IL-2 Sturmovik (video game)
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| Developer(s) | 1C:Maddox Games |
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| Series | IL-2 Sturmovik |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 90.65% |
| Metacritic | 91/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 9.2/10 |
| GameSpy | 94% |
| IGN | 8.3/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 89% |
| PC Gamer (US) | 90% |
| PC Zone | 90% |
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IL-2 Sturmovik (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. 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. Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators.
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.
The game includes a multi-player feature which supports up to 100 players online over the internet. Free internet services such as Xfire, Hyperlobby, and The All-Seeing Eye, are used for setting up online game sessions.
The game was developed by 1C:Maddox Games and published by 1C in Russia and Ubisoft in the rest of the world, for Windows on November 18, 2001.
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