Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4138 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Focus Multimedia Ltd
• Released on: 2003-02-07
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

Amazon.co.uk Review
Offering you the chance to fly 31 Russian, German and American planes IL2 Sturmovik plans to give the mantle held by Microsoft's Combat Flight Sim a run for its money.

Based mostly on the Russian side of things, this flight simulator will appeal to anyone looking for a challenge and features everything from stalling engines, impressive AI run enemy and even the ability to play the gunner positions on some planes.

While the gameplay will keep you on your toes for many a mission--there is a level editor included to further your enjoyment--the real icing on the cake is in the little details. View the plane from outside while you shoot your way through a dogfight and you'll notice cartridges falling to the ground. Go too high and the plane starts to leave turbulence trails.

Multiplayer options haven't been neglected either and the game can accommodate up to a whopping 32 players in dogfight mode and 16 when tackling cooperative missions, making this a great game to play with friends.

If you're a fan of the Microsoft combat flight series, then IL2 Sturmovik is going to be the perfect addition to your catalogue. If however, you are new to the flight simulator genre, then this might be a little too taxing to start with. --Jason Denwood

Customer Reviews

ULTIMATE WW2 FLIGHT SIM
Wanting a flight sim, I tried out various types from friends before someone let me borrow IL2 Sturmovik. I had it for a weekend, became hooked and bought it immediately. The features of the game are very in-depth with some fantastic aircraft to fly. The official web site continues to offer free downloadable updates with extra planes as a bonus. The truly amazing thing about IL2 though is the gameplay. Once you have landed, you just want to get back up in the air and strafe more tanks or bomb a Russion ship. Cockpit views are awesome and looking out onto the wing feels very realistic; not as realistic as the battle damage however. The graphics shown, once you have hit something,or are unfortunately hit yourself will blow you away. With many external views available and the facility to record your missions and view them later from a multitude of angles, will keep you happy for months; not weeks or days as some will. To sum up: If you love flight sims and you haven't yet seen these delights. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

The ultimate flight sim
First of lets get one thing straight! this game is not an ARCADE SHOOT EM UP it is in fact a fantastic world war two combat sim.
You get to fly the Russian IL2 Sturmovik a Russian anti tank aircraft(called the Black Death by the Germans)on various missions right through the war.
Lets start with the graphics, They are great with fantastic details on the planes and great effects like seeing empty shell casings spilling from the wing guns on strafing runs and vapour trails from wing tips.
There are also detailed ground units including tanks, half tracks etc all this adds to the highly polished feel to the game.
The sound effects are also worth a mention as they are also great with detailed engine sounds and the first time you hear bullets fly past your canopy it almost makes you duck!.
I found this game a very enjoyable one and also there are lots of free upgrades and new planes on the offical website and the game also comes with its own mission builder for maximum replay value, And i also think an addon pack has just been released called forgotten battles.
So to sum up this game is great! loely graphics great sound effects and bags of gameplay! if you have played games like combat flight simulator and B17 flying fortress then buy this and your onto a winner!.

IL2
Before this game came out I was trawling Game sites looking for any sort of a screenshot or preview such was my anticpation for it. When it finally came out i was gobsmacked it plays every bit as good as it looks, but this game is not about looks its the minor features that it excels,something Game Developers often overlook.

Within the game engine is one of the best Combat Flight sims ever made ,its just as good if not better than Combat Flight Sim 3. This game is simply amazing and if like me you love Combat Flight sims its one of the best.