The Russians called it the flying tank, the Germans called it
Black Death and you will call it the most exciting and realistic
combat flight experience you've ever had.
Designed by Oleg Maddox, a former Russian Air Force employee and one of the
industry's most highly respected flight sim creators, IL-2 Sturmovik recreates
the harshest and deadliest air battles of WWII's Eastern Front.
There are 31 planes that can be controlled by the player, including nine
versions of the IL-2 and five versions of the Messerschmitt Bf-109. Furthermore,
you will encounter more than 40 different AI controlled planes!
Take a look at the product reviews below. We have provided just a few of
the numerous reviews that have rated this title among one of the best sims
they've seen!
- Fly 31 types of Russian, German and American planes
- Fly pilot or rear gunner (IL-2 plane types only)
- Choose between realistic and simple flight models with many adjustments to
various realism settings
- See 40 other types of aircraft engaged in large air battles. (with
camouflage paint schemes changing from summer to winter)
- Engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground battles
- Destroy any ground object, such as buildings, bridges, airfields, etc.
- Play quick missions using full mission parameter settings
- Play different types of single missions
- Play campaign missions and track your career (with ranks and awards)
- Fight against intelligent AI opponents
- Play two different multiplayer modes: dog-fighting or cooperative missions
across a LAN or the Internet with dedicated servers for online play
- Multiplay: with up to 32 players in dogfight and 16 players in cooperative
missions. Use custom paint schemes, squadron nose art, numbering on wings,
and national markings for each single plane.
- Record a flight track of any of your flights and edit these tracks. Then
play and enjoy or send this track file to others.
- Use Network and Internet voice communications for multiplayer sessions
- Build new missions and scenarios with an easy to use mission builder. Use
missions for single or multiplayer sessions
- Play new scenarios designed by other players
- See exceptionally high quality aircraft and ground unit graphics
- See massive air and ground battles between German and Russian airplanes
and tanks
- See realistic dynamic damage modeling
- See realistic 3D world environment, including terrain, sky, unique clouds
and weather conditions
- See realistic smoke, explosions, fire and other special effects
- Hear immersive radio chatter
"The Best PC Combat Flight Simulation of Show (E3 2001)
- IGN PC.com, Wargamer.com, SimHQ.com, CombatSim.com
"I continue to be amazed at the technological leap that is IL-2."
"No kidding…the AI [Artificial Intelligence] is amazing. I never seen AI
so human."
- CombatSim.com
"Could turn out to be the best-looking World War II flight sim to
date."
- GameSpot
"Modeling just about every aspect of the Eastern Front during WWII that
you could imagine, the sim should be a hardcore enthusiast's dream No wonder I
haven't encountered this much buzz over a flight sim in a long time."
- CGW
"The aircraft in IL-2 will set new standards in detail this year, for
appearance as well as flight and damage models. It's a great time to be a
virtual warrior!"
- CombatSim.com
"I like it. I'll buy it. I'll buy all the planned add-on packs. I may
fly nothing else once this game gets out. It's really that good … It leaves
all the competition in the distant dust."
- WomenGamers.com
"IL-2 first of all is the most visually stunning WWII sim I have ever
seen. No, strike that! It's the most visually stunning GAME I have ever seen!
…The planes are works of art, plain and simple."
- World-at-War.com
"IL-2's high-altitude contrails are going to change the way we play air
combat sims ... forever."
- CombatSim.com
"A WWII sim with a novel setting, and more out of the ordinary aircraft
than you can shake a stick at. Graphics are simply stupendous."
- Dogfighter.com
"Adjectives like 'magnificent', 'superlative', 'awe-inspiring' and
'stunning' keep popping into my head … It will, by all accounts, set the
standard to new heights."
- Dogfighter.com
"From take off to touch down, this program has all the elements that
will have it soaring above the competition and setting new standards for
graphical rendering."
- GameZone.com
"This game is the most visually stunning, awe inspiring,
un-freaking-believable … WWII flight sim that I have ever laid my eyes
on!" proclaims World-At-War.com's latest preview of Oleg Maddox's upcoming
masterpiece. "Wow! Wow! And Wow again!"
- World-at-War.com
"Damage modeling will likely set a new standard for simulation design
… IL-2 appears content with no compromise."
- Thrustmaster
"Graphically, what we've seen so far is incredible … Combined with
cutting edge damage models and some of the best graphics yet seen, the
specifications of the total package had us sweating in anticipation."
- PC Pilot Magazine
"A painstakingly detailed sim."
- CGW
"This remarkable new title looks poised to elevate PC combat flight
simming to an entirely new level of realism and fidelity."
- PC Gamer
"a revolutionary flight sim that covers an area of WWII long overlooked
by game developers."
- Computer Games Online
"The graphics continue to amaze me. The cockpits are by far the best
I've ever seen." "The clouds in the sim are incredibly
realistic." "The terrain gets better every time I see it... it
still outshine most other sims." "The flight modeling and gameplay are
as realistic as everything else in this sim."
- DOGFIGHTER.com
"The best flight model I have ever seen."
- Games Domain
- Windows 95, 98, and Me Only (Not Windows 2000 or XP compatible)
- Pentium II 400 or AMD K6-3 400MHz (Pentium III/AMD K6-3 600 or Better
Recommended)
- 128MB RAM (256MB RAM recommended)
- 3D Video Card w/ 16MB RAM DirectX 8 Compatible (32MB RAM Recommended)
- Sound Card (DirectX 8 Compatible)
- DirectX 8 or Higher (DirectX 8 Included on CD)
- Internet Connection or LAN for Multiplayer
