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THIS SIMULATOR IS NOT ONLY PLAYABLE, BUT VERY REALISTIC!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

After piloting each aircraft in Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator, I came to the conclusion that you can't get any closer to the real thing than this! Being a World War II history buff, I have seen a lot of dog-fighting documentary films actually taken by the pilots in action! This simulator recreates this action with a realism that can't be compared to anything else. Just make sure that you have a good 3-D Graphics video card in your computer. WAY TO GO MICROSOFT! GREAT SIMULATOR!

Right on target, Tally-ho!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I found the flight physics to be right on line. The whole atmosphere is very compelling. And the graphics are outstanding. I ran this sim on my PII 266mhz, 64mb ram, STB Velocity 8mb 2d/3d card and no matter how many planes were out there it ran really well. I did have a few quick pauses because I'm running it at 1024 x 768 res. This sim out shines EAW by a long shoot.

Highly recommended for Flying Enthusiasts and WWII Buffs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 45 / 47
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you just want to shoot planes out of the sky this is not the game for you (but then again maybe flight simulation is not your thing anyway). However, if you want to experience what real fighter combat is like, this game is as real as it gets without leaving the ground. I would have given this game 5 stars, but since it will undoubtedly be purchased by non-flying enthusiasts I gave it 4. Test your flying and combat skills by playing the game online at Microsoft's Gaming Zone against other human players. It's probably not as intense as other action games, but it is definately more challenging. Shooting down an experienced pilot can be a real rush. But be warned. Getting mercilessly shot out of the sky can be extremely frustrating as well. The game also offers several challenging missions and campaigns which can be flown as a fighter with the USAF, RAF, or Luftwaffe. If you just want to play a game, try Quake or HalfLife. If you want to experience Fighter Combat, this is the game you've been waiting for.

Not for everyone. But very fun in it's own way.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 25
Date: November 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I remember back in the days of "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" when I just couldn't shoot anything down. Controls were atrocious and the planes handled like a flying elephant. Of course compared to Microsoft Flight Combat Simulator, those old 386 games handled like hummingbirds and I think that is the whole point. If you want precision target shooting then this game may not be for you. However, anyone who has actually flown can tell you it's not a video game. There is no parallel parking and the laws of physics do prevail. For every action there is a reaction and being able to power turn after gaining speed from a short dive surprises many who scratch their heads wondering how did the plane get so slow and sluggish after an Immelmann. Granted it's harder to rack up the 100+ kills found in many other games. But remember, it was even harder for the real guys who tried to do this so it's not THAT realistic. Just enjoy the scenery and have a little fun learning a new way to play a game.

Great Fun, Little Realism.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Although the Dog-Fights are really fun, it tends to get a little boring when you've beaten the game 10 times on maximum difficulty. The single missions keep it alive, but have the same overall flaw. Quick combat tends to be the same way because there is no randomness. 1-9 planes will come at you and as soon as you kill all of those, 1-9 more will come at you again. Also, although the planes look like they have there own shape, they are really blocks to the computer, which means you may hit things which you really didn't. However for a game created in 1997 it's pretty good.

P.S. it is really cool when you see a plane go down in a fire ball.

Great planes, iffy game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 22, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The flight models are superb, the graphics are quite good, the campaigns are boring, and the capabilities are too limited. It's a fine piece of software for what it is, but European Air War is a lot more fun, and has more of an "authentic" feel -- AND you can have more than ten planes in the sky at the same time, which is How It Really Was Back Then.

Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The program has good graphics but if you use the full capabilities, the flight is jerky. Even though Microsoft wrote it for Microsoft Windows 98 it still causes computer freezes occasionally. Campaigns are not too exiting. When you are in a battle, even though there are six or seven of your group in the same battle, the enemy seems to flock to your aircraft most of the time.

hard

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 13
Date: December 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

this game is very hard. it only has guns, no bombs and the plain is hard to control i recomend u dont get this combat game because it is hard to stear and doesnt stear fast to get out of trouble of other plains. DONT GET IT.

Like Meatloaf Every Tuesday Night...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: December 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is the game I bought a new CD-ROM, Voodoo 3D accelator card and almost a new $1,500 PC to play! It chokes on my old 133 MHz unless everything graphical is set to wire-frame-and-polygon scale.

Initially very fun, until you play it a week or so. Then you realize that the things that make computer games really fun -- role playing where your squadron gains more experience -- is missing from this flight sim. Sure, the dog fights are fun, but this game tends to give you that ghostly 'I'm all alone in Sim Land' feel after while. The campaigns are long strings of same-o missions. A case in point: After you take off, you can skip to the action. Pretty soon you find you never fly anymore, just skip to the action, fight, and skip back home. That gets old fast and pretty soon you'll delete this ol' dog off your hard drive and look for something with more depth.

EXCELLENT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be excellent in every aspect. The aircraft, scenery, and missions were detailed and well planned. It is true that after a while the game got a little boring, but more addons keep coming out that let you fly in the Pacific, China, Italy, and North Africa. Each addon gives you even more planes, missions, and challenges. I would really recommend this game to anyone who wants to get a WW2 flight simulator.

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