Wings 2: Aces High

As the leader of a squadron of British warplanes, the player must bomb German buildings viable to Kaiser Wilhelm II's war effort while over the fields of France.

Five different pilots are given this difficult task; obtaining status points to improve their performance in combat. If any of these pilots fails to complete their appointed mission but survives the actual combat, the pilot will suffer demotion. If failure to complete missions (while surviving) persists, the eventual result will be a dishonorable discharge from the military. If he dies in the line of duty, then the player gets a cemetery scene with the game taking place in the year 1917, with applicable medals earned displayed by the fighter's portrait.

Wings 2: Aces High is based on Japanese title Sky Mission. The Wings branding was only added to the game's US release, with the European version going under the name Blazing Skies. The title was superficially similar to the original game, with dogfighting and bombing missions, but was presented in more of an arcade format whereby the player was sent back and forced to complete failed missions - in Wings, by contrast, the narrative continues whether missions are passed or failed and even when the player pilot is killed the game continues with another.

The instruction manual has been illustrated with numerous photographs from the era, donated by the San Diego Aerospace Museum along with the explanation about the origins of World War I.

Sky Mission was met with a mixed response from critics — although it was often criticized for its short length and lacking gameplay, it was praised for its impressive graphics, soundtrack and sense of thrill. It holds a 70% score on video game aggregator website GameRankings.

Japanese publication Famitsu found the game to lack the freedom that other combat flight simulation games have, while Family Computer Magazine criticized its controls for being awkward. Famitsu also criticized its gameplay for being too simplistic and its shooting mechanics monotonous. N-Force magazine stated that the game was too short and lacking in gameplay, only recommending it to fans of the flight-sim genre. German magazine Power Play was much more negative towards the game, mockingly commenting that its variety could only be seen "with a pair of binoculars", while also criticizing its high difficulty and short length. GamePro claimed that the enemy planes cheated through unrealistic movements that were impossible for planes at the time, while also disliking the music for drowning out sound effects.