Software:IL-2 Sturmovik (video game)

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IL-2 Sturmovik
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Developer(s)1C:Maddox Games
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: November 20, 2001[1]
  • PAL: November 30, 2001
Genre(s)Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

IL-2 Sturmovik (Russian: Ил-2 Штурмовик) is a 2001 World War II combat flight simulator video game and is the first installment in the IL-2 Sturmovik series. The release focused on the air battles of the Eastern Front.[2][3] It was named after the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack fighter, which played a prominent role in this theatre and is the single most produced military aircraft design to date.[4] Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators.[5]

Gameplay

The game features 31 flyable planes and additional 40 non-flyable planes (available as opponents). One can play as Australia , France , Finland , Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland , Romania, Slovakia, the United Kingdom , the United States , and the USSR.[citation needed]

The game includes a multi-player feature which supports up to 100 players online over the internet[citation needed]. Free internet services such as Xfire, Hyperlobby, and The All-Seeing Eye, are used for setting up online game sessions.

History

The game was developed by 1C:Maddox Games and published by 1C in Russia and Ubi Soft in the rest of the world, for Windows on November 18, 2001.

Sequels and subsequent development

The game saw the release of a number of add-ons and sequels since its initial release, with some of the sequels including the entirety of the original release's content.

The game is currently distributed as the IL-2 Sturmovik pack. The latest edition that includes all sequels and patches is version 4.14.1, which brings the number of available flyable aircraft up to 85* and the number of maps to 41*. IL-2 Sturmovik is the flight simulator video game longest supported by its developer with the demo released in 2001 and the latest patch including new planes, maps and other features released in December 2022. Recently patches 4.13, 4.13.1, 4.13.2, 4.13.3, 4.13.4, 4.14, 4.14.1, 4.15, and 4.15.1 were released.[6]

All the patches or versions, like Forgotten Battles (2003) or standalone games, like Pacific Fighters (2004), used and shared the same game engine from 2001 until the 1946 pack (2006) and even until the console adaptation (IL-2 Sturmovik, 2009). The first games in the series not using the original 2001 game engine were IL-2 Sturmovik (2011, which runs its own game engine) and IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad (2013, which runs on a game engine derived from another game, the 2009 simulator Rise of Flight).

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings90.65%[7]
Metacritic91/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot9.2/10[9]
GameSpy94%[10]
IGN8.3/10[11]
PC Gamer (UK)89%[12]
PC Gamer (US)90%[13]
PC Zone90%[14]
Absolute Games90%[15]
The Cincinnati Enquirer4/5 stars[16]

IL-2 Sturmovik received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[17] indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[18] As of 2014, the game's overall sales had surpassed 2 million copies.[19]

The review aggregator Metacritic gave IL-2 Sturmovik a score of 91 out of 100,[8] while GameRankings, another review aggregator, gave it 90.65%.[7]

Awards

IL-2 Sturmovik was named the best computer simulation of 2001 by Computer Games Magazine,[20] Computer Gaming World,[21] The Electric Playground,[22] GameSpy and GameSpot,[23][24] and was a runner-up for IGN's award in this category, losing to Independence War 2.[25] Similarly, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated IL-2 Sturmovik for its "PC Simulation" award,[26] but ultimately gave the prize to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002.[27] It also "narrowly" lost PC Gamer US's "Best Simulation" award to Flight Simulator 2002, according to that magazine's editors.[28]

While awarding the game, the editors of Computer Games called IL-2 Sturmovik "the best World War II flight sim—the best flight sim of any kind, for that matter—to come along in years."[20] Similarly, those of Computer Gaming World wrote, "IL-2 Sturmovik's election to Sim of the Year was one of the biggest shoo-in votes in the history of this magazine. [...] Know this: Sturmovik is not only the best simulation of 2001, it's the best WWII-themed sim ever, and one of the best flight sims of all time."[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ jkdmedia (2012-05-04). "IL-2 Sturmovik Now Available" (in en-US). https://www.gamezone.com/news/il_2_sturmovik_now_available/. 
  2. ↑ Osborne, Scott (March 11, 2003). "IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles Review". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/il-2-sturmovik-forgotten-battles-review/1900-2912526/. 
  3. ↑ Driver Heaven review of the whole series
  4. ↑ Goebel, G. (2008). "The Il-2 Shturmovik" . Air Vectors, military aviation site
  5. ↑ Spotlight: Ilushin IL2 Shtumrovik, Digital age Shturmoviks. Fly Past magazine, pp 54-73. April 2011
  6. ↑ "4.15 release! - Official Fulqrum Publishing forum". http://forum.fulqrumpublishing.com/showthread.php?t=230741. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "IL-2 Sturmovik for PC". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/354449-il-2-sturmovik/index.html. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "IL-2 Sturmovik for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/il-2-sturmovik/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  9. ↑ Chick, Tom (December 4, 2001). "IL-2 Sturmovik Review". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/il-2-sturmovik-review/1900-2829773/. 
  10. ↑ Lackey, Jeff (December 9, 2001). "IL-2 Sturmovik (PC)". GameSpy. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/december01/il2/. 
  11. ↑ Butts, Steve (November 28, 2001). "IL-2 Sturmovik". http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/28/il-2-sturmovik-2. 
  12. ↑ "IL-2 Sturmovik". PC Gamer UK. 2002. 
  13. ↑ Klett, Steve (February 2002). "IL-2 Sturmovik". PC Gamer: 66. http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/archives/review_2002-07-10l1.html. Retrieved December 15, 2014. 
  14. ↑ Emery, Daniel (November 30, 2001). "PC Review: IL-2 Sturmovik". PC Zone. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=21558&site=cvg. Retrieved December 15, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Ламтюгов, Андрей (27 November 2001). "Рецензия на IL-2 Sturmovik" (in Russian). http://www.ag.ru/reviews/il_2_sturmovik. 
  16. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (January 16, 2002). "'IL-2 Sturmovik' simulates World War II aerial combat". The Cincinnati Enquirer. http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/011602_sturmovik.html. 
  17. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3942. 
  18. ↑ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php. 
  19. ↑ Bailey, Kat (July 25, 2014). "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Carries a Lonely Torch for Flight Simulators". USgamer. https://www.usgamer.net/articles/il-2-sturmovik-preview. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Staff (March 2002). "11th Annual Computer Games Awards". Computer Games Magazine (136): 50–56. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 ((Editors of Computer Gaming World )) (April 2002). "Games of the Year; The Very Best of a (Sometimes) Great Year in Gaming". Computer Gaming World (213): 69–73, 76–84. 
  22. ↑ Staff. "Blister Awards 2001". The Electric Playground. http://www.elecplay.com:80/feature.html?article=8152&page=1#mr_toppy. 
  23. ↑ "Welcome to the GameSpy 2001 Game of the Year Awards!". GameSpy. http://archive.gamespy.com:80/goty2001/index.shtml. 
  24. ↑ GameSpot PC Staff. "GameSpot's Best and Worst PC Games of 2001". GameSpot. http://gamespot.com:80/gamespot/features/pc/bestof_2001/index.html. 
  25. ↑ Staff (January 14, 2002). "2001 PC Game of the Year Awards". IGN. http://pc.ign.com:80/articles/100/100906p1.html. 
  26. ↑ "Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Finalists for the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" (Press release). Los Angeles: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. February 5, 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2020.CS1 maint: location (link)
  27. ↑ "Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Recipients of Fifth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" (Press release). Las Vegas: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. March 1, 2002. Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  28. ↑ Staff (March 2002). "The Eighth Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer US 9 (3): 32, 33, 36, 36, 37, 40, 42. 

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