2000 video game
2000 video game
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, Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe , 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.[ 2] It remained in the monthly top 20 through the end of the year.[ 3] [ 4]
In 2001, Combat Flight Simulator 2 achieved domestic sales of 285,728 units for revenues of $13.1 million, according to PC Data .[ 5]
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 .[ 7]
References
^ "Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater Lands on Store Shelves" . GameZone . 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Walker, Trey (November 22, 2000). "The Sims Riding High into the Shopping Season" . GameSpot . Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ Walker, Trey (December 14, 2000). "Red Alert 2 Takes November by Storm" . GameSpot . Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ Walker, Trey (January 17, 2001). "The Sims Takes All" . GameSpot . Archived from the original on November 9, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ Bradshaw, Lucy (January 31, 2002). "Markle Forum on Children and Media" (PDF) . New York University . Archived (PDF) from the original on June 19, 2004.
^ McElveen, Nick (October 26, 2000). "Review; Combat Flight Simulator II: The Pacific Theater " . Computer Games Magazine . Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ Staff (April 2001). "The 2001 Premier Awards; Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World . No. 201. pp. 72– 80, 82, 83.
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