<s>
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Rebirth	O
of	O
Honor	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Russian	O
software	O
firm	O
1C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
series	O
of	O
flight	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
dynamic	O
campaign	O
mode	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
static	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
129	O
flyable	O
aircraft	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
AI	B-Application
controlled	O
elements	O
in	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
30	O
of	O
the	O
flyable	O
planes	O
and	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
planes	O
were	O
new	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
2	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
1C	O
:	O
Maddox	O
Games	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
-	O
Ace	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
-	O
Gold	O
Pack	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Ace	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
customers	O
possessing	O
no	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
reunited	O
in	O
only	O
one	O
standalone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Forgotten	O
Battles	O
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Flight	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Century	I-Application
of	I-Application
Flight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
