IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey Demo Available on PSN

August 22,
2009


IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY DEMO SWOOPS ONTO PLAYSTATION
NETWORK SINGLE PLAYER AERIAL COMBAT AVAILABLE NOW


505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company have released the PlayStation®3
single player demo for upcoming flight combat title IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds
Of Prey
. Gaijin Entertainment’s eagerly anticipated WWII aerial combat
title is now available to download from PlayStation Network with the full
release hitting Australian shelves on Thursday 3rd September.
 


The IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey demo will give players a taste of two
of the game’s memorable conflict scenarios, The Battle of Britain and The Battle
of the Bulge. 


In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of an RAF
pilot commanding the legendary Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons,
four machine guns). What starts off as a routine ‘mopping up’ mission on a few
stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into a fracas in which the RAF faced
their finest hour. The mission demonstrates the skills required to intercept
larger bombers as well as the more nimble Stuka bombers. The effective use of
wingmen will become apparent as the mission unfolds and survivors will have the
opportunity to land on a home airstrip. 


In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon
of choice as players are invited to pick off some German armour ploughing
through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched;
although the Tigers are the primary target as US forces aim to stem the German
advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket
attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow capped vistas of the
December Belgian landscape. 


Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations
of World War II, variety is at the heart of the action in IL-2 Sturmovik:
Birds of Prey
. Players participate in the most famous confrontations of the
era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of
missions. There are six theatres of war in which to engage – The Battle of
Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun –
representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. 


As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights by
incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 also boasts a tangible damage
effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft such as holes
in the wings and trail lines during dogfights. IL-2 will support up to 16
players in multiplayer aerial combat set across 4 scenarios – Dogfight, Team
Battle, Strike and Capture the Airfield.
 



IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey

will be published by 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company on 3rd
September 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP. For the latest information visit
the official website at
www.il2game.com or follow on Twitter
http://twitter.com/IL2BirdsOfPrey