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HASBRO INTERACTIVE'S B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: The MIGHTY EIGHTH LANDS IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING

 

B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II sets the standard by which all flight simulators will be compared

 

BEVERLY, MASS (December 6, 2000) - Hasbro Interactive has announced that B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, the much-anticipated World War II combat flight simulator CD-ROM game, will ship on December 15th -- just in time for the holidays.

 

Published under the MicroProse brand of award-winning strategy and simulation games, B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH turns the clock back to the early1940s when iron men braved the skies of war-torn Europe to knock out the production capacity of the Third Reich war machine.

 

The legendary B-17 Flying Fortress was flown by the United States Army Air Corp's 8th Bomber Command, otherwise known as the "Mighty Eighth." These elite airmen were responsible for flying over the most dangerous skies of occupied Europe in daylight, hitting specific military targets with pinpoint accuracy. Always under massive attack by the Luftwaffe, the Mighty Eighth flew in strategic defensive formations in order to fight their way in and come out alive.

B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH promises to recreate the WWII air war experience of a B-17 pilot and crew. 

 

The game's high-resolution sound and 3-D graphics bring the following adventures to life:

· Commanding the supreme daylight bomber of WWII 

· Taking control of every aspect of the game by flying all ten crew positions (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier/chin turret gunner, radio operator, engineer/top turret gunner, port waist gunner, starboard waist gunner, ball-turret gunner and tail gunner) 

· Locating and bombing strategic targets 

· Defending the "flying fortress" from furious attacks.

 

Breathtaking air combat sequences, accurately modeled interiors and cockpits, rich sound environments and state-of-the art atmospheres translate B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH into the most realistic WWII combat flight simulator.

 

Hasbro Interactive's B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95/98 platforms.

 

Hasbro Interactive, Inc. is a global interactive entertainment industry leader, innovating new ways to play and developing, publishing and distributing the highest quality interactive games and lifestyle products for a full range of genres and platforms. A subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Hasbro Interactive has offices in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany and Australia, and internal development studios in the U.S. and U.K. For further information, visit Hasbro Interactive's Web site at http://www.hasbro-interactive.com.

 

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B-17 FLYING FORTRESS II: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH was developed for Hasbro Interactive by Wayward Software.

 

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