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    IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 - $4.99 @steampowered.com

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Cin', Jul 14, 2011.

  1. Cin'

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    at steampowered.com:

    IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 - $9.99, Sale $4.99
    LINK: Save 50% on IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 on Steam

    Oleg Maddox's world famous Il-2 Sturmovik™ series of flight simulators continues to expand. The latest offering, Il-2 1946, adds 36 new planes, four new gigantic maps, over a hundred new ground objects, and nearly 200 new campaign missions. This new opus also includes all of the previous IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack and Pacific Fighters™. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!
     
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    I have IL-2 1946 and it's an awesome game! I'd say it's definitely worth $4.99 to get it.
     
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    Definitely worth $4.99. One of the best WWII combat flight games/sims ever. Good thing is that it runs even on older integrated graphics and you can fly with the keyboard, although I'd advise against it!
     
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    I fly with the keyboard, and it's rough! Most of the time I can't get off the ground haha!
     
    talin, Jul 15, 2011
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    Yeah, I put it on my netbook and obviously don't tote around a joystick with me. However I do have an old Saitek gamepad with a throttle on it that works marginally well. But I have flown whole missions by keyboard. Not ideal but it gets the job done! :p
     
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    Oh god. I can't imagine playing this game without my joystick.
     
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    What doesn't kill you makes you a better pilot! :p
     
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    That'll be the day! I could just imagine people wiring keyboards in their little prop planes and flying around with that, lol.
     
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    As my flight instructor always told me, "a good landing is when you can you can walk away from the plane, a great landing is when you can use the plane again."
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 18, 2011
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