

Videogame Historical Revisionism: Done in the Dynamic Campaign.Timed Mission: Some of the single missions as well as a few objectives are timed.Birds of Steel itself was succeeded by War Thunder.Shoot the Fuel Tank: Played straight with the G4M1.Scenery Porn: All the maps were generated with satellite photos.Nose Art: Both in skins and custom made nose art.No Swastikas: A black X is used in its place.No Campaign for the Wicked: Averted, the player can fly with the USAAF or the IJNAS.First-Person Ghost: Averted, in cockpit view you can see your entire body as it interacts with the controls.Artificial Stupidity: Sometimes the AI will crash into each other even in formation.Other factions as well as their respective planes are available via single missions and multiplayer.
Birds of Steel's campaign takes place in the Pacific between the United States Army Air Force and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1941-1942. What's more, the appearance of Angry Birds on Android Market post launch, and GetJar's claim its marketplace will soon be able to deliver 10 million downloads a day, suggests Rovio's Android release is likely to catch up with its iPhone cousin in quick time.Birds of Steel is a flight simulator set during World War II for PS3 and Xbox 360, developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Konami. Rovio reportedly also plans to release a paid version to complement the current free release rumoured to have been introduced to bypass payment system difficulties on Android in the near future. Lift off in the Grumman F4F and battle your way through Wake Island, pilot the nimble Japanese Zero in the attack on the Lexington or hold on in the Spitfire Mk. Passed 2 million downloads on Android." The real number still represents an impressive adoption rate, with the Android version having done around a tenth of the App Store's current total of 20 million (paid and free) in just a few days. Digging into downloads Revealed in typical fashion via Twitter, the developer simply commented, "Another day, another million. A few days on, Rovio now claims such an estimate was speculative, offering up the more conservative total of 2 million. As such, early estimates from GetJar pegged Angry Birds' first day downloads potentiallly at somewhere around 7 million. Not only did developer Rovio decide to launch on free app store GetJar in favour of Android Market - also opting to serve up an advertising supported free app instead of the paid model it had plumped for on the App Store - but the sheer weight of interest in the game caused GetJar's website to crash, several times. It's fair to say everyone got especially excited following Angry Birds' launch on Android last week.
