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GF Rating
5.8

309 ratings

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Game Details

  • Number of Players 1
  • Online Players 16
  • Online Enabled Yes

Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

Game Description

Take control of planes that are part flying machine and part time machine in this World War II flight sim. Birds of Steel has mined mountains of available research and historical accounts to re-create the settings for some of history's greatest battles. Choose from over 100 WWII-era planes and fly through 20 of the war's pivotal conflicts, including Guadalcanal, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. Each machine has been thoroughly re-created with an emphasis on total accuracy in look, performance, and weaponry. Landscapes have been just as faithfully built, using satellite imaging and historical maps, photos, and other data to re-create the world as it looked on each of those fateful days.

Critic Reviews

IGN Review (8.5 out of 10)

In 1976 the wreckage of a Supermarine Spitfire was found bogged in a clay riverbank on farmland near Kirklevington in the UK. It had been there since December 28 1940, after the pilot had bailed out following a collision with his wingman (who also had to ditch his aircraft). Restored to flying condi...more

User Reviews

Average Member Rating: 5.8 out of 10

A True Flight Sim. (9 out of 10)

posted by bamaman84 (TUSCALOOSA, AL) on Apr 2, 2012
Member since Nov 2008
13 out of 14 gamers (93%) found this review helpful
This isn't an arcade game. This is a sim. It has a difficulty setting from "simplified" or "tough" to "simulator" or "down right hard." However, the game, I think has shown what a true flight sim can be on the 360 or any other console. This game may set a precedent for future sim games. The mi...more

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Specs & Requirements

Memory 8 MB

Audio/Video In-Game Dolby Digital, HDTV 1080p, HDTV 1080i, HDTV 720p

Modes Full Mission Single-Player, Campaign

Online Features Leaderboards, Online Multiplayer, Friends, Quick Match, Online Tournament, Xbox LIVE Family Settings, Achievements, Create Match, Online Co-op