WarBirds III is a simulator, released 19 March 2002 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What WarBirds III is
WarBirds III was released in 2002. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
WarBirds III is a version of the venerable online flight simulation, WarBirds, winner "Online Game of the Year" by numerous publications over several years. WarBirds III (Fighter Pilot Academy) is a store ready version of the game with several offline and online enhancements that match the major 3.0 revision of the game. The most prominent enhancement is extremely updated graphics and terrain. Plane models are much more detailed both inside and out. Special effects like tracers and explosions are also present and more detailed than in previous versions of the game. The terrain is modeled from satellite data as well. New in this version is a more detailed offline training mode, called the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
WarBirds III launched on 19 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast and Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Heroes of Might and Magic IV.
Quick answers
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When did WarBirds III come out?
WarBirds III was released on 19 March 2002 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
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