Birds of Steel

Developer(s)| Gaijin Entertainment
Publisher(s)| Konami
Platform(s)| PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release|

* JP: March 8, 2012
* NA: March 13, 2012
* EU: March 16, 2012
* AU: March 29, 2012

Genre(s)| Combat flight simulator
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Birds of Steel (蒼の英雄 Birds of Steel, Ao no Eiyū: Birds of Steel) is a combat flight simulator video game created by Gaijin Entertainment and published by Konami.[1] It was released in March 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game includes more than one hundred non-fictional planes, twenty historical missions, and hundreds of procedural missions over sixteen different locations, including Pearl Harbor and Wake Island. It has single player, four player cooperative, and online multiplayer modes. Birds of Steel provided the base work for Gaijin Entertainment's MMO game War Thunder. The game consists of three difficulty settings, which change the way planes are flown: Simplified, an arcade play style, Realistic, a mix between an arcade play style and a simulation play style, and lastly Simulator, in which the planes handle as closely to real life as possible. A.I. difficulty is not affected by the selected play style.

## Reception

Reception

| Review scores

Publication| Score
PS3| Xbox 360
4Players| 83%[4]| 83%[4]
Destructoid| N/A| 7.5/10[5]
Famitsu| 32/40[6]| 32/40[6]
Game Informer| 7/10[7]| 7/10[7]
GamesMaster| 82%[8]| N/A
IGN| 8.5/10[9]| 8.5/10[9]
OXM (US)| N/A| 8.5/10[11]
PSM| 7/10[12]| N/A
The Digital Fix| 8/10[13]| N/A
Metro| N/A| 8/10[14]
Aggregate score
Metacritic| 73/100[2]| 77/100[3]

The Xbox 360 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 3 version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3] IGN Australia praised the graphics, sound, gameplay and lasting appeal but said that the presentation lacked a little spark.[9] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, one eight, one seven, and one eight for a total of 32 out of 40.[6]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tim Martin (April 5, 2012). "Birds of Steel review (x360)". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120826172717/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/9187786/Birds-of-Steel-review.html. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Birds of Steel for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Fandom. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120626120404/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/birds-of-steel. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Birds of Steel for Xbox 360 Reviews". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230407122536/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/birds-of-steel. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Paul Kautz (March 16, 2012). "Test: Birds of Steel" (in de). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026204825/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PlayStation3/Test/27068/75107/0/Birds_of_Steel.html. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
5. ↑ Maurice Tan (April 2, 2012). "Review: Birds of Steel (X360)". Gamurs. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626092038/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-birds-of-steel/. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Sal Romano (February 28, 2012). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1213". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924053634/https://www.gematsu.com/2012/02/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1213. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kyle Hilliard (April 11, 2012). "Birds of Steel Review". Game Informer (GameStop). Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825123712/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/birds_of_steel/b/ps3/archive/2012/04/11/the-gran-turismo-of-world-war-ii-flight-sims.aspx. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
8. ↑ "Review: Birds of Steel (PS3)". GamesMaster (Future plc): 84. May 2012.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Luke Reilly (March 8, 2012). "Birds of Steel Review". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230213203456/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/03/09/birds-of-steel-review. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Carlos Millan (March 18, 2012). "Birds of Steel: Depredadores del aire" (in es). MeriStation (PRISA). Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320133538/http://www.meristation.com/es/playstation-3/birds-of-steel/analisis-juego/1535298. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
11. ↑ "Birds of Steel". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US): 69. June 2012.
12. ↑ "Review: Birds of Steel". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Future plc) (59): 81. June 2012.
13. ↑ Luke Niemiec (March 28, 2012). "Birds of Steel (PS3)". Poisonous Monkey. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151204024950/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/783/birds-of-steel.html. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
14. ↑ Roger Hargreaves (March 12, 2012). "Birds Of Steel review – finest hour (X360)". Metro (DMG Media). Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315023632/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/892814-birds-of-steel-review-finest-hour. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

## External links

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