Il-2 Sturmovik, the only flight sim to focus on the truly important bits of WW2 (i.e. those that took place on the massive Eastern Front) and the best aerial dogfighting game ever developed, is about to migrate to consoles. Shocking and almost heretical, I know, but it was about time for the masses of console gamers to experience its brilliance and utterly engaging gameplay. As long as they can wait for 2009 that is and provided modern consoles actually manage to provide with a decent alternative to the flight sim gear PC users have been… err… using for the past century or so. Oh, and actually owning a PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and/or PSP would probably come in handy too, as Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey won’t be appearing on the Wii. Or the PS2.

If things go according to plan, players will be able to participate in over 50 battles over the skies of Stalingrad, Berlin, Londond, Sicily and Korsun, while gawking at some fantastic graphics, admiring the realistic damage model and getting psyched up by a Jeremy Soul (of HoMM, KotOR and Oblivion fame) soundtrack. Happily multiplayer wont be left out either, as will be the case for a selection of difficulty options. The game will be published by 505 Games.