Wings Over Europe Cold War: Soviet Invasion

by XPLOSIV

Product Details

• Item Weight: 9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0016493FC
• Item model number: WINGOVEREUROPE
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,910 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 17, 2008

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 2000/XP Publisher:  XPLOSIV Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Rating:  TEEN From the developers of the highly successful European Air War Strike Fighters: Project 1 and Wings Over Vietnam. Fly 12 legendary cold war fighters in the exciting air combat sim that delivers gut wrenching seat-of-your pants dogfights!Features:Pilot European fighters such as F-4 Phantom II Hawker Hunter and Harrier Jump Jet plus the F-100 Super Sabre F-105 Thunderchief F-15A Eagle and A-10 Thunderbolt II. Engage in blood-draining G-pulling action-packed dogfights against 13 different types of Cold War Soviet aircraft. Fly era-specific aircraft through Central Europe in three epic campaigns throughout the 1960 s and 70 s. Random mission generator provides maximum flexibility and replayability. Campaign missions also have a different outcome each time. Open architecture for mod support. Download thousands of use rcreated skins aircraft terrain missions campaigns and editors already available on the Internet. Next generation environmental effects including volumetric clouds and state-of-the-art dynamic lighting. Up to 16 Player online or LAN.System Requirements:Windows 2000/XPPentium III 650MHz1.3 GB free hard disk space256 MB RAM8X CD-ROM32 MB Video CardDirectX 9.0LAN: TCP/IPInternet: 512 kbs minimum

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun for the entry level Jet Jockey, September 29, 2008

By 

J. Kunkel Beidermeyer "Spazmo" (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wings Over Europe Cold War: Soviet Invasion (CD-ROM)

I bought this and it's companion "Wings Over Vietnam". I will review this in 3 parts: ease of setup, learning curve, and fun.

1) Ease of Setup: I use a very specialized setup, involving a flight stick & throttle, rudder pedals, track ball and 2 keyboards and a TrackIR unit (look into TrackIR unit - it'll make the sim come alive). Was it difficult to install & set up? Not at all - if my setup is easy, then it will be easy for anyone to install and configure.

2) Learning Curve: While this is a jet simulator, it's not entirely accurate. In this case, that's a boon: it's easy for a person who's never flown before to be able to handle the planes in relatively short order. Some sims take weeks to get a handle on-this one is geared towards gameplay rather than completist accuracy.

3) Fun: Is it fun? Yes. The graphics are decent, the sim is fairly robust, there are good number of missions and a variety of planes to fly. I've had friends who have had little interest in sims try it out, about 50% so far get hooked.

This is a good one, doesn't require a monster gaming rig to run (I'm using a 2004 Office Depot Compaq - it runs just fine), and is quick and easy to get into. The manual is a pdf on the CD.

Hardcore simmers might give it a miss - but for team play and new to the hobby simmers, this one is great.

5.0 out of 5 stars WINGS OVER EUROPE, October 16, 2011

By 

JASON STEIN - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wings Over Europe Cold War: Soviet Invasion (CD-ROM)

Even though this is not a very complicated simulator it is still fun to play.The game does work on VISTA with no problems.Also if you have WINGS OVER VIETNAM both sims will combine to create an even larger sim. So you can fly an A-10 THUNDERBOLT in VIETNAM or fly an A6 INTRUDER in GERMANY. As I said not very complicated fighter sim but very addictive.