The Russians took note and eventually decided drop support for their latest IL-2 iteration, White Cliffs of Dover, proposing a partnership with 777 Studios. When ROF was released it shook up the sim world due to its use of a new advanced game engine called Digital Nature. If ya can’t beat ’em, join ’em over Stalingrad While neither officially or technically the case, from a purely practical sense IL-2 Sturmovik is now part of 777 Studies Rise of Flight (ROF) franchise. Well, whoa! Let me say that again, whoa! Things have changed big time and oddly enough it seems to be because of a flying beagle and his quest to down Manfred von Richthofen. I was initially going to pick up Battle of Moscow because it included one of my favorite aircraft, the Polikarpov I-16, but then I saw the Bruce Willis flick Air Strike and said, uh, no. I thought it a bit pricey and paid little attention, but then it went on sale, so I decided to pick the game up. A series of add-ons and expansions made the game a franchise, with the IL-2 Great Battle Series commencing on 22nd November 2014 offering IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad. Designed by then Russian developer Maddox Games (and published today by Russian computer game company 1C), the software was universally hailed for its gorgeous graphics and intense realism. The World War II flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik has been around since 2001.
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