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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (PSP) |  | From: 505 Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  36 reviews
Format: Unknown format
Platform: Sony PSP
Genre: flight-simulation-games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Normal
Operating System: Sony PSP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.6
MPN: ULES01316
UPC: 812872015019
EAN: 8023171019710
Release Date: September 4, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey is based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations of World War II. Participate in the war's most famous confrontations piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers through a range of thrilling missions set over stunning landscapes - from the patchwork fields of Southern England to the smoking ruins of Stalingrad, all recreated with amazing detail.
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IL2 September 2, 2010
Luke Thrower
The humble flight simulator has been a dirty, secret love for many gamers since its early development. In recent years the flight simulators have taken a turn from textbook landings and flying over your house, to recreating dogfights or blowing hot metal through everything in site.
An a fan of the action game I know which one I prefer, IL-2 takes on the ww2 fighter pilot line and sees battles against german planes and attacks from the ground, with the main aim to be destroying the nazi regime and be back in time for tea.
The game was developed by Gajin entertainment who are a independent Russian developer, the game was released in September 2009 and the first release from the developers outside of Russia, so this was a great chance for them to propel themeselves into the gaming spotlight, after all "Little big planet" showed what small companies can create.
The games storyline isn't overely personal and concentrates on objectives and history, which is something I find quite important in a war game, whilst im shooting down the luftwafa I'd rather not hear the pilot talking about his kids.
Over 5 stages you go through the battle of Britain, fighting over Stalingrad and Berlin, as well as missions in Sicily and korsun. Missions in these stages are pretty repetitive in the form of , destroy this target, but then in reality that was the main objective for most dogfighters.
The games campaign mode is its only outlet, but it does have 3 difficultys. Now this may sound weak but putting up the difficulty changes the whole game, arcade mode is easy and lets you happily fly around destroying the enemies and flying through the campaign no problems. Notch it up to realistic and the change is evident, the plane now moves when you fire the gun, you can stall with any movements outside of the planes capabilities , and you just need to take your time with the air force attacking your tail. So moving up to simulator mode, playing this mode you will also need your 40's style goggles and the poshest accent possible, here all aids are off and your stuck in the cockpit view, all you have to really on is your senses and this makes for an extrememly difficult game.
Essentially the difficulty changes makes it feel brand new which makes up for the missions objectives or lack of other modes, playing it on a higher difficulty means you have to tackle challenges in a different way.
In the usual style when a game lacks some extras, unlocks are thrown in. By playing through the game you can unlock new planes and weapon to turn you into a killing machine, of course it's always important to take into account the plane your using before selecting the weapons.
Where action flight sims usually falter is getting you really involved, IL-2 does this in several ways.
Firstly it has a new damage engine, now to most this seems like marketing gibberish but in reality you can now see the damage caused by the planes. An example of this is peices of the wing coming away as their shaved by bullets, smoke pouring out of damaged planes and obscuring your view. This does a great job of making you see how your progressing with a target, as well as your own health, basically if your on fire and the enemey isn't your not doing good.
Secondly, adding to the detail on planes is the environment. With the opening level seeing you fly around the white cliffs of Dover and in the distance around 100 enemies flying in formation towards, you feel as though you have something to fight for, something to protect. In old flight games it was a case of "oh no, our pixels been destroyed", now it's britain under threat , and the green grass, uncharacteristic blue skies and ability to queue is mine to save. The heat of the moment grows in combat as your numbers dwindle and you see your comrades shot down in flames, you soon recognise that this game is all about scale and often its very against you.
In order to survive, IL-2 has thrown in a load of tips in the games menu to show how to tackle different situations, be it in using machine guns on a fighter or how to attack a bomber effectively, all can be found and so make the hectic fighting a bit more understandable.
The planes are the ovbious focus point and they are designed to a high standard, with models closely resembling their counterparts inside and out. IL-2 has tried its best to fully recreate the planes with indivual engine noise and structural design, all of which are effected by damage. Just collide with another plane if you want to see the structure the wings built on, or the engine slowly spluttering and dieing as it takes too many bullets.
The game makes for a nice audio experience too when playing with a surround sound system, the game has some well worked sound effects and some good voice talents which feel wasted in such a game. In the background is a score masterminded by Jeremy Soule who is renown for his works with Guild wars and Oblivion.
This creates a very good atmosphere and can make the game feel very tense when the battle is swinging away from you.
The game does have an online presence but with the game being old it is now a place full of hardened and specialised players. upto 16 players can be involved in the dogfights and compete in free for all or deathmatch, as well as 2 objective modes, capture the airfield and strike. Capture the airfield involves trying to land in the middle of battle and take an airfield, whilst your enemies try to do the same. Strike on the other hand involves you trying to bomb the opponents airfield , this leads to highly tactical battles as you protect the bombers whilst trying to defend the airfield.
The game has a good amount of longevity if your going right to the top mode and could get a steady 30 hours.
This games a good buy for fans of the era and genre, or even if your looking for a new and challenging game. I would also reccomend blazing angels which is similar ( A review on the way maybe ).
Overall it's a fairly decent game which is only let down by the missions, everything else provides a pleasent gaming experience which is too be expected from a developer far beyong Ganji.
A good arcade flying shooter, a pity you can't barrel roll! July 27, 2010
Barry leslie (Peterborough)
I played this game on the PS3 last year and was totally absorbed in the game. I bought this to go on holiday with, but didn't find the experience as satisfying. The problem was that the maneuverability of the plane could have been better and meant that enemy planes would get lost easily. Obviously there is only one analogue stick, but if they made on of the shoulder buttons change the square/triangle/circle/X buttons into a yoke and roll feature that would have made things a lot easier. That said, when you get the hang of flying in this game it becomes a satisfying shooter.
I did feel that there was not as much fun in the game as the PS3 version but battered through the game nonetheless. I would recommend this game as a decent flying shooter, but don't expect the sexy visuals of the PS3 version as this doesn't deliver on them.
 IL - 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey June 19, 2010
Graeme Ferguson (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a really good game but is not a flight simulator like Microsoft Flight Simulator which I believe makes it much more fun. The graphics are fantastic and whether you are bombing ships,firing at bombers or in a dogfight it is just hellish good fun. The one thing I would say though is that you must play it using a joystick to get the best gameplay. I use the thrustmaster and the two work perfectly together.Forget the comments from other people saying it is not a real simulator,it's not meant to be , it's a game and a good one at that. BUY IT you will be more than pleased.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (PS3) April 5, 2010
Alfonso Rivera Sagredo
Very realistic. I would be interested in the possibility of combat between two players, but not online.
IL 2 January 9, 2010
Mr. J. G. Lindsey (Southborough,Kent,UK)
This game surpasses all my expectations.The graphics are fantastic and the game play is WOW.I myself think this is one of the best there is in shooters/flight sims.
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