Warbirds 3

by Simon & Schuster

Product Features

• Tactical combat game set in WWII
• Excellent 3-D graphics
• Satellite topography enhances realism
• Almost 60 vehicles to choose
• For one or more players using LAN or Internet connection

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067K08
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 23, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,970 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WarBirds III is the Best World War II Combat Operations game ever produced. WarBirds III provides fighter and bomber aircraft, tanks and ground vehicles, ships and aircraft carriers in realistic recreations of actual World War II combat!

GAME FEATURES:

• Stunning 3D graphics for both the PC and Mac.
• Actual flight models and satellite terrains of real topography around the world.
• 42 Fighters, 9 Bombers,1 Troop transporter, 7 Ground Vehicles with regular FREE additions and updates.
• Customizable aircraft skins, gun sights, sounds and gauges.
• Aircraft carriers and Naval aircraft.
• Artillery Spotting & Firing.
• Ability to go on the Internet and fly against hundreds of other players around the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warbirds - The closest experience to WWII air combat, June 19, 2002

By 

TM Tan aka -meng- VF-17 (Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warbirds 3 (CD-ROM)

My first experience with Warbirds was back in August 1995 when it was known as Confirmed Kill. The version I'm reviewing now is the downloadable version of Warbirds III. Warbirds is primarily a massively multiplayer WW2 air combat simulation. Although there are some offline training missions, the online experience is what makes Warbirds special. The best single player flight simulation doesn't come close to giving you a realistic air combat experience. Imagine flying with/against hundreds of other skilled human pilots and not some flawed AI! Players select one of four "countries" identified by colour (gold, green, red, purple). Get noticed for your combat skills and you may be invited to join the many virtual squadrons which greatly enhance the online experience. There are also organised scenarios which recreate historical battles and these are really the greatest experiences an online pilot can participate in.
Naturally a good internet connection to the servers is critical to having a good experience.

You can choose to fly any of the numerous (and growing) list of aircraft, fighters, bombers, transport planes and even drive ground vehicles. The simulation strives to model aircraft performance as accurately as possible and that is one of the strengths of the simulation (although there are reduced realism arenas for new pilots).

Warbirds III is a major improvement over the previous incarnation graphically...breathtaking graphics! Unfortunately that does mean older systems and graphics hardware aren't supported (my voodoo3 had to be replaced with a GeForce3 Ti200). Pilots don't have the hardware but still want the great experience can revert to Warbirds 2.