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San Francisco - March 5, 2003 - Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the top ten video game publishers in the world, today announced that the highly anticipated World War II combat flight simulation IL-2: Forgotten Battles has shipped to retailers in North America.

IL-2: Forgotten Battles is the full-featured sequel to the hugely popular, multi-award winning IL-2: Sturmovik World War II combat flight simulation. Created by 1C Maddox Games, IL-2: Forgotten Battles adds new maps and missions for both single and multiplayer play, as well as dozens of new World War II aircraft, including the American P-47 "Thunderbolt" and German Ju-87 "Stuka," in addition, a new Dynamic Campaign System has been added for almost limitless replayability. For more information, including a complete list of all new aircraft, maps, and features, visit www.IL2sturmovik.com.

"We started out with an add-on to our great game," said Oleg Maddox, founder of 1C: Maddox Games and creator of IL-2 Sturmovik. "But as development progressed, we found we had enough material and new features to create a robust stand-alone game. The fans' support has been overwhelmingly positive."

Press reaction has also been enthusiastic. "IL-2: Forgotten Battles carries on directly where its immediate predecessor left off by delivering the most visually stunning and fluid representation of aerial combat ever packaged up in a PC flight simulation," says Andy Mahood, contributing editor for PC Gamer magazine.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles features include:
" 30 new flyable aircraft
" 20 single-player missions
" 10 multiplayer missions
" 5 new maps for single player missions, plus 3 new maps dedicated to multiplayer
" 23 new AI-controlled aircraft
" New AI ground objects and vehicles for each new map area, with new 3D building models
" Ranking and award system for Finnish and Hungarian pilots
" Selectable custom user-made skins in single play mode for players and all AI aircraft
" All the original IL-2: Sturmovik aircraft available, except seaplanes and gliders
" New flight dynamics
" New AI scripting to create more realistic battles
" New engine management relating to radiators, superchargers and fuel mixture control for different altitudes
" Online track recorder and editor
" A new system of single play track recording and editing
" Search lights and barrage balloons (including intercommunication with AA artillery)
" New ships including the Russian battleship Marat, Russian cruisers Aurora and Kirov and German cruiser Niobe (but not limited to)
" Play up to 32 players online in dogfight and in cooperative modes (depending on your internet connection)
" New special effects including realistic water

Minimum Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Computer: Pentium III with 800 MHz processor or the equivalent
Memory: 256 MB of RAM (512 MB is recommended)
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or higher (included on disc)
Video Card: 3D video card (DirectX 8.1 compatible) w/ 32 MB RAM (64MB recommended)
CD-ROM: 4X or better
Audio: DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Internet/Network Play: Internet or LAN connection
Hard Drive Space: 1.1 GB

About 1C: Maddox Games
Maddox Games was founded in 1992, developing more than 40 games and multimedia products for MS-DOS, Windows and Pen Pad platforms. The company developed music players, puzzles, simulators, 3D-shooters as well as serious products like special electronic maps and scientific software tools. Maddox Games is a multi-award winning software company in Russia, earning several national prizes in different contests. In 1999 Maddox Games joined the 1C company, the largest Software House in Russia, giving the team a new name - 1C:Maddox Games. Years spent in research and development by the team, produced a good and stable base to build upon with making games in various genres, from 3D strategy games and vehicles simulators, to flight and space simulators.

About Ubi Soft Entertainment
Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubi Soft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubi Soft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubi Soft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States, Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com.

©2003 Ubi Soft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ubi Soft Entertainment and the Ubi Soft logo are registered trademarks and IL-2: Sturmovik, and IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles are trademarks of Ubi Soft, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.