998.

If you really want to spend some money on a flight simulator and do not mind being somewhat disappointed, buy B-17 II, at least it will provide some entertainment value. If you want something decent, get Crimson Skies, CFS1, CFS2, or any of the semi-free on-line simulators.

I cannot believe I bought BoB. I thought I would have had as much fun as I had with Lucas Arts 1990's "Their Finest Hour" or "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe". I think even the infamous "Luftwaffe Commander" is better than this.

My final word is - This gets negative 5 stars.

a big pain

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This sim causes many system problems and their teck. support is a joke. I have the most up to date system available in the market. What a pain!

Worthless junk!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This software is the biggest piece of junk I've ever seen. The tech support is non-existent. You have to manipulate your computer and the software code just to get this to run. Then you start to encounter all sorts of other problems. I've got a fast computer with a good video card, lots of RAM, latest soundcard and this game creates nothing but havoc! You'll get more enjoyment from making paper airplanes out of your twenty dollar bills and tossing them off a tall building.

Rowan's Battle of Britain

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This title sucks big time. I can not get it to let me fly the planes. It's looking for some kind of a dll. file. bob.dll or something like that. It should not have to be rocket science to make these games work right. I gave it to a frind at work and he could not get it to work on his pc.

Don't buy this! Move On!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst game I have ever played for a flight simulator. The graphics are horrible and it took forever to finally fly. For such an interesting topic, they sure turned out an atrocious game. I would feel really bad if I was someone who worked on this game. What a waste!!

Not All It Was Built Up To Be

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

A major disappointment for a flight simulation game. If you like combat flying a much better bet is Microsoft's CFS. You can do much more with it and there is a lot of add-on activity that is really good. With CFS you can develop missions yourself and put in lots of aircraft with loads of action. I've done a whole series of missions about the English and Dutch during the early days of WWII and we have much, much more fun with them than with the BOB simulation. In fact it now sits on the shelf unused!

Battle not to crash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What a waste of my time and money. I should have read other reveiws on this prodect before buying it. The game crashes all the time - everytime. The only thing I can say good about it is I got a jewel case and a pretty box. If there is anyone interested in this game give my a buzz.

NEGATIVE 32 Stars

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I spent $32 to have a pretty cheesy-looking software box sitting at the bottom of my closet for the rest of eternity, never to be touched again. This "game," if that's what you want to call it, is the most unstable POS I have ever tried to install. It freezes up within seconds of trying to do anything. The Better Business Bureau is probably licking its chops to take these guys down. Rowan should offer full refunds to every single person who paid money for this sad piece of code. Even I can write code that doesn't work.

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