IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

1. AstronHaizer

   Oct 23, 2014

   10

   I played Il2- Forgotten battles, I played SB War Thunder, Rise of Fligt etc. So far, Il 2 BOS the best and perspective flight-simulator.I played Il2- Forgotten battles, I played SB War Thunder, Rise of Fligt etc. So far, Il 2 BOS the best and perspective flight-simulator.
   
   Guys, dont forget how much content there was in Il 2 sturmovik in 2001 y. Almoust nothing,
   Now Il 2 BOS its a platform made to make a game of our dream,but not in one day.… Expand

   • 37 of 75 users found this helpful
2. JG1_Tomas

   Oct 30, 2014

   10

   Simply one of the best between WWII Simulators today. Very good and realistic flight model, beautifull graphics.and so on... It is must haveSimply one of the best between WWII Simulators today. Very good and realistic flight model, beautifull graphics.and so on... It is must have for hardcore players. Thumbs up.… Expand

   • 9 of 28 users found this helpful
4. 150GCT_Veltro

   Oct 23, 2014

   9

   It still need improvements but the game just looks superb! Immersion is stunning as for the flight feeling and physic engine, the best landIt still need improvements but the game just looks superb! Immersion is stunning as for the flight feeling and physic engine, the best land ever seen with a superb bump mapping. This provide really a great immersion when you fly at low altitudes with clouds and snow. Graphic is really very good even if the game is till in DX9. In DX11 it would have been much better however.
   Multiplayer is still WIP (YOU STILL CAN NOT HOST your own missions) but it's really good now with the last update (75 players on-line without any problems if not some lag sometimes), but the on-line experience is great and really immersive: fly the He-111 with friends, and you'll dream!
   We are still waiting for a FMB as for the Dserver but they are both WIP. We'll se, this game can only improve.… Expand

   • 22 of 49 users found this helpful
5. mudcat

   Oct 24, 2014

   7

   Really has a great core to it and should honestly be rated higher, game looks amazing, although you may go snowblind, pretty good DM, FM'sReally has a great core to it and should honestly be rated higher, game looks amazing, although you may go snowblind, pretty good DM, FM's seem fine to me. But the problem as probably noted in plenty of other reviews is some poor decisions regarding SP and unlocks. Unlocks can only be done in the SP campaign. So if you want those field modifications you are going to have to spend a considerable amount of time in the campaign.
   
   As for the campaign, you have choices based on what aircraft you choose, between things like ground attack, intercept and escort etc. The missions are then randomly generated and difficulty of said missions will vary and increase based on your "pilot level".
   
   The missions aren't exactly the worst thing in the world, but I wouldn't exactly call them enjoyable either. It's a decision to have them work this way that has angered a lot of MP focused folks, essentially being forced to play SP. For the SP oriented folks it seems to miss the mark as there is nothing exactly imersive about it. No real coherent story to it, just a collection of randomly generated missions.
   
   There really is a lot of good stuff in the game, but the decision of unlocks tied to a SP randomly generated mission campaign really drags it down, this game should be an 8 or 9, but instead gets drug down by the stinker or an idea that in their unlocks system. I gave it a 7 because while that unlock business is indeed silly, it still does a lot of things really well, that and I can't give it a 7.5 :)… Expand

   • 25 of 40 users found this helpful
6. Buddeye

   Jan 24, 2015

   5

   IL2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad (BoS) in 10 words or less
   
   It’s a PC flight game being released November 2014. OK, I'll tell you more:IL2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad (BoS) in 10 words or less
   
   It’s a PC flight game being released November 2014.
   
   OK, I'll tell you more: BoS in 100 words or less
   
   It’s set in WW2, 1942, in Russia, with planes from Germany flying against planes from Russia. You can buy a version with 8 planes for 50 bucks/Euros, or with ten planes for 90 bucks/Euros. You can play in either ‘normal’ or expert mode. Normal mode is like War Thunder Arcade mode, and Expert mode is like Realistic mode, just even more realistic.
   
   The Stalingrad map is flat, white, and snowy, with flat, white snowy bits, and icy rivers. And snow. Great for framerates on older PCs, a bit boring after you have flown over it a few times.
   
   You love War Thunder/World of Warplanes, so why would you buy this?
   
   If you have a gaming PC, mouse and a joystick (needs programmable joystick), you have 50+ bucks burning a hole in your pocket, and are looking for a more ‘realistic’ flight game than WT/WOW, this could be worth a look.
   
   But buy it on sale. For what you get, it is overpriced: 8-10 aircraft and you are forced to play the crappy offline campaign in order to be able to get all the aircraft options in multiplayer. Seriously dumb idea, ruins an otherwise good flight game.… Expand

   • 2 of 4 users found this helpful
7. Caustical

   Dec 19, 2014

   3

   Do not get fooled by the IL2 name in front of it. This is NOT a true IL2 successor but rather a repackaging of the Rise of Flight game withDo not get fooled by the IL2 name in front of it. This is NOT a true IL2 successor but rather a repackaging of the Rise of Flight game with different planes.
   The game is OK if you just like to fly FPS style but is not even near to being able to call it self a simulator.
   Most of the "feeling of flight" praises you'll read are from artificial effects like motion blur, cockpit shaking etc.
   
   Although I gave the game a 3, I would give a -10 to the company behind it and their dirty tactics.… Expand

   • 12 of 22 users found this helpful
8. davison

   Nov 5, 2016

   0

   Wish i could get my money back, plane stalling out at 120+ MPH in the P40 if i pull back on the stick, this thing cant even manage a simpleWish i could get my money back, plane stalling out at 120+ MPH in the P40 if i pull back on the stick, this thing cant even manage a simple turn fight with a fricken early war german 109, which it was designed to be able to defeat. This games physics suck for something claiming to be geared towards hardcore simmers. I have years of experience with DCS, and have even flown smaller prop planes in real life, im not a bad pilot, but this game sure makes me feel like i cant do anything, even when trying to perform basic combat maneuvers, if you pull all the way back on the stick the plane **** flops about, not to mention they feel sloppy, no matter how well i try to tune my axis on my thrustmaster warthog, i dont feel like im flying, but i do feel like im riding a bull that i have no control over, but am still uselessly trying to control… Expand

   • 0 of 7 users found this helpful

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