Flying. It's the shit, am I right folks Honestly, what's not to love The speed. The freedom. The scope. There's just one problem... Though I REALLY want to like flight simulators, I just don't. I reckon the bulk of gamers might echo these sentiments too.

A WWII pilot simulator that boasts about how realistic it is... Wait, come back!

+ Accessible Difficulty + Staggering attention to details + Generous amount of content + Stephen Fry

- Mudane SP campaign - Lacklustre presentation - Not enough Stephen Fry

I lauded it as a great simulator, let down by console controllers. Now I am introduced to Birds of Steel, a new flight simulator with two of the greatest things in gaming: World War II and fighter planes!

Birds of Steel is a dynamic World War II flight simulator.

Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.

The issue with playing any form of flight simulator on a games console is the restriction of using a controller. True flight simulators are best played on PC's using a combination of keyboard and joystick.

Birds of Steel was built for people interested in the history of aviation during World War II. That isn't to say that more casual flight enthusiasts won't have fun; my expertise stops at knowing planes need two wings to function correctly, and I was entertained.

Welcome to the world of hardcore, console-based flight simulations. Population: close enough to bugger all. Yes, you could just about count all of them on one hand. See, we're a fickle bunch, console gamers, as a whole, we (and yes, this is a sweeping generalization) tend to like things fast and...

Brutally authentic flight and combat systems; Stunning array of WW2-era aircraft to collect and master; Engrossing mission-based co-op and multiplayer dogfights

Unpolished presentation; Disappointing graphics; particularly terrain and built-up areas; Hardly a fun playground to entice newcomers to the genre

As with many flying games, Birds of Steel isn't quite photo-realistic. But when you get caught up in a dog fight the last thing you'll be worried about is the slightly odd look or dimensions of the trees or buildings, unless of course you're daringly attempting to lose pursuers by flying amongst...

So have you ever wanted to feel like Tom Cruise but flying planes in the 40s well heres your game! These types of games are usually for the narrow market or flying fanatics just like hardcore sim racers are now.