As such, not all related software on the market, should be called ‘combat flight simulators,’ as many focus only on graphics, while others rely on ‘shoot’em up’ features with no importance placed on strategy or mission variety. They deal mainly with aircraft performance, maneuvering, strategy and tactics, opponent behavior, extra visual effects (like weapons, explosions, target damage) and are often inspired from historical air combat data. 5.5 Combat Scenarios from the original packageĬombat flight simulators, although derived from standard aircraft flight simulators, are not simply aimed at leisure flying in a nicely simulated environment.5.3 Aircraft liveries – Textures or ‘skins’.2 The Combat Flight Simulator 2 (CFS2) as a Strategy simulator.The gameplay takes place in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and includes campaigns loosely based on historical air battles, from both the American and Japanese perspectives.īecause of the open-ended architecture of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series, the platform for this simulator, many enthusiasts have created massive amounts of extra scenery, aircraft, missions and campaigns. CFS1 Was the first combat conversion of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series. Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater is the successor to the highly successful Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series and Fighter Ace Series. 32MB RAM (64MB for Windows 2000), Quad speed CDROM or faster, Processor 266 MHz or Higher, Hard Drive Space 350 MB,Super VGA(800X600)16bit,DirectX 7.0 and compatible Sound Card. System requirementsMinimum Windows 95,98,ME,2000,XP and Vista. Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater

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