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IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 19 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: 1C:Maddox - RRG
Genre(s): Flight Combat
Players: 128
ESRB Rating: RP (Rating Pending)
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Summary
Oleg Maddox's Il-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators continues to expand. The latest offering, Il-2 1946, adds 36 new planes, four new gigantic maps, over a hundred new ground objects, and nearly 200 new campaign missions. This new opus also includes all of the previous Il-2 series content. What began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total! Not to mention that players will have the opportunity to get a first glance at the future of the series arriving next year: Storm of War Battle of Britain via exclusive bonus videos.
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: IL-2 Sturmovik IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles - Ace Expansion Pack IL-2 Sturmovik: Operation Barbarossa IL-2 Sturmovik: The Forgotten Battles
Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
1UP
1946 might as well be the holy grail of WWII flight sims, a platinum anthology of everything good about no-frills airborne scrimmaging. The new material's a deal, whether you own the earlier games or not. And if you don't, 30 bucks nets you something that -- six years on -- still outclasses everything else.
Read Full Review >PC Gamer UK
This is the biggest and best combat flight sim money can buy, but it's by no means flawless. [Jan 2007, p.70]
Pelit (Finland)
Many of the new planes are a bit odd, although admittedly pretty fun to fly. As a collection Il-2: 1946 is a true masterpiece. The best version of the greatest simulator of all time. [Jan 2007]
Games Radar (in-house)
Aside from the half-functional multi-player and a brutal learning curve, there’s nothing about IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 that isn’t amazing. Superb aircraft flight modeling? Check. Amazing looking aircraft? Check. More than 220 different aircraft and around 200 missions? Check.
Read Full Review >PC Format
It feels like a retro collection, but it's pretty much a no-brainer for flight sim fans until "Storm of War" arrives. [Feb 2007, p.65]
IGN
For forty bucks, you can't really go wrong here, particularly since this version of the game includes every expansion that the series has seen so far. It's a shame that there's not more US or UK content here, but that's to be expected.
Read Full Review >PALGN
Excellent gameplay and an amazing level of detail should make those who enjoy flight sims giddy (and may even convert a few that aren't into amateur flyboys).
Read Full Review >PC Gamer
For a measly 30 bucks, you won't find a better deal anywhere. [July 2007, p.64]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mark gave it a10:
This is the absolute best WW2 flight sim yet. Given the age of the engine, it is still amazingly good looking and now supports a huge modding comunity which keeps me still very interested in flying after thousands of hours on both single and multiplayer. No other sim even comes close in scope and detail. Minor flaws are the, at times, dull dynamic campaign missions and AI flying into terrain occasionally. The weather is not very detailed and has limited user controls. Forests are only visible from above, meaning you may fly into them when very close to the deck. But really, as I said the greatest WW2 combat sim ever!
Sebastian R gave it an8:
The finest flight WWII flight simulator out there. Graphics on the non-aircraft objects are dated, and the menu is horrible, but the gameplay is fantastic. I would not advise buying the game off Steam, because the latest patches are not available for download on that platform (this makes multiplayer servers harder to find).
Peter B gave it a10:
After all this time, this is still THE best World War 2 simulator out there. Period. The insane number of flyable planes, the superior physics, the realistic gunnery and dogfights. There is simply no other game that even comes close. I suspect that IL2 is going to hold that crown for a long time to come.
Ferdz A. gave it a9:
It's still fascinating and addictive even after years of playing it !
Dash C. gave it a9:
Terrific value. Easily the finest WWII flight sim available with over five years worth of content, all for $50.
