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Score Breakdown Based on 240 ratings
  1. 10 (38)
  2. 9 (75)
  3. 8 (84)
  4. 7 (21)
  5. 6 (7)
  6. 5 (5)
  7. 4 (1)
  8. 3 (2)
  9. 2 (1)
  10. 1 (6)

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  • Rating:10

    The Best B17 Sim Around

    Even though it's not a new, brimming with the latest 3D features, kind of game, B-17 Flying Fortress has by all accounts the best interaction in its genre. Yes it does. Why? Because it's truly the only one of it's kind.... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.8

    B-17 Flying Fortress, an Excellent game

    Firstly I would like to say that anyone who complains about boredom obviously doesn't play many sims. Sims are very slow paced games but in my opinion more fun, challenging, and worthwhile than an overly flashy and viole... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The game which does tribute to the B-17 bombers and the servicemen that flew them.

    If you seen the film Memphis Belle, the story of a flight crew after long career they just had to fly 1 more mission before they reached their limit before retairment. The Plane they flew, is called Memphis Belle and I w... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.8

    Mediocre game, warning budget version has no audio tracks.

    What is most important: The game is not a real simulation, but rather a strategy-role-playing game. Actually, you don't have to do anything in a mission except for operating the Norden bomb sight for a precise and succes... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Sounds kind of like a July 4th fireworks celebration. The audio is incredible.

    I really enjoyed playing this. The graphics are very good for the majority of the game. What I mean is if you are flying, everything looks terrific. It is the terrain that doesn’t look so good when viewed close up. There... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.1

    Crew Sim

    Oddly enough, I'm writing the review to this game after I purchased the recently Released Silent Hunter III. In a strange way these two titles share some similarities. Since this is a review for the former and I'm not ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful