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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 | 
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| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $18.49
You Save: $1.50 (8%)
New (5) Used (2) from $17.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 715
Format: Cd
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.3 x 1.1
MPN: 68361
Model: 68361
UPC: 008888683612
EAN: 0008888683612
ASIN: B000N4JENW
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED, FREE UPGRADE TO 1ST CLASS SHIPPING.
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| Features:
| • | Nearly 200 missions with unparalleled realism as you fly detailed fighter and bomber missions for the German, Soviet and Japanese air forces | | • | Fly 32 new fighters and bombers, including the Il-10 Sturmovik, the MiG-9 Jet fighter, the Arado Ar-234 Blitz jet bomber, or the N1K2 George fighter | | • | New Maps - Historical maps of the Kiev region, Manchuria and Japanese-occupied Korea, a large bonus Burma map and an online Khalkin Gol / Nomonhan map | | • | Explore an alternative history - Three of the 9 campaigns focus on hypothetical battles between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1946 | | • | Unparalleled historical accuracy - Even prototypes and what-if designs are recreated, as fully & realistically as possible |
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Product Description
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 collects all the previously released Sturmovik titles and add-ons, plus three additional expansion packs. This flight sim now boasts over 300 controllable aircraft as well as additional campaigns and online maps. Historical planes include the Heinkel He-L-IIIB-2 Lerche, a Luftwaffe creation that never actually made it off the ground. Gamers may also journey through an alternative timeline and assist in the assassination of Hitler. Exotic aircraft and locations -- fly Soviet mixed-power fighters against new ground targets like trenches and bunkers Comes with exclusive bonus content - Special making of video, screenshots and videos of the upcoming Storm of War - Battle of Britain Detailed plane guide -- over 450 pages covering each of the 229 flyable aircraft
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
Best combat flight sim August 8, 2008
This is the top gun fighting simulation, at least of any I have tried, with the possible exception of DERA's Joust. I like to actually fly the aircraft myself and use my skill, rather than a missile, to shoot down my opponents. So for me this is a wonderful game. The realism seems to have been stepped up a notch since the previous version, the harmonization of the guns seems to be better.
One of the few unrealistic elements is the gun sight, early WWII fighters had lead calculating gun sights, with this you have to estimate the lead yourself, which can make moderately long turning shots quite challenging. Weapon effects aren't perfect, but they are good for a game. In the real world, if you put a one second burst of 20mm canon shells in to a plane at short range then it's over; one of my friends did it in the pacific war, he said that the moment he started firing the Betty came apart.
I've always liked the sounds in IL2 and this continues to be satisfactory, both the engine and gunfire sounds are realistic.
The choice of aircraft is excellent, with many marks of the world's best WWII fighters and bombers. Each is very well implemented with good flight dynamics and weapon effects. This game does a very good job of showing the performance variation between the different aircraft, this lets you explore the different fighting styles that were employed by their pilots. For example the canon armed Hurricane is my favorite gun platform, it turns well and is heavily armed with accurate canon, it can take anything it can get close to. The P47 is fast in a straight line and adequately armed, but in a turning fight it bleeds energy and the 50s aren't enough for a decisive 'lucky shot'. The late model Me262s can scrap a B25 in a moment, but if they take a couple of rounds in the engines then their day is over. The Russian aircraft are built like tanks, so a machine gun armed early version of the Spitfire or Hurricane can blaze away at an IL2 all day and never cause important damage.
This is a wonderful and highly addictive game.
This is a fun game! June 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading so many great reviews, I decided to purchase this game. It is very well done! What I like most is that you can set it to whatever level you want. Don't want to deal with stalls or blackouts or whatever and just shoot down planes? Turn them off. Want to deal with the whole enchilada involved in flying? Leave them on. The graphics and sound are great. You can set up your own missions- I just set up one where I have an "Allies v Axis" fantasy situation, where Russian, British, Polish and American planes are on a mission to destroy an airfield, and we're opposed by German, Italian, Romanian and Japanese fliers. What I really like is the "1946" options where you can fly experimental aircraft that never actually flew during the real war, but were in development. My only complaint is the lack of a manual. Yes, there's a file on the disk, but I would really, really prefer to have a hold-it-in-your-hands indexed manual. I have a feeling this game has abilities that I don't know about, and might never find, without a manual. I'd pay a few bucks more to have one. Which leads to the price- you cannot beat it for the price!
Great sim... June 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let me give you an example to show you how good this game is. I set the stage with 4 friendly and 4 enemy planes. I'm not an expert on these games so I set the difficulty low. Then we started flying in clear blue skies. I saw 4 dots in the horizon, knowing that all hell will break loose in a few minutes I increased my altitude to hit them from above. Did so too and downed one immediately. But funny thing was I didn't see any flames or smoke, the plane just went down. Here is the thing, I love to watch replays, and this game has an mamazing replay function. After the game I turned on replay and realised that during my attack only 3 or 4 of my bullets hit the enemy, one of which hit the pilot, killing him instantly, thus causing the plane to crash.
I played a few flight sims and this game is so much better and detailed than others. I can tell you so many stories just like the one above but it's one of those experiences that you have to live it to feel it. Just set your own game and everytime you'll see a new thing, oh and don't forget to record it because you can keep your replays, fun ain't it...
This one will be a classic June 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're into flight sims especially WWII, than this one is a must have for your collection. Great graphics, however, it does have a steep learning curve. The sim is adjustable to allow "nuggets" to expert to enjoy it, totally worth the money.
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
JUST GREAT!
THIS FLIGHT SIM IS A PERFECT UPGRADE TO THE OTHER IL-2 Sturmovik: FLIGHT SIMS. IT CAN STAND ON IT'S OWN AND CORRECTS MOST OF THE OLD FLAWS, BUT SO FAR I ONLY NOTICED ONE ERROR, AND IT'S WITH THE TA 152, ONLY THE LEFT ROCKET FIRES.
ANOTHER PLUS IS MORE OBJECTS AND SOUNDS (TIRES SQUEEL ON LANDING)ETC.
THE UNIQUE VAST ARRAY OF JETS,PLANES & WEAPONRY IS THE BEST ATTRACTION.
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