{{Infobox video game | title = Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War | image = Rise of Flight The First Great Air War Cover.jpg | caption = | developer = Neoqb, 777 Studios | publisher = 777 Studios, Aerosoft, ND Games | designer = | engine = Digital Nature | composer = | released = {{vgrelease|RU|May 7, 2009|NA|June 29, 2009|EU|July 31, 2009}} | genre = Flight simulator, Combat flight simulator | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = Microsoft Windows }} '''''Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War''''' ({{langx|ru|Война в небе – 1917}}) is a World War I combat flight simulation video game by Russian developer 777 Studios and released on May 7, 2009.
== Gameplay == {{expand section|date=June 2016}}
==Development== ''Rise of Flight'' premiered at Games Convention 2008 in Leipzig, and at CIS Igromir 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riseofflight.com/Blogs/post/2008/11/13/Igromir-2008-Overview.aspx |title='Igromir - 2008'. Overview |date=November 13, 2008 |accessdate=December 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226194338/http://riseofflight.com/Blogs/post/2008/11/13/Igromir-2008-Overview.aspx |archivedate=February 26, 2012 }}</ref> Closed beta testing of the game began in April 2008.<ref name="Speed-New">[https://speed-new.com/rise-of-flight-the-first-great-air-war-full-pc-game "Rise of Flight", ''Speed News: Download Free Games'']</ref> On May 7, 2009, ''Rise of Flight'' was officially released in Russia with Russian publisher ND Games. In the US, ''Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War'' was premiered at the 2009 E3 and was officially released on June 25, 2009 in the US by its publisher 777 Studios. Aerosoft gained publishing rights in Europe, with the game also being offered for download from Direct2Drive. In June 2010, 777 Studios acquired the rights to the ''Rise of Flight'' brand.<ref name="Speed-New"/>
In 2017, ''IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus'', the spiritual successor of ''Rise of Flight'', was announced by 1C Game Studios, a studio which emerged from a partnership with 777 studios.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2012|title=1C Announces Partnership with 777 Studios to create 1C Game Studios|url=https://il2sturmovik.com/news/1/1c-annou/|access-date=1 January 2021|website=IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Official Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 November 2017|title=Announcing Battle of Bodenplatte, Flying Circus, Tank Crew and more...|url=https://il2sturmovik.com/news/360/announcing-battle-bodenplatte-flying-circus-tank-c/|access-date=1 January 2021|website=IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Official Website}}</ref> The first volume was released in 2019. Two additional volumes have been released since and one more volume is currently under development.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 December 2020|title=Announcing IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus: Volume II|url=https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/67797-announcing-il-2-sturmovik-flying-circus-volume-ii/|access-date=1 January 2021|website=IL-2 Sturmovik Official Forum}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | IGN = 7.9 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1002055p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712041354/http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1002055p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2009 |title=Rise of Flight Review |first=Steve |last=Butts |date=July 8, 2009 |work=IGN |accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> | rev1 = ''GameStar'' | rev1Score = 77<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/test/action/simulation/2310118/rise_of_flight.html |title=Rise of Flight - Spannende Flugzeug-Duelle im 1. Weltkrieg |first=Christian |last=Fritz Schneide |date=October 28, 2009 |work=GameStar |accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref> }}
=== Accolades === ''Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War'' won the award for "Judges' Choice" at Intel Level Up 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|title=Hall of Glory|access-date=2024-03-20|archive-date=2018-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123418/https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2017/hall-of-glory/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> {{clear}}
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://riseofflight.com/}}
Category:2009 video games Category:Aerosoft games Category:Flight simulation video games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Video games developed in Russia Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games Category:World War I flight simulation video games Category:World War I video games