WarBirds 2026

MMO subscription pricing for a game with an up front fee. "While WarBirds Online is free, IENT is a business, so of course there are limitations. During the first month online you have complete access to all features at no charge. After the first month, you can still play free, but you are limited to an early war plane set, which varies from arena to arena. To access the full set of all aircraft in all arenas, Steam players can purchase day, week or month passes, which range from $2.99 to $15.95. If you just want to play in a specific event on a specific day, the Day Pass is best for you. If you want to play with the best planes, against the best players, whenever you want, the Month Pass is your best choice." Recommend you do not buy. Aces high is essentially a more populated version of the same thing with a sub, but no up front fee. I'll admit that the flight model, damage model and graphics are better here. Not ok at all that they charge for the base game if they're going for subscriptions. Feels greedy. EDIT 1 2015/12/19: Apparently with steam you're supposed to get a month of sub with the purchase so the 15 you spend is supposed to cover the first month of online play. The UI advises to create an account after every training, instant action, mouseclick, but if you make a new account it won't link with steam correctly. Still recommend aces high over this one, free to download and play offline or on private servers, subscription for online arena play, higher server populations.

(3 years of prior experience before Steam version) Right first things first this isn't War Thunder so if you are looking for flashy graphics this isn't the combat sim for you. Where this sim compromises on graphics it makes up for it in its large open area online combat in arenas spaning 100s of square miles full of targets, such as airbases, towns, docks, supply depots and carrier battle groups. The aim is in closing the enemies bases/towns etc. to allow friendy troop transports to paratroop and capture them for your side, with victory being achieved when you control all of the map (though don't expect it in a single day cause as mentioned they are LARGE maps). Flying is not to difficult as long you don't stall ('Realistic' flight mode), I recommend using a joystick not a gamepad, and flying the training and offline combat in easy flight mode first in order to get a feel of the 100+ aircraft (all of which are available to fly, none of this unlocking and paying for special types), though I do stress that all online flight is with the 'realistic' flight mode so get the hang of flying with it on before venturing into the online arenas. The aircraft models are are mixture of realism and the need to allow ease of playability, and I will say straight away to head off the 'they don't fly realisticly' crowd, of course they won't this is a COMPUTER SIMULATION (this is why I put qoutes unquotes Realistic above), as with all sims compromises had to be made in order to have a large number of combat flyable types within a 4gig package ALL READY TO FLY FROM THE GET GO!! That being said each aircraft has its own quirks, and you need to know whether the type you are flying is a 'Turn and Burner' Like say the Spitfire and A6M Zero or a 'Boom and Zoomer' like the Bf109 and F4U Corsair, because this will dictate how you use them in combat. Also bombers, you need to know whether you will need a full fuel load or not cause this will dictate whether you would be able to take off or not with that heavy bomb load of yours. The online community is for the majority freindly and approachabl with great comradeship within the arenas and the different sqauds available to join once you have been flying online a while. Though the number of online players will Vary from day to day and within in the different timezones due to us all spread out over different countries. I also recommend getting the free downloadable TeamSpeak com system since this is where all squad voice coms are controlled. As a note basic online membership is around $13 a month or there abouts (don't qoute me on that) and that gets you unlimited access to the main arena. I am sure to have forgotten to mention a large number of things but these are what I could remember off the top of my head for the time being. This is Vulcan member of the 'Doolittle Raiders' signing off and I hope to meet you in the air sometime.

The game is basically a re-skinned version of the original release in 1998. If you are looking for a quality flight simulator at a good price I would recommend Il-2 Sturmovik 1946. It is $9.99 and offers a lot more than this game can graphically and there are a lot more airplanes to fly, especially with mods.

Взял со скидкой за 30р, этих денег не жалко, а вот полную стоимость было бы жалко отдавать, игрушка любительская и простенькая, затягивает ненадолго. 3 hits

WarBirds - World War II Combat Aviation: Warning: This game is not for the amatuer / average gamer This game was developed quite some years ago and was ahead of itself for what it offered. It has been updated and now out on steam. The game is air combat flight simulator with a very realistic feel and control. After playing the steam version it still feels the same as the old school versions, very hard to learn and I suggest you def' want to get a joystick to help fly.. trust me the keyboard and mouse does not cut it. Pros: ~ A good mix of content ~ Realistic controls ~ Flight sim buffs im sure will be happy ~ Dogfights with computers or other people in multiplayer Cons: ~ Graphics and sound are a little outdated ~ I wish it was easier to learn , this is not for the average gamer ~ I had trouble with this and Windows 8.1 and 10{Windows 7 worked perfect} Overall: 6.5/10

Highly Recommend this simulation! Been playing it since 2009, finally glad it is on steam. Very realistically structured, in terms of flight models of aircraft and weaponry and load outs. This isnt your typical shoot em up and fly home simulation. A lot of variables to keep you busy, and coming back. Very addictive once you get hang of it. Check in with some squads, and people will help you out :)

Ive played the older versions of this game for a long time and loved those. the new 2016 version runs very smoothly and it is a refreshing updated game! the online play against other real pilots is a fun and exciting experience, especially the coordinated events that have large numbers of people sometimes upwards of 200 people flying missions at one time. i reccomend this game to any avid WWII flying buffs that enjoy a realistic take on WWII dogfighting.

Whoa! What a total waste of $15! I played this on-line years ago and, at the time, was pretty good. One would have thought it would have been updated as time passed. One would have been wrong! Graphics are ancient, interface is as difficult as it was 10 years ago, and the program will not totally recognize my VKB Joystick. Which is why I have only logged 0.2 hours played... I couldn't get past programming the joystick. Hey guys... flying using the keyboard or mouse when away back in the 1990's, didn't it? And yes... if you want to play on line, it costs a monthly fee. I wish I had read the reviews first before parting with my money. But I just had memories of flying with the old squadron and was hoping for a similar experience. I also wish Steam would check out some of these losers and not offer them... It's games like this that make Steam look bad. Bottom line is you should really read the reviews first and avoid this one.

As one who has played this game on and off for close to 20 years, this is THE classic WW2 online flight sim. If you want realistic flight models, an opportunity to fly in historical events run by the community and supported by the publisher, and a mature community, then this is for you. Most of the negative reviews will be for the graphics and to an extent the difficulty of the flight models. It takes a little time to learn how to fly effectively, but the payoff is that you are getting as close as it gets to what it might feel like to have flown one of these planes into action in WWII. Great community of people, good trainers, and most of the all, the weekly S3 series is immersive and REAL. Want to experience what it was like to escort B17's deep into Germany against the Luftwaffe, where you are constantly looking over your shoulder wonder if those dots on your high 6 are 190's? This is it! The rush of making a clean kill in these series is as good as it gets! I think the game needs a graphics update, and some work on gameplay, but if realism, immersion, and a great mature community are important, then this has it in spades. Great game!

played this for 10 years online. game USED to be a lot of fun. in the last few years, the game has gone downhill. 24 or so year old graphics can't compete with the new games here. sound effects are terrible. ( some of the ground vehicles sound like sewing machines that need oil) short of a couple of bad eggs(all games have them) the people are really great to play with. try it at least,you may like it.