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An extremely flexible sim that really puts you in the middle of the flak at 20,000 feet. [Mar 2001, p.80]
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Whether you're a fan of the genre or just curious, B-17 deserves your attention.
88
Beautiful to watch and entertaining to play, the game will draw you in and make you feel connected to your onscreen personas like few others. Serious sim fans should definitely give this game a test flight.
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th!
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Dec 13, 2000
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82
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Before any other developer even thinks about making another flight simulator, they should play this game and then ask themselves if they feel worthy.
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Whether you're a fan of the genre or just curious, B-17 deserves your attention.
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An extremely flexible sim that really puts you in the middle of the flak at 20,000 feet. [Mar 2001, p.80]
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A very unconventional game that has a remarkably grand scope.
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Nowhere else in today's market will you be able to find a flight simulator with the boldness and keen utilization of detail shown by B-17 Flying Fortress.
78
What's so remarkable about B-17 is that it manages to be even more immersive for the player than even the most sophisticated dynamic-campaign-driven single-seater flight simulation.
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A good-looking B-17 experience with a full range of different tasks to tinker with and some quick blasts of action all wrapped in a lightweight strategy envelope.
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SummaryFeel the power of really flying a B-17! See what it was like to be part of the 10-man crew on dangerous bombing missions over occupied Europe. Outstanding graphics, animations, and sounds realistically recreate every aspect of the strategic air war in WWII. [Hasbro Interactive]
Rated Tfor Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date:Dec 13, 2000
Developer:
- Wayward Simulations
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