2014-07-05
This year marks an important centenary: On the 28th of July 1914, one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This went down in history as the beginning of World War I, or the Great War as it was called before the second one. To join in on the commemorations we want to find out what kind of an impression this conflict has left on the world of video gaming. Which inspirations did the designers draw from this setting? How accurate is the depiction of the actual events? What genres are suited best for it? Stay tuned and we might give you some answers to this and a couple of other questions.
I am going to kick things off with Wing Nuts: Battle in the Sky, a game which builds a nice bridge to the previous months, since besides being set in WWI it also came on a silvery disc and made heavy use of FMV cut-scenes. It might be best described as a spoof of the very popular dogfight flight sims, or in short as ‘B-Movie meets the Red Baron’. As far as the questions above are concerned: It is a bit on the not so serious, almost silly side, and does not teach you that much about the war. Still, it does have some charm.
Finally we would also like to remind you, that we really appreciate your contributions. Every bit or byte you are willing to share is welcome and time and again it is nice to hear your opinions or stories. You can always join in, simply by adding something for the general updates or especially for the themed ones. Thanks to all you (past and future) contributors! 
