Back To Page 3 The version 2.0 flight model remains a joy to fly. Again, however, as I mentioned in my initial review, it is essential that you read the POH to derive the most benefit from this truly accurate add-on. I can’t tell you how many times people have complained that the engine […]
Back To Page 2 The Aeroworx virtual cockpit (VC) is one of the best in the business with switches, buttons and dials all clickable and functional. With my TrackIR2 panning and movement in the VC is smooth and gauge update rates are good although naturally they aren’t as fluid as they are in the […]
Back To Page 1 The left side of the aircraft contains a bench seat where our nurses and respiratory therapists sit to attend to the patient. The bench seat contains four crew positions and there is another seat up at the head of the stretcher (you can’t see the seat in the real picture […]
by Chris “BeachAV8R” Frishmuth Disclosure: During the period of development of version 2.0 of the Aeroworx X-treme King Air B200, I worked as an unpaid consultant to provide advice, technical information, feedback, and beta testing of the product. Neither I nor SimHQ has received any compensation for my participation in the project. The boys at Aeroworx have […]
Back To Page 8 Overall Opinions and Conclusions Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory is probably the most realistic WW2 simulation ever produced. Other simulations have done a good job of representing the aircraft and equipment of the era, but BoB2 has gone beyond that and has created an interactive history lesson. There […]
Back To Page 7 One thing that is really impressive in the new game is the TrackIR support available. For those folks that spent the cash on the TIR3 and the Vector Expansion for the device they will be in for a treat. WOV is only the second flight simulation that I know of that […]
Back To Page 6 Like you would expect, the Hurricane and Spitfire each perform similarly, although the Spit obviously was the thoroughbred of the two horses. Flying the Spitfire in this game is a joy; the plane literally dances over the sky. It is fast, maneuverable, and a reasonably stable gun platform. The Hurricane is […]
Back To Page 5 Gameplay The strongest suit of the original game was the campaign. BoB was innovative in the way it brought wargaming and flight simulation into the same game. BoB2 didn’t mess with the winning formula. Most people will start with the single missions and there are plenty of them. There are twenty […]
Back To Page 4 The water effects are improved quite substantially. The original water textures were downright awful and in the channel campaign actually detracted from the channel portion of the campaign. Shockwave has significantly improved the water effects and the game now has some of the effects you expect when flying over water. It […]
Back To Page 3 Graphics and Sound The original Battle of Britain was not a graphic marvel. It wasn’t bad, don’t get me wrong, but compared to WW2 Fighters it looked slightly dated. It had some really nice features, most notably the best looking clouds in the business, but it failed in some areas. The […]
Back To Page 2 Installation and Setup My version of the game is the same one (albeit without the copy protection) that was shipped in England a few weeks before the US release. There has been quite a bit of controversy over GMX’s decision to release the game with little or no documentation. Quite a […]
Back To Page 1 Background on One of the Major Turning Points of WW2 The Battle of Britain has been called one of the major turning points of WW2 although the overall importance has often been debated. In August of 1940 Great Britain literally stood alone against the power of the Axis forces. France, Britain’s […]
