IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
Developer(s) 1C Game Studios
Publisher(s) 1C Company
Series IL-2 Sturmovik Edit this on Wikidata
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release October 22, 2014[1]
Genre(s) Single-player, Combat flight simulator
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is a World War II combat flight simulator released in 2013. A combined effort of 1C Company, the publisher of IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, and 777 Studios, developers of Rise of Flight, it inherits the name IL-2 Sturmovik from the IL-2 Sturmovik and is included in the franchise series (2001-2011) although it runs a development of the Digital Nature game engine, known as Digital Nature and originally created in 2009.

Theater of operations

The game is a combat flight simulation set during the Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), specifically the time period between Operation Uranus and the surrender of the 6th Army.

Development and release

After 1C Game Studios halted development for IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover, they officially announced development for IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad in December 2012.[2]

Access to an early alpha was made available for "Premium Edition" owners on November 19, 2013.[3]

The release date was originally planned for the first quarter of 2014.[4]

The full release date has been marked as October 20, 2014 on the Steam digital market.[5]

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the 11th installment in the IL-2 Sturmovik series, but due to difference in game engine, it is considered to belong to the third generation of IL-2 Sturmovik series. On the In November 2017, the development team announced several new titles for the generation and that the new generation of IL-2 will be called IL-2 Great Battles series.[6]

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow

Series has received next part IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow in 2016. This expands Battle of Stalingrad with new areas and aircraft keeping most of technology the same.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Kuban

Development of IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Kuban has started,[7] bringing graphics support for DirectX 11 and virtual reality.

Reception

Detail of aircraft models received generally good reviews and praise.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Now Available on Steam - IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad". Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ↑ December 11, 2012: The 1C Game Studios website announces not only the creation of the company (by means of the association of 1C Company and developer 777 Studios) but also the development of the incoming simulator IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
  3. ↑ "Early access is now open!". Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  4. ↑ May 8, 2014: Developer Diary official announcement of the IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad simulator release
  5. ↑ "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad". Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Announcing Battle of Bodenplatte, Flying Circus, Tank Crew and more..." Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Announcing Battle of Kuban and Development Plan!". Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  8. ↑ "IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Review". Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  9. ↑ "Meet the most insanely authentic flight sims ever: IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad and Ilya Muromets". Retrieved 2016-12-22.
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