A game was developed by Maddox Games and published by Ubisoft for the PC on November 18, 2001. Along by using its sequels, these are considered one of a leading WWII trainer.

Flyable aircraft
A game features 31 playable Russian, German, British, French and American planes and even more, an extra Xl non-flyable planes, although numbers of one come different variants of many planes.

Allies
Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 Ilyushin Il-2 (10 variants from either 1941 to 1943) Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Goudkov LaGG-3 (two variants from either 1941 and 1943) Lavochkin La-5FN Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (six variants from either 1941 to 1942) P-39 Airacobra (three variants from either 1942) Polikarpov I-16 (two variants from either 1939) PZL P.11 Yakovlev Yak-1 (two variants from either 1941) Yakovlev Yak-7 Yakovlev Yak-9 (five variants from either 1942 to 1943) Yakovlev Yak-3

Axis
Messerschmitt Bf 109 (11 variants from either 1940 to 1944) Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (3 variants from either 1942 to 1944) Junkers Ju 87B-2

Sequels
The sequel was freed within March 2003, titled Forgotten Battles, which greatly expanded a total of simulated planes & battleground. A game is depending in a "forgotten" Russo-Finnish Continuation War of 1941-1944. A Ace Expansion Few dozen followed within March 2004, which improved the game however farther.

Within October 2004 Pacific Fighters was released, which may be installed as an add-in to the earliest releases or even as a could have-alone game. It expands a action to the Pacific, adding many Japanese and United States planes when well as carriers and battleships.

Virtually all users of the IL-Two series explore to "merge" together Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Dozen & Pacific fighters into 1 installation. Getting this unified version of a game is requisite to exist as respire to access the majority of IL-Two servers for online gaming

Sustaining a merged set up the as punishment extra planes come flyable:

Allies

Brewster Buffalo (three variants) Hawker Hurricane Mk. II (three variants) Tupolev TB-3 4M (three variants from either 1933) Lavochkin La-7 (two variants) Polikarpov I-153 (two variants from either 1939) Polikarpov I-185 (two variants from either 1942) P-38 Lightning (three variants from either 1943) P-47D Thunderbolt (three variants from either 1943) Curtiss P-40 (seven variants from either 1941) P-80 Shooting Star P-63D Kingcobra P-51 Mustang (five variants from either 1943) Supermarine Spitfire (15 variants from either 1941 to 1944) SBD Dauntless (two variants) F4U Corsair (six variants) P-36 Hawk B-25J Mitchell A-20 Havoc F6F Hellcat (two variants) F4F Wildcat (three variants) Bristol Beaufighter

(Note that due to intellectual property issues, several crucial U.s. planes - like a TBF Avenger - could not become involved in the game when flyables. [http://www.netwings.org/dcforum/DCForumID18/4203.html])

Axis

Heinkel He 111H (two variants) Heinkel He 162 Messerschmitt Bf 110G Messerschmitt Me 163B Messerschmitt Me 262 (three variants from either 1943-44) Horten Ho 229 Focke-Wulf Ta 152H Gloster J8 Gladiator Fiat G.50 Fiat CR.42 Nakajima Ki-43 (three variants) Nakajima Ki-84 (three variants) Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Mitsubishi Zero (10 variants from either 1940 to 1945) Kawasaki Ki-61 (three variants) Kawasaki Ki-100 Aichi D3A1 Val IAR 80 and 81 (three variants)

The Future

A next game in the series, eventually to become freed, is Battle of Britain, according to a major air battles between the Luftwaffe and RAF during 194& 1941. This game might use a newly & improved engine, so might non exist as compatible sustaining the earliest ones.