IL-2 coming to consoles

[msalama]

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=52752
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=52753
http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2527293/Board/86/fpart/all/gonew/1#UNREAD (http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2527293/Board/86/fpart/all/gonew/1#UNREAD)

Seems like Oleg finally understood where the money's at, i.e. in arcade games ;)

[Raptor1]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

grr...

[joea]

am I the only one not thrilled? Besides Raptor1. :-?

[HunterICX]

Not impressed, its just turned a nice game into a Arcadish aircraft shooter...

its developed by a 3th party Company (not 1Cgames ''oleg'')

HunterICX

[msalama]

Guys, chill.

Oleg just licensed the IL-2 engine to someone who ported the game to consoles, and hopefully got a crapload of dough in return. Hardly the end of the world, huh?

[danlisa]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v324/Spider-Hulk/GWXforum/Smileys/bannana.gif

:D

[CCIP]

The screenshots there don't look like IL-2 but rather like SoW to me :hmm:

Otherwise, what's so bad about a sim-lite? Didn't a lot of us have a somewhat arcade introduction to sims as well? I sure as hell did - it could be a good "gateway drug" for people :D And while I'm not being overly optimistic here, a lot of very good games came out of not-so-hardcore efforts in this area.

[Kratos]

I'll probably get it for the 360 (wont be touching ps3) not on speaking terms with sony :lol: .. just for the grandson so he's not trying to hog my pc wanting to play Il2.

[Stealth Hunter]

Guys, chill.

Oleg just licensed the IL-2 engine to someone who ported the game to consoles, and hopefully got a crapload of dough in return. Hardly the end of the world, huh?

If the money will make Oleg's slow ass move any faster on Storm of War, then I'll even buy the damn thing... then sell it.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

It looks good but something that I wouldn't buy. Why is it that suddenly there a version of IL-2 where the player can fly on both fronts when if we want to we have to use a third party campagin and the Dgen program?

[HunterICX]

The screenshots there don't look like IL-2 but rather like SoW to me :hmm:

Otherwise, what's so bad about a sim-lite?

The game is running on a modified IL2 engine with some extra highlights and new smoketrails..the rest is the same ol' IL2 stuff you see.

I dont mind a sim-lite, but I cant stand the controls(gamepads) on a Console platform.

HunterICX

[danlisa]

I dont mind a sim-lite, but I cant stand the controls(gamepads) on a Console platform.

HunterICX
Well, that's upto 1C. They can include Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick support, well, for the PS3 anyway.;) I doubt they will but it's upto them.

Truth be told, the game will be dev'd on a 360 then ported (craply) to the other formats.

[d@rk51d3]

Damn, maybe I should've held off from buying the Logitech G25 for my PS3, and put the cash into a good stick.:doh:

[danlisa]

Damn, maybe I should've held off from buying the Logitech G25 for my PS3, and put the cash into a good stick.:doh:

Oh, that's a close one.

IL2 or GT5 :hmm: Both!

I'll put money on Birds of Prey not having Keyboard/Joystick support, I just can't see the studio spending the money & time to do it.:cry:

[d@rk51d3]

It's just a pity that Polyphony took out "true" G25 support for GT5. I guess it was to make way for the new Driving Force GT wheel.:roll:

[HunterICX]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydyja5vBK_I

Birds of Prey In-game footage

I must say, hence it carries the name IL2, this aint IL2 at all not Even Close except from the aircraft models

FM - I expected a bit arcadish...but this bad? the aircraft doesnt seems to be effected by anything.
DM - from what I seen its using some sort of LIVES system, get killed and respawn directly mid-air.
Realism - No take offs, no landings 3th person Crossair...need to say more?

yes I know you cant expect much of a sim on an console but comon this bad? no way I've seen better stuff on consoles that contain flying parts.

this game will be very nice for the kids - teenagers thought, it probally contain a storyline as a campaign for them to drool on and probally they will have many hours dogfighting eachother with friends. <---- and thats what I think this game is aimed for.

HunterICX

[Boats]

I see it as a sign of how close to SOW's release we might be. For 1 C to give over it's flagship of flight sims to be downgraded by another company for console play might be compared to the US selling off the P-51 after the Saber jet was fielded.
Out with the old and in with the new.

[Suicide Charlie]

I don't know if you guys saw that this is also a PC release.

[Fincuan]

I don't know if you guys saw that this is also a PC release.

Do you mean this(Birds of Prey, made by a 3rd party using Oleg's old IL2 engine) or Storm of War, the next Battle of Britain sim from Oleg?

AFAIK BoP is only for consoles, while SoW is only for PCs.

[HunterICX]

IL2: Birds of Prey - Consoles ONLY (By a 3th party dev team)

Storm Of War : Battle of Britain - For the PC (By 1Cgames, Oleg maddox)

HunterICX

[Raptor1]

I'm putting my moolahs on SoW at the moment