IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey coming to 360

by Terrence Stasse { Jun 11th 2008 at 3:00AM }

Simulation games of any type don't exactly have a large or successful history in the world of the console gamer. But since RTS's have been taking steps into the console world, sims should as well. Given that most sims are slow and a bit, well ... boring, it's good to see that not only is IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey the type of game that doesn't look very boring, but also that it has a name that doesn't suggest it's genre (we're looking at you MS Flight Sim!). While it's unknown whether the Birds of Prey version that will hit the 360 will include any new content, the game is already known as the one of the best WWII flight sims around and new content might not really be absolutely necessary to bring people in.

Tags: 505-games, flight-simulator, il-2-sturmovik, il-2-sturmovik-birds-of-prey

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

nieker @ Jun 11th 2008 6:11AM

Nice!

Does it come with a 200 button controller?

Xav de Matos @ Jun 11th 2008 6:25AM

Unless there's a button that blasts "Danger Zone," I'm not buying it.

Neuromancer @ Jun 11th 2008 8:10AM

I don't think that song was around in World War II...

What I'd like to see is a Pilotwings type game, not another boring air combat game. We've already got enough (Blazing Angels 1 and 2, Ace Combat 6, Over G Fighters, HAWX to name a few).

Xav de Matos @ Jun 11th 2008 8:11AM

Thanks for adding realism to ruin my joke.

DjDATZ @ Jun 11th 2008 9:53AM

LOL Xav. aahahahahhahah I'm dying here...

cubiclegangsta @ Jun 11th 2008 12:19PM

Danger Zone? WEAK!

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Xav de Matos @ Jun 11th 2008 12:22PM

You kids need to watch Top Gun.

Foxstar416 @ Jun 11th 2008 8:41AM

I'd love to see a pilot wings type game as well, but for that we should probably buy a Wii.

Still, you can't have too much shooting down Germans, Tally-ho!

DjDATZ @ Jun 11th 2008 9:55AM

If I'm judging by the graphics depicted in the screenshot there...this game is going to be utter shit.

Adam @ Jun 11th 2008 10:54AM

Why dont you take the time to look at the full line of screens the graphics are amazing and the landscapes are insane.

This is easily the best looking flight sim this gen.I really dont count blazing angels series as flight sim because its more like a arcade style flight game like crimson skies.

DjDATZ @ Jun 11th 2008 10:59AM

Excuse me. I stand delightfully-corrected. I did happen to say "If I'm judging by the graphics depicted in the screenshot there," meaning I DIDN'T look at the other screenshots. But thanks for the heads up either way.

Mind you, I dislike any WWII games, so there is no chance in hell that I'll be picking this up...