When it was released in 2001 IL-2 Sturmovik was a critical success in the flight simulator genre because of it's realism, attention to detail, and amazing graphics.




The game addresses the console audience by presenting a varying level of difficulty, from your arcade-style Ace Combat battles to full-on simulation. Assisting in the realism will be a damage model for each plane that allows players to holes in their wings and smoke trails during combat, along with detailed landscapes complete with realistic ongoing ground actions. An original score b Oblivion composer Jeremy Soule is just the icing on the cake.

Gaijin Entertainment (the new developer) plans to release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey on the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with handheld versions on the PSP and Nintendo DS. The game it will be released somewhere in 2009.