Birds of Steel is a shooter developed by Gaijin Entertainment, released 13 March 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What Birds of Steel is
Birds of Steel is a shooter game developed by Gaijin Entertainment and released in 2012. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Get ready to strap in, go back in time and take stick in the most pivotal battles in the history of air combat. Birds of Steel puts you right in the crosshairs of WWII's most intense skirmishes. This original IP blends next gen supremacy and the fine details of aerial combat into a historical recreation fit for flight sim fans and history buffs alike. Use your skills to pilot the top planes from all combatants in WWII to recreate history or to change the outcomes of the most prolific battles in history. Online and offline elements add an entire new element to the game which will ensure Birds of Steel remains a fresh combat experience long after you've played for the first time.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Birds of Steel holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Birds of Steel launched on 13 March 2012, within three weeks of Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Devil May Cry HD Collection. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect 3, Journey, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Devil May Cry HD Collection.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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