ZeroTolerance writes: There have been nearly as many WWII flying games as there have been first-person shooters. There is no question the genre is a bit crowded. Ubisoft brings their latest entry to the fray with Heroes Over Europe, and while it retains a lot of what makes these games so cliché, it also brings a sense of dissension by severing most of the realism and accuracy in favor of more accessibility. What we get is a game that seems to have somewhat of an identity crisis as it neither feels casual enough for arcade fans, and certainly not sim enough for aficionados, however the end result still turns out to be quite enjoyable at times.
It was unfortunate that this game was released so close to the brilliant IL-2 Sturmovik, because otherwise it would probably have filled a gap in the console flight schedule, but it does stray a little to far towards the arcade side of things. Ultimately, regardless of the fact that the game doesn't do anything particularly wrong, there's just not enough here to justify the price. If you see it in a few months at a reduced price, then it's certainly worth a look.
Game Revolution writes: "When I first got my hands on Heroes Over Europe, I was quick to single out its defining characteristic based solely on the box art. HOE is a World War II game, like so many games before it. Quick, gather the pals, it's another World War II game, I can't believe they're still making these! Of course, I have a job to do, so I did my best to put those overused assumptions behind me and just play the game. Unfortunately, the World War II label is stuck right on the aft-side, and the gameplay is too shallow to shake it off."
DGS-Online writes: "Heroes over Europe is the successor of the votes in 2005 by Transmission Games Heroes of the Pacific, that time was quite well received. A major point of criticism however was falling repeatedly in the gameplay, making this game is no historical significance to it. A good product developer listens to the criticism of the customer and tries in the future were to improve. Unfortunately Transmission Games is a bad student."
