IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (also called IL-2: 1946) is both the title of an add-on and a compilation release of the combat flight simulation game IL-2 Sturmovik. In that latter case, it is sometimes called IL-2 Sturmovik: Complete Edition. Created by the Russian games developer 1C:Maddox Games and published by Ubisoft, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 takes place during World War II. The add-on from which the compilation takes the name 1946 was released in December 2006 as downloadable content (DLC) only, same as Sturmoviks over Manchuria (DLC in December 2006) and Pe-2. That latter was an add-on already released at the time (as DLC too), it was on sale since the month of May. The compilation IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 was published in December 2006 in double DVD format, one DVD for the software and a second DVD for bonuses.

IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
Cover of the double DVD box set compilation
Developer(s)1C:Maddox Games
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • EU: December 8, 2006
  • NA: March 13, 2007
Genre(s)Combat flight simulator

The add-on: content and release

The 1946 add-on was released in 2006 and assumed a fictional basis: World War II still rages in an alternate year of 1946 and aircraft like the He Lerche or the FW Ta 183 have become flyable operational aircraft.

The compilation: content and release

The IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 compilation DVD came with all of the updates and expansions of the base game before it, up to version 4.07. Ubisoft released the pack in stores in December 2006 in Europe and Australia; North American release was on 13 March 2007. In addition to all of the above games, it includes the three new add-ons released in 2006: Pe-2 (already released in May 2006 as online downloadable content) and the two add-ons newly included in the package: Sturmoviks over Manchuria and 46, adding new missions, planes, and maps to the game.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings85.38%[1]
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.comA+[3]
GamesRadar+[4]
IGN(UK) 8.6/10[5]
(US) 8.1/10[6]
PALGN8/10[7]
PC Format83%[8]
PC Gamer (UK)91%[9]
PC Gamer (US)80%[10]
PC Zone78%[11]

The game was met with positive reception upon release. Review aggregator Metacritic gave IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 a score of 86 out of 100,[2] while another review aggregator, GameRankings, gave it 85.38%.[1]

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References
  1. "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 for PC". GameRankings.
  2. "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. Peckham, Matt (6 April 2007). "IL2 Sturmovik 1946". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. DuLac, Anthony (16 April 2007). "IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 review". GamesRadar. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. Nolan, Sam (15 December 2006). "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 UK Review". IGN. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. Butts, Steve (23 March 2007). "IL-2 Sturmovik 1946". IGN. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. Kalogeropoulos, Tristan (7 January 2007). "IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 Review". PALGN. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  8. "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946". PC Format (197): 65. February 2007.
  9. "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946". PC Gamer UK: 70. January 2007.
  10. "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946". PC Gamer: 64. July 2007.
  11. Hogarty, Steve (February 2007). "IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 review". PC Zone: 79. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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