Speaking to IncGamers, Oleg Maddox, the man behind Maddox Games and the hugely successful IL-2 franchise, has told us why the game has done so well and what made the first title on PC so different.
"Considering the ever-growing popularity of console games, it was natural that at some point a decision was made to create a console version of the game. I think it is a great opportunity to let console gamers become familiar with the legacy of this flight simulator series. Birds of Prey has a different and unique approach to development in terms of controls and playability than in other console flight simulators."
VGChartz;s Adam Cartwright: "For a console that can only really be seen as a commercial failure, the PlayStation Vita did extremely well for itself in terms of software – more than 1500 games are available for it and that figure is surprisingly still growing each week, despite the hardware being discontinued earlier this year and despite the rhetoric suggesting it’s only a good machine for indie 2D platformers and niche Japanese RPGs.
Unfortunately certain genres didn't receive any representation at all and act as glaring holes in the Vita’s software library. Some of these just aren’t particularly popular on consoles in general, such as city builders, which have been niche for years. It’s these genres I’m aiming to look at in this article – what they are (including examples of some modern entries in the genres), why they weren't represented on the Vita, as well as some suggestions about what alternatives are available to scratch that itch."
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KeenGamer: "There are a plethora of exciting World War 2 games on all sorts of platforms. Players can play most of the best WW 2 games on Windows laptops or desktops. The article list below includes some of the best World War 2 titles for Windows."
Glad he liked how Birds of Prey came out on consoles. Couldn't have been an easy thing to do but it's a big accomplishment, I think.
It's really hard to be original in this genre, which has spawned so many great games.
IL-2 is just amazing, this dude knows what he's talking about.