"Red Baron puts you in the pilot's seat of actual World War I fighter
aircraft. This game features 28 different aircraft from both the Allied
and the German sides presented in actual 3D graphics."
"Start a career as a pilot and rise through the ranks to become the most
feared ace in the skies, or participate in a variety of single missions
including simple fighter sweeps, balloon-busting, zeppelin hunting, or
take on an actual WWI ace in one-on-one combat. If you're good enough,
you may even be able to take on the infamous Manfred von Richthofen, the
Red Baron himself."
At its time Red Baron was one of the greatest World War I flight
simulators. It features a total 17 different planes. You can play this
game in a Story Mode or a head to head flight mode. In the latter you
will fly against some of the biggest names in the first world war,
including the Red Baron himself. If you want to, you can also change
the planes for each pilot, so you can see how well he handles a british
plane (if you want to). Each plane has different layout, abilities and
weaponry.
In story mode, you get to choose which side you will fly for. Obviously
this will limit the types of planes you can fly, but it is better than
flying head to head. You start the story mode as a flight leader, where
you command a tiny force of planes. This group will increase or
decrease depending on your piloting skills. The AI for your friendly
aeroplanes is very well made, and they will manage to survive without
your help. All you have to worry about is staying alive.
Sierra's on-line community known as the ImagiNation Network (INN)
featured, among many other games, a multiplayer version of Red Baron.
The multiplayer version was popular and attracted quite a following
until the network was unfortunately shutdown in 1996. The Red Baron
community supported many squardons (some of which still exist today in
other on-line flight simulators), inter-squadron wars, and a player-run
"SkyWars Council."