IL-2 Sturmovik (series)
| IL-2 Sturmovik | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Combat flight simulator |
| Developers | 1C:Maddox Games and 1C Game Studios |
| Publishers | 1C, Ubisoft |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows |
| First release |
IL-2 Sturmovik November 18, 2001 |
| Latest release |
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad November 19, 2013 |
IL-2 Sturmovik (Russian: Ил-2 Штурмовик) is a series of World War II combat flight simulator video games originally created by the Russian video game developer Maddox Games under the brand name 1C:Maddox Games, following its association with 1C Company. After the 2011 release of one of the titles in the series, IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, Maddox Games left 1C Company. As of December 2012, 1C's new developer is the brand name 1C Game Studios, formed after association with video game developer 777 Studios, mostly known for developing and releasing the 2009 Rise of Flight simulator. The first game resulting of this collaboration, and the latest title in the IL-2 Sturmovik series, is IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad, released in November 2013. Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators.
The series covers a number of flyable aircraft of Soviet, German, American, British, Japanese, French, Italian, Romanian, Czechoslovak and Polish origin. Different games of the series cover different theaters of World War II, including the Pacific theater and the Eastern Front.
The original IL-2 Sturmovik series, from IL-2 Sturmovik (2001) to IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (2009), features a number of games using the same engine, but featuring different battlefields and aircraft:
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