Combat Flight Simulator 2 Explained

Combat Flight Simulator 2:
WW II Pacific Theater
Developer:Microsoft
Publisher:Microsoft
Designer:Rob Brown
Composer:Mikael Sandgren
Series:Microsoft Flight Simulator
Platforms:Microsoft Windows
Genre:Combat flight simulator
Modes:Single-player, Multiplayer

Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater is a combat flight simulator game by Microsoft released in October 2000 for the Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator. The game takes place in the Pacific War and includes campaigns loosely based on historic air battles, from the American and Japanese perspective. A sequel, , was released in 2002.

Reception

Sales

In the United States, Combat Flight Simulator 2 debuted at #11 on PC Data's computer game sales rankings for October 2000.[1] It remained in the monthly top 20 through the end of the year.[2] [3]

In 2001, Combat Flight Simulator 2 achieved domestic sales of 285,728 units for revenues of $13.1 million, according to PC Data.[4]

Critical reviews

The editors of Computer Gaming World nominated Combat Flight Simulator 2 as the best simulation game of 2000, although it lost to Comanche vs. Hokum.[5]

References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020210224918/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2657389,00.html . The Sims Riding High into the Shopping Season . . November 22, 2000 . Walker, Trey . February 10, 2002 . dead . July 7, 2019 .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020203091957/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2665003,00.html . Red Alert 2 Takes November by Storm . . December 14, 2000 . Walker, Trey . February 3, 2002 . dead . July 7, 2019 .
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20011109104515/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2675471,00.html . The Sims Takes All . Walker, Trey . January 17, 2001 . . November 9, 2001 . dead . July 7, 2019 .
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040619191112/https://cat.nyu.edu/current/news/media/marklesimcity.pdf . Markle Forum on Children and Media . Bradshaw, Lucy . Lucy Bradshaw (game developer) . January 31, 2002 . . June 19, 2004 . live .
  5. Staff . . The 2001 Premier Awards; Games of the Year . April 2001 . 201 . 72–80, 82, 83 .

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