8.6 /10 1 Votes
Initial release date March 2003 Developer 1C Company Platform Microsoft Windows | 86% Metacritic Series IL-2 Sturmovik Designer Oleg Maddox Publishers Ubisoft, 1C Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre(s) Combat flight simulator Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer Similar IL-2 Sturmovik games, 1C Company games, Flight simulators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles (Russian: Ил-2 Штурмовик: Забытые сражения), also known in Europe as Rebirth of Honor, is a combat flight simulator video game, and sequel to the 2001 combat flight simulation of the year IL-2 Sturmovik developed by the Russian software firm 1C. Unlike the first installment, Forgotten Battles focuses on the Soviet-Finnish Continuation War of 1941-1944.
Contents
Career Mode
The Career mode allows the player to become a pilot of the Luftwaffe, Soviet Air Force, Finnish Air Force, or the Hungarian Air Force. Each campaign consists of approximately 30 missions, and a career includes 4-8 campaigns or 100 to 250 missions.
Aircraft
The game features 129 flyable aircraft, all of which are available as AI controlled elements in missions. 80 of these planes can be flown by the player. 30 of the flyable planes and 21 of the AI planes were new in the series. The flyable aircraft have a full 3D cockpit with working instruments. Planes with crew allow switching to most positions.
Ace Expansion Pack
Released in 2004, 1C: Maddox Games and Ubisoft Entertainment released the official expansion pack entitled Forgotten Battles: Ace Expansion Pack. It offers players a more in depth simulation experience by allowing them to take control of 11 new aircraft, and fight against or beside 10 non-flyable aircraft. It also includes 2 new maps, one depicting the Finnish Front, and a Hungarian map which includes the Balaton Lake area. Both a Finnish and Hungarian campaign which uses these maps are also playable and allows the player to progress in rank and earn awards.
Forgotten Battles
Forgotten Battles was met with positive reception; GameRankings gave it a score of 87.39%, while Metacritic gave it 86 out of 100.
Forgotten Battles - Ace
The Ace Expansion Pack was also met with positive reception; GameRankings gave it a score of 82.57%, while Metacritic gave it 85 out of 100.