More FLYBOYS flight sim details....

FlyXwire · 31 August 2006, 06:31 AM

Posted on Worth Playing (iEntertainment Network announced it will develop the first MMO game to tie in with the initial theatrical release of a major motion picture, the upcoming MGM release of FLYBOYS, an Electric Entertainment film, to be released on Sept. 22nd 2006).

Details:

IENT will publish a single player game combined with an MMOG that puts the player in the pilot seat of a Nieuport 17 biplane to participate in exciting World War I era missions inspired by the FLYBOYS movie. These missions provide the excitement of the close-in dogfighting action of America’s first fighter pilots as depicted in the movie.

“The opportunity to produce an MMOG based on a flying movie that uses state of the art special effects is unprecedented. We are thrilled to be publishing a complete online flying game for all the fans of the movie and flying enthusiasts worldwide,” says JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, a US Air Force Retired Aviator and CEO of IENT.

The FLYBOYS Squadron MMOG demo will go live on September 7, 2006 for players who register for this free download at www.flyboysgame.com. Additional airplanes, terrain, interface and other features will be available in the complete retail game when it reaches stores this month.

The FLYBOYS Squadron game will include true simulations of 10 of the most famous aircraft of World War I, accurate World War I terrains, over 15 single player missions for players to hone their flying skills and obtain medals and rank from flying accomplishments, and easy FREE access to the MMOG where hundreds of other real aviators will be flying in historical and real simulation of World War I combat. (Retail customers get FREE access to the MMOG for one month.)

timjnf · 31 August 2006, 10:19 AM

iEntertainment Network are the folks that run Warbirds (WWII) and Dawn of Aces (WWI) two online mega player games. I haven't played either in years, but in the late 90s they had the best flight models, IMHO, of any sim I had ever played.

retread · 1 September 2006, 02:31 AM

Its the first I've heard of this project. Can a quality flightsim be offered in what seems to be such a short period of time? Seeing is believeing.

FlyXwire · 2 September 2006, 06:43 AM

We can only hope for quality retread......it's nice to see the effort being made though.

3 September 2006, 09:18 PM

Not sure if this is a good thing. Ien made a Battle of Britain one off game based on Warbirds a couple of years ago and put a History Channel box around it. I duly forked out $60 or so and that was not very good at all. Maybe this one might turn a lot of erstwhile computer pilots off of WWI sims.

Xeidos2 · 7 September 2006, 03:43 AM

In that screen shot of the line up of Nieuports I noticed a small detail. The modeler didn't model the ailerons properly. In the real plane they're linked to the "handles" over the cockpit. I didn't know about this little tidbit until I studied drawings while making the N17 for KOE. Makes you wonder what other bits they've missed in the hurry to get things done.