Red Baron 2

World War I pilots were real men, unlike modern-day flyboys, who sit there squirming in their seats as yet another laser-guided bomb skews catastrophically off-course.

Forget all that modern gadgetry. Red Baron II returns to the roots of air combat, and with some aplomb. The real-time campaign should keep you enthralled for weeks and the smattering of standalone missions offers a welcome refuge from the smoky realism of the front line.

The only real disappointment is the lack of a multiplayer game, and highbrow gamers will no doubt resent the bog-standard SVGA graphics.

That aside, Red Baron II is an atmospheric and unpretentious attempt at recreating the terror of WWI dogfights, and for a tenner you'd do well to take a look.