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IL-2 gets SUHWEEEEEEEETER!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: March 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Oleg & ubisoft does it AGAIN with this sweet encore to the fantastic IL-2 series. For all you 'what if'ers and secret planes of ww2 afficionados this game gets you right into some blazing air to air combat that you longed for in a sim.....buy it, feel no guilt and GOOD HUNTING!!!

The sweet swan song of a classic sim

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: April 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you know IL-2 from the previous versions of this great WWII flight Sim, then you probably are going to get "1946" either for the new aircraft, to stay with the latest version on line, or just to have it all in one easy to install DVD.

If you don't know IL-2, then this is the version to have. If you have an interest in WWII aircraft, combat flight Sims or just want a good single player/LAN/On line flight game, then "1946" is probably the best choice around. All the previous IL-2 games are in here, plus some new content.

IL-2 has been around a while, and the developer will soon release a new WWII Battle of Britain Sim with some state of the art improvements. So why should you get "1946" when it's at the end of it's development life?

Well, because it's still a fantastic game, it covers all the theaters of WWII, there is a ton of user made content to be had, and your PC doesn't need to be bleeding edge to run it, but if you have enough graphics power to turn up the eye candy to the max it is almost a work of art in motion. The game is deep enough to delight the enthusiast, and yet is still accessible for the casual gamer to enjoy.

Installation of all the versions and patches for IL-2 used to be a daunting task, but 1946 makes it a snap. Sadly, there is no printed manual included, but there are .pdf versions of a manual and aircraft guide. There are lots of resources on line, most of them fan made, to help the novice pilot.

If you have "1946" and a joystick with twist rudder control and a throttle like the Saitek PS33 Aviator Joystick you have all you need to enjoy what will likely be the benchmark in WWII combat flight Sims for years to come. A joystick is almost mandatory. You can play "1946" with only a keyboad and mouse much like a dog can walk on it's hind legs, more as a stunt than a practical matter. If you become an enthusiast, there are more advanced controllers you can delve in to, but they aren'r really needed, but the joystick certainly is.

"1946" is a great game, a great simulation, and the ticket to a vast on line community of IL-2 content and fan support. I'm the merest duffer when it comes to mastering IL-2, and have yet to play the game on line after years of off line play, but I still enjoy it immensely, and recommend it fully.

"1946" might represent both the pinnacle and the sunset of a classic game, but it will be continue to provide great gaming for many years to come. Climb in and enjoy the ride.

New, but Old.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: April 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For those already familiar with the IL-2 family this anthology really doesn't introduce too much that is new. Still, it's got the 30-odd extra airplanes that the IL-2 aficionado has been waiting for (although it doesn't seem like that many). The interface, introduction, music, and artwork is identical to Pacific Fighters. I half expected to see something different or new, but no.

The new airplanes are interesting and there are about six new campaigns for Soviet and German pilots in the 1946 addition to the anthology, but they are not of the "dynamic" type. They are more of a linear format that tells an on-going story mission to mission. From the ones I've tried, they are interesting, but nothing earth-shattering. I was hoping to see some more airplane selections added to the dynamic campaign menus, but they remain unchanged except for the additional campaigns mentioned above.

Perhaps here I should note however, that I am someone who has never used this simulation online. I don't know how the "1946" addition affects online play.

There are no new pleasant surprises as far as the new flyable airplanes are concerned. I realize that the scope of this simulation generally focuses on the war between the Soviet Union and Germany 1941-1945 (1946) but I was still secretly hoping that there might have been an unanticipated allied "1946" plane such as the Gloster Meteor or De Haviland Vampire, but alas, no (They had previously modeled a simulation of the Hawker Tempest Mk. V after all).

The second volume of this Two DVD set is made up of promotional materials (movies principally) for UBI Soft's next-generation Battle of Britain flight simulator and an Adobe file of aircraft reference materials for the aircraft of the complete IL-2 anthology.

The aircraft reference file is interesting and often helpful, with hints on how to best use the unique features of the different aircraft, but it is repetitive in some areas, says almost nothing on several aircraft, and seems to have too many typos and a few (perhaps forgivable) inconsistencies. It is a pilot's guide and contains no history of the aircraft in question. Still, one will not be able to land the Lerche-III without reading the corrosponding "pilot's manual".

All in all no really big surprises, but still a must for any IL-2 fan.

Bang for the buck, Best Combat Flight Sim Hands Down!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The final installment of Oleg Maddox's IL-2 series, this release includes all previous IL-2 versions:
- IL-2 Forgotten Battles
- Ace Expansion Pack
- Pacific Fighters
- Stormoviks Over Manchuria
- 1946 (hypothetical aircraft and scenarios)

The original game, release in 2001 has undergone many little changes - these DVDs bring it all together in a game that has been around long enough to show its age, but still has great graphics with even decent hardware.

If you love combat flight sims and history, its the best way to fly to date - with literally hundreds of aircraft to fly.

Saddle up and get ready for fun- on line or off!

Triad

when its good its good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: May 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

for some one like my self who actually has flown ww2 planes. il 2 1946 does it again . it is similar to the previous games . however i own just about every flight sim out there and have fould that il 2 il2 sturmovic , and pacific fighters are about the best. it may sound silly but when you sit in this cockpit and look around its very similar to the real planes a lot of other flight sims offer a lot and do not deliver . il series is anout the best you can get i recommend this . christian j nielsen

IL2 1946

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you have never owned the Sturmovik/Forgotten Battles/Pacific Fighters series the game is more than well worth the money. In my case I already had the series so the IL2 1946 seemed more to me like an add-on (like the Forgotten Battles Aces Expansion Pack). However the game was priced right, equivalent to purchasing an "add-on" and not the usual [...] dollars
or so that most new releases cost. I have had lots of fun with this series,once you get over the initial learning curve you get "addicted" to this flight sim.

Great combat sim

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Definitely a great combat flight sim. Incredible selection of aircraft available to fly. German designers were working on an awesome array of exotic aircraft towards the end of the war, which had they actually started to put into production earlier in the war would have gained them air superiority over Europe very easily. Ubisoft definitely pays tribute to the exotics as well as the "daily flyers". Works well with low end graphics systems; but, definitely benefits from a mid to high range graphics cards. Did not disappoint me after I bought it

Best Flight Sim Around

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 35
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been a pilot for over 40 years and have flown everything from '20s biplanes to Navy carrier jets...and this sim is awesome.

Note: it is on DVD not CD as stated here. And it is NOT a game. There is a significant learning curve involved to successfully fly these aircraft in full-on realistic mode. It does have 'simple' modes that make it possible for anyone to fly, but don't think of this as an arcade game in any sense.

Trust me, if you can fly these birds in full realism mode, with a little time flying under the supervision of an instructor you can fly the real thing. Here there are fewer cues (just sight and sound), but in real aircraft you also have so-called proprioceptive sensations too (the seat of your pants, for one), among others.

Buy it, you'll like it! The graphics are gorgeous, the scenarios are amazing. You won't find modern airliners, but you'll find most of the WW2 machines (Russian, German, Japanese, British and American).

A flight over the cliffs of dover at sunset in a Spitfire may bring tears to your eyes...it did me.

great game, but !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: May 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

some of the new add-on planes only have one mission , some new planes are only avaible in mission maker mode, great game if you have enough time to master it, i have little time to play it.

The german experimental jets are osome, you really get a sense what it must of been like testing a experimental jet , not nowing the best tactics to use to attack. i felt like a test pilot thrown into battle.

Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: June 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been a WWII flight sim aficionado for years and find this the best overall sim in every aspect. The only "quirk" if you will, is that many of the planes have over sensitive stall characteristics, but I simply turn the stalls off on these planes and all is well. No other sim has the number of planes and campaign dynamics that this one has! A must try.

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