IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo now on PlayStation Network

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey on PlayStation Network. The single-player demo gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

The demo managed to garner a respectable 625,000 downloads on Xbox Live and 505 Games hopes for a similar number on PlayStation Network.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Multiplayer details revealed

505 Games and 1C Company have revealed more information on the multiplayer modes available in the upcoming World War II flight combat title, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The game boasts more than 50 single-player missions, but details on the multiplayer portion of the game have been kept under cover.. until now.

Details on the modes featured in the game after the break.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo lands on XBLA

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The single-player demo is now available for download on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.