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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

Take back the skies! Experience the rush of aerial combat as you engage in history s most iconic airborne missions. Annihilate your enemies as you launch into massive dogfights and aerial bombing missions. Battle for supremacy over stunning landscapes from the patchwork fields of Southern England to the smoking ruins of Stalingrad. Main features: Battle hundreds of enemy aces for control of the skies in intense multiplayer dogfights and bombing sorties. Compete in 4 different multiplayer modes with up to 16 people over Xbox Live/PSN. Choose a difficulty level to match your experience: from adrenaline-fuelled arcade action to realistic simulations. Engage in over 50 death-defying missions piloting stunning WWII aircraft over photo-realistic environments all throughout Europe. Pilot 13 classic aircraft through 42 death-defying missions on the Nintendo DS. Relive the Golden age of military aviation guiding 14. WWII era planes through 30 missions on the Sony PSP.Format: XBOX 360 Genre: FIGHTING (VG) Rating: T Age: 812872013015 UPC: 812872013015 Manufacturer No: 71501301

Take to the skies once again in the latest title in the successful IL-2 Sturmovik series. IL-2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey is the most ambitious title to date as it features scalable gameplay geared towards newcomers to flying games, as well as the more seasoned flight sim fans alike.

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Synopsis IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the War’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes, and heavy bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in – The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, The Battle of the Bulge and Korsun; representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. The game also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. Players can see real time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dog fights. Key Game Features: Authentic World War II atmosphere: Cutting edge, highly-detailed visuals bring the epic battles to life Engage in more than 50 thrilling missions: Relive 5 famous historical battles over Eastern and Western Europe Historically accurate aircrafts: Experience over 40 planes including fighters, battle planes and bombers. Learn to master the Spitfire, Mustang, Messerschmitt and many more… Flexible difficulty level system: Choose settings from arcade to realistic simulation to cater for all flying skills Thrilling multiplayer modes: 4 modes to choose from Dogfight, Team Deathmatch, Ground Strike, and Capture the Airstrip Realistic sound effects: engine and gun sound effects recorded from period planes with original music from Jeremy Soule as a backdrop to the frenetic action. Choose from a large array of planes! IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles and allows you to pilot 40 of the most recognisable planes from the period. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions from above.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars A decent game
I don’t buy many games because I’ve been glued to the Call of Duty series since the COD 3. I had a Amazon credit for a video game so I was looking for a cheap game to pick up. I chose this because I was interested in a flying game and the graphics looked liked they’d be cool to look at in HD. This game is decently entertaining. The graphics are not as great as I expected based on the video preview and some other reviews, but they’re ok. I was disappointed that some planes do not have cockpit views. I completed many missions but to be perfectly honest many times I end up just flying around until I get bored. There has never been any online multiplayer any time I’ve tried. Overall this game is short term entertainment but lacks excitement.

4 Stars Grew tired of it before i finished the game.
This is a pretty realistic flight game so realistic in fact that it made me dizzy and i was constantly swaying from side to avoid thigs. The graphics are also fantastic and flow very smoothly. There is no real back story so you dont waste time watching silly graphics however you do spend a lot of time for the game loading (there are alot of graphics and the game play is pretty open). The missions do take some time to complete and were pretty easy but tedious on the arcade level. I dont think i ever died more than 3 times per mission and you restart exactly where you left off. My one complaint is you have to finish the mission to save the game (this is done automatically) and since missions can take 45 minutes you better have no interuptions. After 6 missions or so the game did not offer anything new and I gave up as it was making me somewhat dizzy from my plane going up and down and spinning round and round.

I am a non gamer who hates games that you can not open and play right off the bat. I miss the days of atari and nintendo donkey kong. With that being said IL 2 Sturmovik was pretty easy to get the hang of and fun right off the bat.

3 Stars IL Sturmovik 2
The initial gameplay fulfills the desire to pilot WWII european theatre aircraft, but can get a little boring after a while with repetative missions. Easy is a bit too easy, and the jump to the next difficulty is somewhat major. It will be one of those games i play for a few days, then set down for a month or two before returning, but i will return. Piloting is more realistic and camera angles are better than other similar games out at this time.

5 Stars IL-2 Sturmovick: Birds of Prey For the Xbox
I have the PC version of this game also. The only thing that this game doesn’t have is all the user expansions that are available for the game. The simulation does run smoother on the Xbox than on my PC which is a real plus. Hope there are other ports of the IL-2 Games to the Xbox.

3 Stars ok but not great
The game is ok as long as you don’t compare it to something like Ace Combat or Hawx. It is a little clunky and difficult to understand at first but it is fun for a casual flyer and not someone looking for extreme dog fights or lock on missiles.

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