Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War

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Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War
Developer(s)Neoqb, 777 Studios
Publisher(s)777 Studios, Aerosoft, ND Games
EngineDigital Nature
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • RU: May 7, 2009
  • NA: June 29, 2009
  • EU: July 31, 2009
Genre(s)Flight simulator, Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War (Russian: Война в небе – 1917) is a World War I combat flight simulation video game by Russian developer 777 Studios and released on May 7, 2009.

Gameplay[edit]

Development[edit]

Rise of Flight premiered at Games Convention 2008 in Leipzig, and at CIS Igromir 2008.[1] Closed beta testing of the game began in April 2008.[2] On May 7, 2009, Rise of Flight was officially released in Russia with Russian publisher ND Games. In the US, Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War was premiered at the 2009 E3 and was officially released on June 25, 2009 in the US by its publisher 777 Studios. Aerosoft gained publishing rights in Europe, with the game also being offered for download from Direct2Drive. In June 2010, 777 Studios acquired the rights to the Rise of Flight brand.[2]

In 2017, IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus, the spiritual successor of Rise of Flight, was announced by 1C Game Studios, a studio which emerged from a partnership with 777 studios.[3][4] The first volume was released in 2019 and two additional volumes are currently under development.[5]

Reception[edit]

Accolades[edit]

Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War won the award for "Judges' Choice" at Intel Level Up 2009.[8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "'Igromir - 2008'. Overview". November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rise of Flight", Speed News: Download Free Games
  3. ^ "1C Announces Partnership with 777 Studios to create 1C Game Studios". IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Official Website. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Announcing Battle of Bodenplatte, Flying Circus, Tank Crew and more..." IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Official Website. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Announcing IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus: Volume II". IL-2 Sturmovik Official Forum. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ Butts, Steve (July 8, 2009). "Rise of Flight Review". IGN. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Fritz Schneide, Christian (October 28, 2009). "Rise of Flight - Spannende Flugzeug-Duelle im 1. Weltkrieg". GameStar. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Hall of Glory".

External links[edit]

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