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IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Latest instalment in the acclaimed IL-2 Sturmovik series from award-winning developer Maddox Games.

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Old 02-11-2011, 01:03 PM
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This has to be a contender for Luftwhiner of the Decade.
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Old 02-11-2011, 01:04 PM
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This has to be a contender for Luftwhiner of the Decade.
and yes! you can bite me LOL
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Old 02-11-2011, 01:20 PM
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If there was a pile of human faeces on that cover I'd still buy it, I'd buy it! I'd buy it! I WOULD BUY IT!
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Old 02-11-2011, 01:23 PM
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If there was a pile of human faeces on that cover I'd still buy it, I'd buy it! I'd buy it! I WOULD BUY IT!
LOL dude i'm a IL2 fanatic myself .... no wories
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Old 02-11-2011, 02:05 PM
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Almost all sims and war games put allies in a "winning situation" on their box cover art since the beginning of video games. Most merchandising idiots think that is more commercial.
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Old 02-11-2011, 02:08 PM
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Don't panic comrades! You can avenge this poor bf109 from the cover by going online and shooting down some noobs in spitfires
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Old 02-11-2011, 02:24 PM
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Don't panic comrades! You can avenge this poor bf109 from the cover by going online and shooting down some noobs in spitfires
And burn they will...
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Old 02-11-2011, 02:35 PM
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Don't panic, Gaga, the box art is probably designed by someone Ubi chose, not Maddox Games, and you know how much they like to portray a neutral historical viewpoint. As for the crown, I believe it's a reference to the Air Ministry logo, which I think is fair enough given that the game is called Cliffs of Dover, not Göring's Guns or Eagle Day or something:



It was printed on practically everything the RAF used from gauges to lifejackets to stationery. In fact the font on the box cover itself looks similar to that used on the covers of RAF pilot's notes.

This might sound unfair, but from the perspective of Ubi (1C will publish in Russia), the American market is the biggest, and who are the Americans intuitively most likely to fly as? Add to that the fact they're a French company and you start to get a bit of an RAF spin to the marketing.

But yeah, that is some lame quickly-produced box-art.

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