Product Description

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 collects all the previously released Sturmovik titles and add-ons, plus three additional expansion packs. This flight sim now boasts over 300 controllable aircraft as well as additional campaigns and online maps. Historical planes include the Heinkel He-L-IIIB-2 Lerche, a Luftwaffe creation that never actually made it off the ground. Gamers may also journey through an alternative timeline and assist in the assassination of Hitler. Exotic aircraft and locations -- fly Soviet mixed-power fighters against new ground targets like trenches and bunkers Comes with exclusive bonus content - Special making of video, screenshots and videos of the upcoming Storm of War - Battle of Britain Detailed plane guide -- over 450 pages covering each of the 229 flyable aircraft

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1203 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Model: 68361
• Released on: 2007-03-13
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: DVD-ROM

Features

• Nearly 200 missions with unparalleled realism as you fly detailed fighter and bomber missions for the German, Soviet and Japanese air forces
• Fly 32 new fighters and bombers, including the Il-10 Sturmovik, the MiG-9 Jet fighter, the Arado Ar-234 Blitz jet bomber, or the N1K2 George fighter
• New Maps - Historical maps of the Kiev region, Manchuria and Japanese-occupied Korea, a large bonus Burma map and an online Khalkin Gol / Nomonhan map
• Explore an alternative history - Three of the 9 campaigns focus on hypothetical battles between the Soviet Union and Germany in 1946
• Unparalleled historical accuracy - Even prototypes and what-if designs are recreated, as fully & realistically as possible

Customer Reviews

Best Flight Sim Around
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.

when its good its good
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

Perfect entertainment for flight sim enthusiasts
Out of the box to playing within 20 minutes. Very simple install into my 64-bit Vista Ultimate PC. Works great with my old MS Force feedback II joystick. No bugs or problems I can find.
The game is just beautiful. The physics are awesome and the whole experience is just as advertised. Seldom do I enjoy a game as much as I love this one. Situational awareness in a sim can be difficult sometimes. Not so much with this one. Compared to CFS3, this is miles ahead in quality of experience. This game is a time machine. Every time I start it, I find myself losing hours immersed in the game.
Simulations are challenging. This isn't something for the impatient type. Joystick is a must.