Combat Flight Simulator 2

Combat Flight Simulator 2: WW II Pacific Theater is a 2000 combat flight simulator video game by Microsoft. It is the sequel to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator.

Combat Flight Simulator 2
Developer(s)	Microsoft
Publisher(s)	Microsoft
Series	Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	2000
Genre(s)	Flight simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

The game takes place in the Pacific War and includes campaigns loosely based on historic air battles, from the American and Japanese perspective.

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

Reception
Review score Publication Score Computer Games Magazine [5]

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.[6]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Walker, Trey (January 17, 2001). "The Sims Takes All". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 9, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
4. Bradshaw, Lucy (January 31, 2002). "Markle Forum on Children and Media" (PDF). New York University. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 19, 2004.
5. 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.
6. Staff (April 2001). "The 2001 Premier Awards; Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World (201): 72–80, 82, 83.

See also

• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
• Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe