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MEDIA
ALERT: OCTOBER 10, 2000
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COMBAT
FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2: WWII PACIFIC THEATER LANDS ON STORE SHELVES
Microsoft
today announced that Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, the
sequel to 1998’s award-winning Combat Flight Simulator, has started to appear
on store shelves. There have been several reports of its availability at
locations throughout the United States, and full domestic distribution is
expected later this month.
Combat
Flight Simulator 2 takes the excitement, realism, and challenge of the
original Combat Flight Simulator from the skies over Europe to the South
Pacific for one of the fiercest air battles of World War II. Amid the Pacific
Theater of Operations of 1941-44, players advance from rookie ensigns to
fighter aces by engaging in one thrilling air battle after another. Combat
Flight Simulator 2 takes combat realism beyond the fighter plane to the pilots
themselves, with a story line that unfolds in gritty realism as the war rages
across the Solomon Islands. Players can fly for either the Japanese or U.S.
Navy in 131 intense and taxing missions.
Rendered
in meticulous detail, the aircraft featured in Combat Flight Simulator 2 are
four times more graphically detailed than those in the original game. Each
aircraft featured in the game is based on extensive research and detailed
models taken from Flight Simulator 2000, which was recently selected for a
U.S. Navy training program for its unparalleled realism. Planes feature their
own unique flight model, performance style and detailed cockpit. Players can
even watch the Corsair’s wings fold on the aircraft carrier pitching deck as
they land with a bone-dry fuel tank.
Combat
Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater is available for an estimated street
price of US$49.99. For more information on the title, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/
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