Played on Windows Vista & 7 64bit.
If your playing above 1920x1080p or have issues with the in game air simulation not scaling to your monitors resolution. Then in the graphics options, disable "Use Windows desktop resolution (recommended)" & manually input your monitors resolution in the "3D resolution" option. I had to do this myself playing at 22560x1440p.
BOB2WOV combined with the 2.12 patch (which you can get online along with the multiskin patch), is firstly a flight simulation recreation of the Battle Of Britain, however the game doesn't force you to fly, you have the choice, and as such there is some strategy on offer too. The main draw to this game however is the single player campaign flight simulation of being able to fly Allied or Axis with Spitfires/Hurricanes/Bf109s etc.
The strategy side is that you play the part of the Supreme Air commander for the RAF or the Luftwaffe. You get to decide such things for example, as RAF, the size/location of squadrons on patrol, the location/relocation of squadrons around British airfields and which squadrons get priority to aircraft replacements. And obviously with the Luftwaffe you get to choose fighter support sizes for your bombers, and where to bomb etc.
The simulation side of the game is very good, and benefits both experienced/less experienced simulation players. I'm not a hardcore flight simulation player, but i found the planes easy to maneuver, with the only difficulty being keeping track(view) of your target. BOB2 lets you tweak things like how realistic or unrealistic you want things to be in this case. From things like air affects/turbulance on your plane, having realistic or unlimited ammo and the quality of your sides and opponents pilots etc. When launching into a battle, you can also decide to be the Leader or a wingman, which can make things easier, so you can concentrate on battle more. However if your leader dies, you will take command of whats left.
Visually the game is very good air to air wise, and patches have added hundreds of new buildings/plane skins, so when your flying low you can see buildings or landmarks. The thing that will take your breath away at first, when you jump into a battle, will be the scale of the battles(its AMAZING), with upto anything like 200 planes in battle at once, which gives you some scale/feel on what it was like for the pilots of the time, to be such a small speck with the large scale events going on around you.
I am very pleased that they gave this game another chance, and have certainly breathed air into its lungs, and brought it back to life, as it was meant to be enjoyed, jolly good show ;0) Highly recommended.
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