Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
| Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | November 1, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series is the first version of combat flight simulators from Microsoft, released November 1, 1998. CFS1 is set in the European Theater of World War II.
Gameplay
Combat Flight Simulator features 6 modes, Free Flight, Quick Combat, Single Missions, Campaigns, Multiplayer, and Training Missions. Free Flight allows players to fly around the entirety of Europe. Quick Combat puts the player into the air against waves of AI opponents. Single Missions are missions where you have to take-off to complete tasks, before landing. Campaigns are more elaborate mission sequences. Multiplayer was a mode that allowed you to fly online with other players, fly in formations, and engage in dog-fights. Training Missions are missions that teach you dogfighting techniques and the basics of flight.
Reception
Sales
Combat Flight Simulator was a commercial success.[1] It was the United States' 19th-best-selling computer game during the first half of 1999,[2] and totaled 260,708 sales and $10.8 million revenues in the country by that October.[3] The game's defeat of its direct competitor, Jane's WWII Fighters, contributed to the end of Electronic Arts' Jane's Combat Simulations brand.[3][4]
Global sales surpassed 450,000 copies by June 2000.[1]
Critical reviews
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC Gaming World | 8.4/10[5] |
Combat Flight Simulator was a finalist for Computer Gaming World's 1998 "Best Simulation" award, which ultimately went to European Air War.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Marks, Bob (June 2000). "Interview: Microsoft's Rob Brown on CFS2". Combatsim. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000.
- ^ IGN Staff (August 3, 1999). "And the Winners Are..." IGN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000.
- ^ a b Brown, Ken (October 1999). "EA Scraps Jane's A-10". Computer Gaming World (183): 44, 46.
- ^ Geryk, Bruce. "PC Gaming Graveyard; Jane's A-10 Warthog". GameSpot. Toward Multiplay. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000.
- ^ Takeda, Kenji (December 3, 1998). "Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series Review". PC Gaming World. Archived from the original on September 29, 2000.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; August 16, 2000 suggested (help) - ^ Staff (April 1999). "Computer Gaming World's 1999 Premier Awards; CGW Presents the Best Games of 1998". Computer Gaming World (177): 90, 93, 96–105.