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{{About|the video game|the Soviet airplane|Ilyushin Il-2}} {{Infobox VG |title = IL-2 Sturmovik |image = IL-2 Sturmovik Coverart.png |developer = [[1C Company|1C: Maddox Games]] |publisher = [[1C Company|1C]], [[Ubisoft]], [[505 Games]] <ref>http://www.505games.co.uk/Games.aspx?ID=116</ref> |version = 4.09 |released = {{vgrelease|NA=November 18, 2001|PAL=November 30, 2001}} |genre = [[Combat flight simulator]] |modes = [[Single player]], [[Multiplayer game|Multiplayer]] |ratings = {{vgratings|ESRB=Teen|PEGI=7+|OFLCA=General 8+}} |platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]] |media = [[CD]], [[DVD]] |input = [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]], mouse, [[Joystick]] }} '''''IL-2 Sturmovik (Ил-2 Штурмовик)''''' is a [[WWII]] [[combat flight simulator]] [[video game]], focused on the air battles of the [[Eastern Front (WWII)|Eastern Front]].<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/il2sturmovikthefb/review.html Gamespot review] of [[IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles]]</ref><ref>[http://www.driverheaven.net/gamingreviews/IL-2%20Sturmovik/ Driver Heaven review] of the whole series</ref> It is named after the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Ilyushin Il-2]] [[Ground attack aircraft|ground-attack fighter]], which played a prominent role in this theatre and is the single most produced military aircraft design to date.<ref>Goebel, G. (2008): [http://www.vectorsite.net/avil2.html The Il-2 Shturmovik]. Air Vectors, military aviation site</ref> Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} The original version of the game featured 31 flyable [[Soviet]], [[Germany|German]], [[USA|American]], [[United Kingdom|British]], [[France|French]] and [[Poland|Polish]] planes and an additional 40 non-flyable planes (available as opponents). The game was developed by [[1C Company|1C: Maddox Games]] and published by 1C in Russia and [[Ubisoft]] in the rest of the world, for [[IBM PC compatible|PCs]] on November 18, 2001. The latest edition that includes all sequels and patches is version 4.09. The game has been updated frequently, and is the flight simulator video game longest supported by its developer with the demo released in 2001 and the latest patch including new planes and maps released in 2009. ''IL-2 Sturmovik'' and the sequels ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles|Forgotten Battles]]'', ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles#Ace Expansion Pack|Forgotten Battles Ace Expansion Pack]]'', ''[[Pacific Fighters]]'', ''[[Pe-2 (game)|Pe-2]]'' add-on, ''[[Manchuria (game)|Manchuria]]'' and ''[[1946 (game)|1946]]'' now contain 347 aircraft, with 256 being flyable. The featured aircraft cover most major aircraft deployed during World War II as well as some which did not leave the prototype stage. The game includes a multi-player feature which supports up to 100 players online over the free internet matching service [[Hyperlobby]]. [[The All-Seeing Eye]] also previously allowed members to host multiplayer games. ==Sequels== A sequel was released in March 2003, entitled ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles]]'', which greatly expanded the number of simulated planes and battlefields. The ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles#Ace Expansion Pack|Forgotten Battles Ace Expansion Pack]]'' followed in March 2004. In October 2004 ''[[Pacific Fighters]]'' was released, which can be installed on top of the earlier releases or as a stand-alone game. It expands the action to the [[Pacific War|Pacific]], adding many [[Japan]]ese and [[United States]] planes as well as [[aircraft carrier]]s and [[battleship]]s. Many users of the first three games in the ''IL-2'' series took the option of merging them on their hardware. This was essential to be able to access the majority of IL-2 [[Server (computing)|server]]s for [[online game|online gaming]]. Later a ''Complete Edition'' was released, combining the three in one installation. In May 2006, the ''PE-2'' add-on was released in Europe and North America. This added 95 campaigns, five single missions and five multi-player cooperative missions. Two new flyable aircraft, the [[Petlyakov Pe-2]] (four variants) and the [[Petlyakov Pe-3]] (two variants), as well as a large number of new ground vehicles and artillery were also included. When installed, ''PE-2'' is merged with previous games in the series. Ubisoft released the ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946]]'' compilation pack in stores in December 2006 in Europe and Australia; North American release was on March 13, 2007. In addition to all of the above games, it includes two new games: ''[[Sturmoviks over Manchuria]]'' and ''[[1946 (game)|1946]]''. This raised the total number of aircraft to over 300 with 32 new flyable aircraft, such as Soviet and Japanese aircraft that served during the [[Soviet invasion of Manchuria]] in 1945, as well as some which never went beyond the design stage in reality. Among others, the package introduced the [[Yak-15]], [[MiG-9]], Focke-Wulf [[Ta-183]], [[MiG-13]], Arado [[Ar-234]], [[Kawanishi N1K-J]], [[Mitsubishi J2M]], [[Mitsubishi Ki-21]], Douglas [[A-20 Havoc|A-20C]], [[Ilyushin Il-10]] and many others. It also features nearly 200 new missions and new maps featuring the Kiev region, new parts of the USSR, China, Korea and Burma. The package is now [[software patch|patch]]ed up to version 4.09. In 2009, ''IL-2'' was available for [[Handheld game console|handheld consoles]] using the [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], as well as the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] under the title ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey]]''. The theatres of war are the [[Battle of Britain]], the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], the Allied [[Invasion of Sicily]], the Battle of [[Korsun Pocket]] and the [[Battle of Berlin]]. The next game from Oleg Maddox, ''[[Storm of War: Battle of Britain]]'' is a sequel to the IL-2 series. ==Games in the Series== The following games have been released so far: {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ '''IL-2 Sturmovik series''' ! Title ! Year ! System ! Publisher |- | ''IL-2 Sturmovik'' || 2001 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles]]'' || 2003 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles: Ace Expansion Pack'' || 2004 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''IL-2 Forgotten Battles: Gold Pack'' || 2004 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''[[Pacific Fighters]]'' || 2004 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''IL-2 Sturmovik Series: Complete Edition'' || 2006 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946]]'' (includes [[Sturmoviks over Manchuria]], 1946) || 2006 || Windows || Ubisoft |- | ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey]]'' || 2009 || Windows, 360, PS3, PSP, NDS || 1C Company |} ==Reception== The Il-2 series have received overall good rankings from its first version in 2002 through to [[Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946]] in 2007: * [[Gamespot]] - Original IL-2 rated at 9.1 out of 10 and the Il-2: 1946 got 8.5<ref>[http://pc.ign.com/objects/015/015150.html Il-2 at Gemespot]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/il2sturmovik1946/review.html Il-2: 1946 at Gamespot]</ref> * [[IGN]] rated as "impressive", original IL-2 got 8.3 out of 10 and IL-2: 1946 rated at 8.1 of 10<ref>Review of Il-2 at [http://pc.ign.com/objects/015/015150.html IGN]</ref><ref>Review of Il-2: 1946 at [http://pc.ign.com/objects/872/872094.html IGN]</ref> * [[Metacritic]] gave 91 out of 100 for the original IL-2 and 83 of 100 for the latest installment<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/il2sturmovik Il-2 Sturmovik at Metacritic]</ref><ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/il2sturmovik1946?q=1946 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 at Metacritic]</ref> * [[GameRankings]] rated IL-2: 1946 at 83 out of 100<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/937033-il-2-sturmovik-1946/index.html Il-2 Sturmovik: 1946 at GameRanking]</ref> * [[Igromania]] rated IL-2: Sturmovik at 10 out of 10<ref>[http://www.igromania.ru/gamebase/900/]</ref> ==Aircraft== The lists includes only flyable aircraft. Due to [[intellectual property]] issues, several important US planes — such as the [[TBF Avenger]] — could not be included in the game as flyables.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080108195904/http://www.netwings.org/dcforum/DCForumID18/4203.html]</ref> This list is correct for version 4.09 IL-2 1946. Several model variants of the aircraft in the list are not included (such as all the flyable variants of the Supermarine Spitfire). The latest patch (4.09) includes new flyable planes and new multiplayer maps. A version of this patch is also available which enables the user to access mods from AllAircraftArcade such as different sounds, graphics, maps and extra planes.<ref>[http://allaircraftarcade.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18&sid=4406de26c193843c8163dc85a01b0bbb]</ref> ===Allies=== {{Div col|cols=3}} *[[A-20 Havoc|A-20]] (both in US Havoc and British Boston version) *[[B-17 Flying Fortress]] (Using Mods) *[[B-24J Liberator]] (Using Mods) *[[B-25 Mitchell|B-25J-1NA Mitchell]] *[[B-29 Superfortress]] (Using Mods) *[[Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1]] & BI-6 *[[Brewster Buffalo]], both US and British version *[[Bristol Beaufighter|DAP Beaufighter Mk 21]] *[[de Havilland Mosquito]] *[[F4U Corsair]] "Whistling Death" *[[F4F Wildcat]] *[[F6F Hellcat]] *[[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane Mk II]], both [[Machine gun|MG]] and [[Autocannon|cannon]] versions *[[Hawker Tempest]] *[[Ilyushin Il-2|Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik]] *[[Ilyushin Il-10|Ilyushin Il-10 Sturmovik]] *[[Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3]] *[[Lavochkin La-5|Lavochkin La-5FN]] *[[Lavochkin La-7]] *[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3|MiG-3]] *[[MiG-9]] *[[Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250 (N)|I-250]] *[[Polikarpov I-16]] *[[Polikarpov I-153|Polikarpov I-153 Seagull]] *[[Polikarpov I-185]] *[[Petlyakov Pe-2|Petlyakov Pe-2 Pawn]] *[[Petlyakov Pe-3]] *[[P-38 Lightning]] *[[P-39 Airacobra]] *[[Curtiss P-40|P-40 Warhawk/Tomahawk/Kittyhawk]] *[[P-47 Thunderbolt]] "Jug" *[[P-51 Mustang]] *[[P-63 Kingcobra]] *[[P-80 Shooting Star]] *[[PZL P.11]] *[[Supermarine Spitfire]] *[[Supermarine Seafire]] *[[SBD Dauntless]] *[[Tupolev TB-3|Tupolev TB-3 4M]] *[[Yakovlev Yak-1]] *[[Yakovlev Yak-3]] *[[Yakovlev Yak-7]] *[[Yakovlev Yak-9]] *[[Yak-15]] {{Div col end}} ===Axis=== {{Div col|cols=3}} *[[Aichi D3A|Aichi D3A1]] ("Val") *[[Ar-234|Ar-234/B]] ''Blitz'' *[[Avia B-534]] *[[Brewster Buffalo|B-239]], Finnish version of the Brewster Buffalo *[[Dornier Do 335]]''Pfeil'' ("Arrow") *[[Fiat G.50]] ''Freccia'' ("Arrow") *[[Fiat CR.42]] ''Falco'' ("Falcon") *[[Focke-Wulf Ta 152|Focke-Wulf Ta 152H]] *[[Focke-Wulf Fw 190]] ''Würger'' ("Shrike") *[[Fokker D.XXI]] *[[Gloster Gladiator|J8A Gladiator]] *[[Hawker Hurricane|Hawker Hurricane Mk.I]] pre-war export version *[[Heinkel He 111|Heinkel He 111H]] *[[Heinkel Lerche|He-L-IIIB-2]] ''Lerche'' *[[Heinkel He 162]] ''Volksjäger'' ("People's Fighter") *[[Horten Ho 229]] (a.k.a. ''Gotha Go'') *[[IAR 80|IAR 80 and 81]] *[[Junkers Ju 87]] ''Stuka'' *[[Junkers Ju-88|Junkers Ju-88A-4]] *[[Kawanishi H8K]] ("Emily") *[[Kawasaki Ki-61]] ("Tony") *[[Kawasaki Ki-100]] ("Type 5 Fighter") *[[Kawanishi N1K-J|Kawanishi N1K2-Ja]] ("George") *[[Macchi C.200|Macchi Mc.200]] ''Saetta'' ("Lightning") *[[Macchi MC.202|Macchi Mc.202]] ''Folgore'' ("Thunderbolt") *[[Macchi C.205|Macchi Mc.205]] ''Veltro'' ("Greyhound") *[[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] *[[Messerschmitt Bf 110|Messerschmitt Bf 110G]] *[[Messerschmitt Me 163|Messerschmitt Me 163B]] ''Komet'' *[[Messerschmitt Me 262]] ''Schwalbe'' ("Swallow") *[[Mitsubishi G4M]] ("Betty") *[[Mitsubishi Zero]] ("Zeke") *[[Mitsubishi J2M]] ("Jack") *[[Nakajima Ki-43]] (''Oscar'') *[[Nakajima Ki-84]] (''Frank'') *[[Nakajima Ki-27]] ("Nate") *[[SM.79]] *[[Ta-183]] ''Huckebein'' {{Div col end}} ==Combat areas ("maps")== [[File:Il-2 Sturmovik.jpg|250px|thumb|An external view of a Bf-109G-6/AS in the Crimea map]] The original "IL-2 Sturmovik" came with several maps depicting the main battle areas of the Eastern Front, including * [[Moscow]] (summer and winter) * [[Berlin]] * [[Kuban]] * [[Crimea]] * [[Stalingrad]] (summer and winter) * [[Battle of Prokhorovka|Prohorovka]] * [[Kursk]] The first Add-On "Forgotten Battles" provided some further maps: * [[Leningrad]] (summer and winter) * [[Hungary]] (summer and winter) * [[Normandy]] (multiple versions) "Pacific Fighters" came with a plethora of maps for the Pacific Theater of Operations, such as: * [[Pearl Harbor]] * [[Okinawa]] * [[Battle of Midway|Midway]] * [[New Guinea]] * etc., pp. The last Add-On "1946" brought two more maps, * [[Manchuria]] * [[Kiev]] Later, some patches came with maps created by voluntary players: * [[Kurland]] (autumn and summer) * [[Bessarabia]] * Western [[Norway]] * [[Slovakia]] (version 4.09) Also, a lot of imaginary or generic landscapes were designed, like "Pacific Island", "Mountains", several "Deserts" and "Italy", mostly on smaller maps. ==Unofficial expansions== During the years many 3rd party addons arrised from several publishers. The most known companies were : * [[Just Flight]] * [[PlusWave]] * [[X1 Software]] Together with another group of companies they have released a huge list of expansions for the game. Adding many campaigns and single player missions and skins. A number of addons to mention: * [[The Last Days]] * [[Wings Over Citadel]] * [[Battle Over Europe]] * [[Ostfront]] * [[Wings Over Jungles]] * [[Wings Over Waves]] * [[The Fires Above]] * [[Rebirth Of Honor]] * [[Operation Barbarossa]] * [[Banzai]] * [[Operation Overlord]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://il2-sturmovik.de.ubi.com/en/il2.php IL-2 Sturmovik at Ubisoft] *[http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/cfrm/f/25910613 Official Forums] *[http://mission4today.com/ Mission4Today IL-2 Knowledge base, forums and downloads site] {{505 Games}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Il-2 Sturmovik (Video Game)}} [[Category:2001 video games]] [[Category:505 Games]] [[Category:Ubisoft Entertainment games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Russia]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:World War II flight simulation video games]] [[ca:IL2 - Sturmovik]] [[de:IL-2 Sturmovik (Computerspiel)]] [[el:IL-2 Sturmovik (βιντεοπαιχνίδι)]] [[es:IL-2 Sturmovik (videojuego)]] [[fr:IL-2 Sturmovik (jeu vidéo)]] [[it:IL-2 Sturmovik (videogioco)]] [[ja:IL-2 Sturmovik]] [[pl:IL-2 Sturmovik]] [[ru:Ил-2 Штурмовик (игра)]] [[fi:IL-2 Sturmovik (peli)]]
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