B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - THE MIGHTY 8TH

by SOLD-OUT SOFTWARE

Product Features

• Handcarved Mahogany Wood Model
• Length; 16"; Wing Span; 22", Height (w/ base); 8"
• High polish to show wood grain of all pieces
• Pieces are not stained; different woods are used for windows, etc.
• Comes with base stand ready for display

Product Details

• ASIN: B000A1OFPA
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,074 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP/VISTA Publisher:  SOLD-OUT SOFTWARE Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Rating:  TEEN They called it The Mighty Eighth' the US Army Air Force 8th Bomber Command that flew daylight missions over occupied Europe striking at specific military targets with pinpoint accuracy. B-17 Flying Fortress 'The Mighty Eighth' grabs all the latest revolutionary 3D graphics technology to recreate that period and gives you total control of every aspect of this strategic air war (including the opposition). Command one B-17 or a squadron of twelve in full battle formation look after 10 or 120 crewmen and jump into the shoes of any one of them. Plan strategic missions based on reconnaissance you have requested. Fly in the escort planes or even the Luftwaffe fighters who are trying to shoot the B-17s down!The Complete Flight Simulation: Learn to fly the legendary B-17G Flying Fortress' Bee one of the escort fighter pilots in the P-38 Lightning the P-51 Mustang and the P-47 Thunderbolt. Take on the role of the Luftwaffe and jump into German interceptor's cockpits: the Bf 109 FW 190 and Me 262 Take On Any Crew PositionBattle through the mayhem of flak and cannon shells as the pilot or co-pilot. Bee the bombardier and identify the target by setting data into and controlling the revolutionary Norden bombsight. As the navigator you'll have to get the B-17 there and back using your detailed map and you'll have to provide vital wind driftrmation for the bombardier. As a radio operator you'll be in charge of messages to and from the bomber. Finally as a gunner you've got to defend the aircraft by scanning the skies spotting and destroying enemy fighters with the help of gun sights and realistic tracer round. Each of the Crewmembers has an AI which uses the individual skills and characteristics of the crewmember to determine his behavior. Experience ability injuries and panic modify this AI so that

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patches, Patches, Patches, February 7, 2008

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Jon J. Zook (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - THE MIGHTY 8TH (Video Game)

This game is dated and the graphics are as such, but for the feeling of actually being in charge of ten guys in a WWII bomber you cannot beat it. If you actually want to pilot the plane and use all the many controls you had better be one fine sim pilot because the task is daunting. But if you let the computer take some of the workload and move from station to station in the aircraft it is an eerie time warp back to 1944 as the crew turns to look at you and says, Hey pal, my life is in your hands, make a decision. This is no game for kids and it's not an arcade shoot em up. It is more like a movie unfolding and you are writing the script. I found it disquieting at times and enjoy the reality of the game. It's for real. However, with out 4 different Patches it would not run on my computer so go to The Scrolls and patch away.If you enjoy reality shows about 1944, this one's for you

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars B-17 The Mighty Eighth, March 9, 2009

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Quasimodo (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - THE MIGHTY 8TH (Video Game)

I bought this game several years ago when it was marketed by Hasbro. As to what the problems with it now are I couldn't say. I run XP and my older version works fine on it. The game is actually a simulation more so than a arcade type shooter. You start your missions in the squad room, are given a booklet in game that identifies your first and secondary targets along with maps displaying waypoints and the bomb drop locations. You can take command in the pilot's seat or co-pilots and actually set your levels to start the engines, taxi and take off. If being a bombadier is your thing you can move from the pilot's position and use a detailed Norton Bomb Sight to zero in on the target and drop the patyload. All the while dealing with flak and the inevitable attack by German fighters who being madder than wet hornets are hell bent on seeing to it you don't get home once you've finished bombing. This game even affords you the opportunity to hop into the seat of one of the several fighters who will be accompanying you on your mission of try the seat of a German fighter and attack the B-17 formation.
Your crew can be wounded or become so unerved that you have to relieve them and render first aid to either patch their injuires or get them calmed down due to shattered nerves. You experience fires on board and are tasked with putting them out to ensure you get back to your base across the Channel.
You B-17 also takes realistic damage and I've come in for a landing on literally a wing and a prayer. You can allow the AI to fly the plane while you man any one of the several gunners positions. Just know that unless you yourself sit in the Bombadiers seat and drop your eggs on that U-Boat pen, you may very well miss and find yourself having to return to complete the job on another mission.
I enjoy this game and every so often rev up the engines and fly off with my other squadron mates to win the war and hope I come back alive.

4.0 out of 5 stars addictive game, January 26, 2011

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Vincent L. Young (St. Petersburg, Fl.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: B-17 FLYING FORTRESS - THE MIGHTY 8TH (Video Game)

The addictive part of this game is that it's not really
a game...you're the invisible 11th man, the commander on the
plane..so if you miss your target with you as bombadier, you
want to immied. refly...

The reason I derate this game is that you go out with 10
B-17's.....They all drop their bombs on your drop, but only
your bombs explode on target....so even if you hit the target
it will be mostly recorded as less than totally destoyed....