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| Blue Max | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Synapse Software |
| Publisher(s) | U.S. Gold |
| Year released | 1983 |
| System(s) | Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| Designer(s) | Bob Polin |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Flight simulation |
| Modes | Single player |
Blue Max is a 1983 flight simulator by Synapse Software, released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers. In 1984 it was released for the ZX Spectrum by U.S. Gold. In 1991 a remake or sequel, Blue Max: Aces of the Great War, was developed for the Amiga and MS-DOS by Three-Sixty Pacific. The game is named after the German order Pour le Mérite, informally known as Blue Max. Its theme song is Rule, Britannia!
In Blue Max, the player controls a Sopwith Camel biplane during World War I, attempting to shoot down enemy planes and bomb targets on the ground.