Blue Wing Blitz
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Blue Wing Blitz (ブルーウィングブリッツ) is a Japanese-exclusive
Unlike standard tactical video games, Blue Wing Blitz focuses on aerial battles, fought with aircraft, which can be customized. The events of the game begins in the Esk Republic, in an unnamed fictional world. Esk is threatened by the militaristic empire of Ordia, and the player's party is given the mission to repel the invasion.
Gameplay
Blue Wing Blitz is a traditional
Different parts of each unit can be damaged, and the success of each attack depends on the units' stats as well as maneuvers. Several ground units are also present on the grid map, and can only be destroyed by bombers.[1] The level of fuel and amount of ammunition of each unit are limited and must be replenished when necessary.[3]
After each mission, aircraft can be upgraded, customized or remodeled with various weapons and equipment developed in factory. Which upgrades are available depends on the player's degree of success in the precedent mission.[4]
Plot
Setting
The fictional world of Blue Wing Blitz is composed of floating islands, and usage of aircraft is widespread. Most of the islands are owned and ruled by the expansionist Ordia Empire, which possess superior aircraft.[1] One of the independent states is the Esk Republic, a rich agrarian nation which supplies food to other countries, such as the United Federation of Roggina or the Kingdoms of Mackai and Peag.[5] At the beginning of the game, Trund, the Prime Minister of Esk, assembles a rebel force to reclaim territories menaced by Ordia.[6]
Characters
The players controls the members of Esk's rebel force, who each have a distinct aircraft. The main character of the game is a sixteen-year-old pilot trainee named Keid, from Tadaga Village, while the second playable character is Payer, a female senior pilot of the same age. She volunteers to defend Tadaga from enemy armies and meets Keid, who becomes enlisted in the rebel force as an officer.[7] The third playable character, Havilan, is a veteran piloting a flying gunboat.[6]
Other playable characters include notably Blore, a strategist and devoted pilot of the royal air force of Mackai; and Rayetta, his younger sister and bomber pilot. Roster, an ally of Ordia who secretly leads the Roggina Spirit resistance also joins the player's party; as does Poty, the fourth prince of Peag and bomber pilot, and his female guard Sersh.[8]
Development
Blue Wing Blitz was officially announced in March 2001, and was Square's second original title for
The game was developed by the same team responsible for the
A 95-page official strategy guide, titled Blue Wing Blitz Freedom Fighter's Guide, was published by DigiCube on the same date as the game. The contents include information on the characters and the setting, battle system explanations, map screenshots, and reference and data tables.[12]
Reception
Blue Wing Blitz sold poorly, with around 20,000 units sold one year after its release.
References
- ^ a b c d e McClendon, Zak. "Blue Wing Blitz". The GIA. Archived from the original on 2002-02-11. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ 航空機どうしの緊迫バトル. eg (in Japanese). NTT Publishing. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "Blue Wing Blitz - Battle - Advice". Square for WonderSwan (in Japanese). Square. 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Blue Wing Blitz - Customize #01". Square for WonderSwan (in Japanese). Square. 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Blue Wing Blitz - Story". Square for WonderSwan (in Japanese). Square. 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ a b c Wanlin, Matthew (2001-05-01). "More Blue Wing Blitz Character and Combat Details". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ Wanlin, Matthew (2001-04-01). "Blue Wing Blitz Character Profiles". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ "Blue Wing Blitz - Characters". Square for WonderSwan (in Japanese). Square. 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ GIA Staff (2001-03-08). "Square's "unnamed portable RPG" revealed". The GIA. Archived from the original on 2002-03-28. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ^ Chronologist (2001-07-19). "Final Fantasy X Ships, Includes FFXI Trailer". RPGFan. Cerberus Media Group. Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ Chris. "Kumi Tanioka :: Composer Information". Square Enix Music Online. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ ブルーウイングブリッツ. Kinokuniya BookWeb (in Japanese). Kinokuniya. 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ 有価証券報告書 (PDF) (in Japanese). Square. 2002-06-20. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ Wanlin, Matthew (2001-03-20). "Storyline Details Revealed for Blue Wing Blitz". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. p. 2. Archived from the originalon July 16, 2012.
External links
- Wayback Machine archive of the now defunct Blue Wing Blitz official website (in Japanese)
- Blue Wing Blitz homepage at the Square Enix website (in Japanese)
- Blue Wing Blitz homepage at the Bandai website (in Japanese)
- Blue Wing Blitz at MobyGames