Then performing all flight maneuvers, not only in Arcade but in Realistic and Simulator too!įinally there are also trophies for playing the game successfully in multi player as well.Much as aliens, laser weapons and extraterrestrial invasions are great, don’t you sometimes hanker after that ‘firmly waxed moustache’ sensibility? You know, the one that speaks with an RP voice and is generally to be seen wearing a scarf that’s blowing in the wind thanks to the effects of some sort of fast-moving motor vehicle. We do not want to give the game away here but examples of some of the trophies you can achieve are becoming adept at the various elements of the game such as air combat, bombing, destroying ground targets with Rockets. There are 50 trophies available in total in the game. In the multi player game when playing capture airfireld and Team Battle the players have to work together to achieve the best results, so you do get the chance to work with other players there.Īlso as mentioned above in campign you do have to call for assistance from your wingmen in some missions, getting them to help you in battles to be able to achieve the missions You are able to create multi player games where only invited players are able to participate in as well as games where anyone online can join. Saitek Aviator, Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas X and Thrustmaster T.Flight Stick X. Profiles of each of the pilots are available in the game and as you play through the campaign at the end of each mission the pilot reflects (pilot diaries) on the mission and how what he has achieved will affect not only the war itself but him and his family/friends personally to try and give the player both the historical significance of the battles themselves but also what it meant to the pilots themselves.Īs for interaction with your squad, yes you are able to issue orders to your wingmen in the game and some missions will not be possible without calling for assistance from your squadron, it will be just too difficult otherwise. However as the game plays out the game plays movies describing how the campaigns you are about to become involved in came about and a historic progression of WW2.Īs well as this you play the part of pilots within the RAF, USAAF and Russian air forces while playing the game. The main aim of IL2 was to bring to the player the REAL historic battles of World War 2 so there is not so much emphasis on story as there would be in Wing Commander. Once these tutorials are carried out then playing the game in these modes should become a lot easier.
They help to make the player aware of all the other control issues and complexities of playing the game in these modes and how to deal with/ master them. It is highly recommended that when you feel ready to progress on from playing the game in Arcade mode that you take the advanced tutorials available in the game. If you do this when on low throttle for example while raising altitude the plane is very likely to stall and then it will indeed drop out of the sky as mentioned.
However in the other modes of the game the player has increasingly more complex controls and it is no longer a case of just turning left. You can just turn left and right and the game takes care of the rest for you. All the elements of keeping a plane in the air need to be born in mind.
When playing the game in Arcade you do not have to worry about amount of thrust, you have, flap positioning, etc. It is difficult to tell without more details but it sounds like you are playing the game in either Realistic/Simulator mode. Thanks for the demo and such a great price for the actual game. Overall a great game but i thought that the realistic and simulator mode was to challenging for me.
I scrolled through them but on the first (defult) option had a diagram. Just a quick pointer when plugging in my joystick it shows me the different controller layouts. But its great fun in arcade mode loved it!!! I thought however that it would be easier to control the plane in realistic or simulation mode, but found it just as tricky as the plane seems to move around a lot and you have to take the corner super slow to prevent stalling. I have now purchased the joystick for £25 and have to say its a great stick. I have to say placing in arcade mode with the dualshock was great fun and I loved all the voice acting and cut scenes.Īfter reading on the offical playstation fourms it seemed that the thrustmaster hotas x was the joystick to have for this game. I also downloaded the demo last week and I had been waiting for it for many weeks before.