Overview

Get ready to strap in, go back in time and take stick in the most pivotal battles in the history of air combat. Birds of Steel puts you right in the crosshairs of WWII's most intense skirmishes. This original IP blends next gen supremacy and the fine details of aerial combat into a historical recreation fit for flight sim fans and history buffs alike. Use your skills to pilot the top planes from all combatants in WWII to recreate history or to change the outcomes of the most prolific battles in history. Online and offline elements add an entire new element to the game which will ensure Birds of Steel remains a fresh combat experience long after you've played for the first time.

Features

• Over 100 real life planes - Dog fight and dive bomb in actual WW2 planes and rain down terror from above. Determine for yourself which plane is the ultimate bird of prey.
• Navigate through hundreds missions - Embark on 20 historical missions, hundreds of procedural missions scattered throughout 16 different locations. All are inspired by real life campaigns such as Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal and the battle of Wake Island. Reality is reflected using real life maps and actual satellite photos of these areas.
• Pioneering online and multi-player modes for flight sims - Enjoy 4 player co-op or go into the new and unique online ware mode to compete against up to 16 aviators across world. More exciting details to come!
• Key innovations - The finest details are the most critical in the new physics and damage models. Controlling speed is a direct result of effect manipulation of the ailerons, and rudders. Each plane has over 100 hitpoints where each part of the plane has its own health and damage detection.
• Fun for all gamers -Multiple levels of realism offer a gameplay experience for gamers of all walks: Simplified, Realistic up to Simulator for the serious flight-sim aficionados.

PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Screenshots

Reviews

Birds of Steel: Soaring to new heights with Konami?

Same developer, different publisher in the cockpit...

L-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey was about respect - respect for the amazing machines the world sent to the skies back in the Second World War; respect for just how hard it was to even keep them in the air, let alone shoot at Nazis with the bloody things; and respect for the insane bravado of the men who flew them.

Birds of Steel is Sturmovik's sequel - same developer, different publisher, same respect.

But Birds of Prey was a stark game - all flawless handling but short on the gamey features console games need. And so Birds of Steel gets proper pre-flight briefings, more weather effects, over one hundred different planes, and new optional objectives unlocking secret aircraft throughout the campaign.

The new campaign stretches from Europe all the way to the Pacific theatre in twenty historic (not to mention dozens of fictitious) missions, and a massively multiplayer online campaign pits player against player in a virtual rerun of World War II which plays out on a global map.

To read the full preview - CLICK HERE

Video