Gaming News - March 2003
San Francisco, CA (March 5, 2003) - Ubi Soft Entertainment today
announced that the highly anticipated World War II combat flight simulation
IL-2: Forgotten Battles has shipped to retailers in North America.
From Ubi Soft:
IL-2: Forgotten Battles is the full-featured sequel to the hugely popular,
multi-award winning IL-2: Sturmovik World War II combat flight simulation.
Created by 1C Maddox Games, IL-2: Forgotten Battles adds new maps and missions
for both single and multiplayer play, as well as dozens of new World War II
aircraft, including the American P-47 "Thunderbolt" and German Ju-87 "Stuka," in
addition, a new Dynamic Campaign System has been added for almost limitless
replayability. For more information, including a complete list of all new
aircraft, maps, and features, visit
www.IL2sturmovik.com.
"We started out with an add-on to our great game," said Oleg Maddox, founder
of 1C: Maddox Games and creator of IL-2 Sturmovik. "But as development
progressed, we found we had enough material and new features to create a robust
stand-alone game. The fans' support has been overwhelmingly positive."
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles features include:
" 30 new flyable aircraft
" 20 single-player missions
" 10 multiplayer missions
" 5 new maps for single player missions, plus 3 new maps dedicated to
multiplayer
" 23 new AI-controlled aircraft
" New AI ground objects and vehicles for each new map area, with new 3D building
models
" Ranking and award system for Finnish and Hungarian pilots
" Selectable custom user-made skins in single play mode for players and all AI
aircraft
" All the original IL-2: Sturmovik aircraft available, except seaplanes and
gliders
" New flight dynamics
" New AI scripting to create more realistic battles
" New engine management relating to radiators, superchargers and fuel mixture
control for different altitudes
" Online track recorder and editor
" A new system of single play track recording and editing
" Search lights and barrage balloons (including intercommunication with AA
artillery)
" New ships including the Russian battleship Marat, Russian cruisers Aurora and
Kirov and German cruiser Niobe (but not limited to)
" Play up to 32 players online in dogfight and in cooperative modes (depending
on your internet connection)
" New special effects including realistic water
Minimum Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Computer: Pentium III with 800 MHz processor or the equivalent
Memory: 256 MB of RAM (512 MB is recommended)
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or higher (included on disc)
Video Card: 3D video card (DirectX 8.1 compatible) w/ 32 MB RAM (64MB
recommended)
CD-ROM: 4X or better
Audio: DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Internet/Network Play: Internet or LAN connection
Hard Drive Space: 1.1 GB
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