The game "Il-2 Sturmovik" for the past 12 years is, of course, the best flight simulator. Moreover, its popularity does not fall over time. What did this game deserve so much attention and really, for such a long time for computer games, they haven’t come up with anything better?
The reason for the success of IL-2 is probably in the subject, and the game itself resembles the T-34 tank - nothing outstanding in individual details, but together they create an impeccable combination. Thus, the graphics of the game by modern standards are far from ideal, to say the least, but it contains everything you need: cotton three-dimensional clouds,
tracer bullets and shells, realistic details of aircraft and, finally, recreated samples of the aircraft with great knowledge and accuracy . The only serious drawback of the picture at present is its maximum resolution, which does not fit the now widespread monitor format of 16 by 9. However, two small
black bars at the edges of the screen are not such a drawback for a great game.
By clothes, as they say, they meet me. And if the first look at Il Sturmovik 2 does not make a stunning impression, then she herself is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent. The developers tried to meticulously recreate all the technical and aerodynamic features of the aircraft of the Second World War and the features of their control. The game "IL-2 Sturmovik" will not allow the player to "steer" as he pleases, - he slightly pulled RUS onto the "Aerocobra" - and the plane rolls in a tailspin. All maneuvers of the machine must be performed taking into account its features and the laws of aerodynamics, as well as taking into account the characteristics of enemy aircraft. In addition, in the IL-2 engine and propeller pitch are implemented, which significantly adds to the difficulty in controlling the aircraft, especially on Soviet models, where the propeller pitch was manually adjusted.
It follows from the described that the game is complex, and this, in general, is true. By downloading it to a computer, you will not be able to immediately not just “fill up the Messer,” but even take off. For a full-fledged game in IL-2, you need to spend time learning and money to buy a joystick, otherwise there’s nothing to think about an online ace career. But this complexity also has its undoubted advantages, and not only realism. The online society of virtual pilots "IL-2" is fundamentally different from other gaming communities. Here you can rarely hear obscene language and insignificant conversations. This game is played, as a rule, by serious, educated people who are fond of aviation. An excellent TS communicator, built into the game, allows you to simultaneously communicate with a large number of players. Thanks to him, a person enjoys not only the game itself, but also the pleasant communication with friends, who are often thousands of kilometers away from him.
However, do not be afraid of the special complexity of the IL-2. "Stormtrooper" in this sense is the golden mean. There are no such difficulties in mastering as in LockOn, but this is not an Aracada like WoT.
For a person who is fond of the
history of aviation or just wants to feel like a pilot of the Second World War, there is no other alternative than the game "IL-2". Only when playing the "Sturmovik" things such as boom-zoom, yo-yo, vertical combat or bends become clear. No book or movie will give a better idea of these things.