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- Platform: Windows Vista / XP
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- Media: DVD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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- Authentic World War atmosphere: Cutting edge technologies with highly detailed visuals bring the epic battles to life
- Thrilling multiplayer: 4 on-line game modes to choose from
- VoIP, lobby game system, leaderboards, friends lists, join-in-progress and host migration features, provide a great experience
- Engage in more than 50 missions from famous historical battles over Eastern and Western Europe
- Historically accurate aircraft: Experience over 40 planes including fighters, battle planes and bombers. Learn to master the Spitfire, Mustang, Messerschmitt and many more
- Flexible difficulty level system: from arcade to realistic simulation
- Downloadable content support: more planes and missions will be available during 2010
- Support of 6-DOF TrackIR, TripleHead2Go, Saitek and Thrustmaster joysticks, mouse and voice headsets
- Realistic sound effects and original music from Jeremy Soule
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Wings of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in: The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun, representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. Wings of Prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. WINGS OF PREY features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions.
Product Description
Wings of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war's most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in: The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun, representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. Wings of Prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. Wings of Prey features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions. Authentic World War II atmosphere: Cutting edge technologies with highly detailed visuals bring the epic battles to life. Thrilling multiplayer: 4 game modes to choose from; VoIP, lobby game system, leaderboards, friends lists, join-in-progress and host migration features provide a great experience. Engage in more than 50 missions from famous historical battles over Eastern and Western Europe. Historically accurate aircraft: experience over 40 planes including fighters, battle planes and bombers. Learn to master the Spitfire, Mustang, Messerschmitt and many more. Flexible difficulty level system: from arcade to realistic simulation. Downloadable content support: more planes and missions will be available during 2010. Support of 6-DOF TrackIR, TripleHead2Go, Saitek and Thrustmaster joysticks, mouse and voice headsets. Realistic sound effects and original music from Jeremy Soule.
System Requirements OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/7. CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2400 MHz. RAM: 1024MB (2GB Recommended for Windows Vista/7). Video: 256MB Direct X 9.0 compatible video card. Drive: 4x speed PC DVD-ROM. HD Space: 10GB available. Sound: DirectX 8.0 compatible soundcard. Internet: 512
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I wanted to give this a rave review. New Simulators are as rare as hen's teeth. I heard it was a development of IL2, so was quite excited!
I am able to run it at maximum settings, so expected something rather special. However, I'm afraid I was a bit disappointed. I assume the depiction of (the very few) flyable aircraft includes a greater polygon count than IL2 but they don't look as good. In fact they look a bit 2D to me. The cockpits aren't as crisp either.
On the other hand, the terrain and skies are superb. You can fly over the White Cliffs of Dover and easily recognise them. Rain drops splash against your windscreen as you pass through clouds.
There are several difficulty settings. However you can't customise them, as far as I can see. You can't mix and match (eg high realism but no stalls & spins).
The single missions are timed. I can't see how anybody can successfully complete them on "Simulator" setting. On the other hand, knocking down an entire squadron of (rigidly formated) bombers on "Arcade" setting is ridiculously easy.
The campaign is reasonably absorbing. German campaigns are promised later.
Setting up my joystick took a bit of fiddling and I have yet to link the camera to the hat switch.
If this review sounds totally negative, it isn't meant to be. I'm happy to own it. Updates are promised. Additionally, I don't need to keep the disk in your PC to play, so it's tempting to just click the icon and have a quick flight. It's corny but fun!
I am able to run it at maximum settings, so expected something rather special. However, I'm afraid I was a bit disappointed. I assume the depiction of (the very few) flyable aircraft includes a greater polygon count than IL2 but they don't look as good. In fact they look a bit 2D to me. The cockpits aren't as crisp either.
On the other hand, the terrain and skies are superb. You can fly over the White Cliffs of Dover and easily recognise them. Rain drops splash against your windscreen as you pass through clouds.
There are several difficulty settings. However you can't customise them, as far as I can see. You can't mix and match (eg high realism but no stalls & spins).
The single missions are timed. I can't see how anybody can successfully complete them on "Simulator" setting. On the other hand, knocking down an entire squadron of (rigidly formated) bombers on "Arcade" setting is ridiculously easy.
The campaign is reasonably absorbing. German campaigns are promised later.
Setting up my joystick took a bit of fiddling and I have yet to link the camera to the hat switch.
If this review sounds totally negative, it isn't meant to be. I'm happy to own it. Updates are promised. Additionally, I don't need to keep the disk in your PC to play, so it's tempting to just click the icon and have a quick flight. It's corny but fun!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This is virtually the same game as 'Il-2 Sturmovik : Birds of Prey' released for the XBox 360 and PS3 in 2009. I downloaded the demo from Steam and it plays exactly the same as the console version. I did however encounter problems setting up my joystick/throttle (Saitek X45) with it, there are presets for other joysticks in the control options but very limited scope for customising the control assignments to your own preferences - unlike the Il-2 games. The game itself plays fairly well, it certainly looks good, the graphics are slightly better than the console version, probably thanks to running at a higher resolution and improved anti-aliasing. The amount of different aircraft you can fly is limited though, there is also no free-flight mode. The structure of the campaign is very rigid, you play a few missions as a pilot for the RAF, then you switch to playing as a Russian pilot then an American pilot and so-on. It all feels a bit too limited and a bit too Il-2 lite, which is a shame as the console version showed some potential. rather than release a lazy port of their console game, the makers could have released a much more ambitious title based on their already good game engine.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoy flight simulation games and was looking forward to this one. To be honest I read a lot of the pre-release reviews and it sounded pretty good. However, I must admit I was a little disappointed when I fired it up for the first time.
For starters the manual provides almost no info on what you are seeing on the screen. The game did not want to recognise my joystick and mapping the device did not work. I wrote to the manufacturers - never got a response!Finally, after manually fiddling with the controls I managed to get control over the aircraft. The aircraft rendering is not very good, I have played IL-Sturmovik for some time and the aircraft graphics are about the same -despite the major advances in game graphics.
The big plus is the environment rendering, now you can fly over cities, and vast detailed countryside. However, everything on the ground is static! Tanks do not move, ships sit there letting you bomb the hell out of them without moving an inch - yes they put up a bit of fight, but how difficult would it have been to have added a touch more reality?
The air combact is the same as IL-Sturmovik, but with added effects, explosions look better, and at times the AI is impressive as you try to get on the tail of another fighter in a dogfight. Once again though the lack of information on what your objectives are makes completing games difficult even in arcade mode. This is a game developed in Russia and they appear to have decided not to bother doing much translation work!
I have to admit I love the vastness (and sometimes boringly long flights) in the IL- Sturmovik series but enjoyed the ability to take on moving convoys. Wings of Prey seems to have put a lot of work in ground mapping and aircraft AI - but missed out on adding ground vehicles that move and therefore the ground looks very bland and sterile - a lot like the empty wastelands in The Battle for Stalingrad part of the game.
Overall, another game that could have been amazing but falls short - how many times is that happening lately with game developers? They state that they will add more content during 2010, so that could be interesting and since it was released they have added a number of patches and upgrades.
It will be interesting to see if it develops.......
For starters the manual provides almost no info on what you are seeing on the screen. The game did not want to recognise my joystick and mapping the device did not work. I wrote to the manufacturers - never got a response!Finally, after manually fiddling with the controls I managed to get control over the aircraft. The aircraft rendering is not very good, I have played IL-Sturmovik for some time and the aircraft graphics are about the same -despite the major advances in game graphics.
The big plus is the environment rendering, now you can fly over cities, and vast detailed countryside. However, everything on the ground is static! Tanks do not move, ships sit there letting you bomb the hell out of them without moving an inch - yes they put up a bit of fight, but how difficult would it have been to have added a touch more reality?
The air combact is the same as IL-Sturmovik, but with added effects, explosions look better, and at times the AI is impressive as you try to get on the tail of another fighter in a dogfight. Once again though the lack of information on what your objectives are makes completing games difficult even in arcade mode. This is a game developed in Russia and they appear to have decided not to bother doing much translation work!
I have to admit I love the vastness (and sometimes boringly long flights) in the IL- Sturmovik series but enjoyed the ability to take on moving convoys. Wings of Prey seems to have put a lot of work in ground mapping and aircraft AI - but missed out on adding ground vehicles that move and therefore the ground looks very bland and sterile - a lot like the empty wastelands in The Battle for Stalingrad part of the game.
Overall, another game that could have been amazing but falls short - how many times is that happening lately with game developers? They state that they will add more content during 2010, so that could be interesting and since it was released they have added a number of patches and upgrades.
It will be interesting to see if it develops.......
Most Recent Customer Reviews
DO> NOT> BUY
Wrong activation code, and you also need a serial number that is allegedly inside the video box. Well its not. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Jimbo
Frustrating.
The software needs to be activated. Unfortunately it didn't recognise the activation code supplied. This seems to be not uncommon with Wings of Prey, but there doesn't seem to be a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Steven Hague
Oh Dear!
Game arrived within a few days but that is the only good point.
Loaded game o.k but could not get it to run, turns out that the activation code supplied is wrong. Read more
Loaded game o.k but could not get it to run, turns out that the activation code supplied is wrong. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mynheer
Pointless Task.
Similar to another person, who reviewed this game, i have come to the same conclusion. ....Forget it , dont buy it!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Pearson
Just adds to landfill
Loaded the program and the activation key was incorrect, got over that and then discovered it would not recognise my cyborg evo buttons. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Martyn James
Shame the activation code is wrong....
Installed this after it arrived at today. Looks great Just a shame the serial code is incorrect so you cannot even play it.
Fail.
Fail.
Published 4 months ago by Steve Toh
Good fun, but not perfect.
I'm not much of a gamer but i liked this, good grafics and chalenging but not too difficult. Quite a lot compared too the alternatives though, and some frustrating missions and a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Peter.B
WOP waste of money
The game looked great in demos. However, i am unable to run it.No matter what i try, the game crashes my computer. It loads, but when it trys to launch, computer forces restart. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A10
Flawed - not recommended
As an avid flight simmer I can see that some people will like this title. It's easy on the eye and good fun rather than a great combat simulator. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Se Evans
GOOD BUT COULD BE BETTER
Wings of Pray; well this is a very good game if you like flight sim games, the graphics are very good as are the effects, the only down side is the multi player/internet option,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Kevin Rowett
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