''Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series'' is the first version of all three combat flight simulation games from Microsoft. It was released on 28 October 1998 and it is set in the European Theatre of World War II. This game spawned two sequels: ''

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'' in 2000 and '' Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe'' in 2002.

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. It was the United States' 19th-best-selling computer game during the first half of 1999, and totaled 260,708 sales and $10.8 million revenues in the country by that October. The game's defeat of its direct competitor, ''

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'', contributed to the end of Electronic Arts' Jane's Combat Simulations brand. Global sales surpassed 450,000 copies by June 2000.

Critical reviews

''Combat Flight Simulator'' was a finalist for ''

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''s 1998 "Best Simulation" award, which ultimately went to '' European Air War''.

References

External links

Official website
via Internet Archive
''Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator''
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