
Some specific criticisms also include inaccurate flight models like the Spitfire and the Me-109 being too easy to fly over their contemporary the North American P-51 Mustang, for example. This criticism is viewed to have ended the Combat Flight Simulator line, with Microsoft now focusing its attention on the Flight Simulator line. Another stemmed from the lack of a global interface, which the previous version lacked. One was that it was really impossible for the actions of one player to affect the outcome of a campaign. The game has garnered much criticism for its standards. The multiplayer game allows players to occupy different stations on the same vehicle. The Messerschmitt Me-262 and Ho-229 (Go-229 in the game) both make an appearance, with many exotic variations of the Me-262 making an appearance, including the Me-262 1a/u4 high altitude bomber formation destroyer, armed with a single 50mm cannon (similar to that of the Ju-88 P-4). Perhaps the most exciting additions to the fighter class in the game are the German jet fighters.

Many of the old classics return to the game, such as the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 series and the Messerschmitt Bf-109 series, as well as the typical RAF and USAAF fighters.

The player may use their own pilot in the Quick Combat missions, or in pre-defined missions that are available. On top of the new campaign mode, a pilot system has been introduced, allowing players to create their own pilots based on stock varieties and improve their skills such as visibility, G-tolerance and general health. It is also possible for the Allies to make a landing in Fortress Europe prior to the 6/6/44, or D-day.

By avoiding the aviational errors of the Luftwaffe made in the past, and by targeting key targets in British production centres, it is even possible for the Germans to drive the allies back to London and force their surrender. Based on the player's performance in the North-west Europe, which spans from northernmost England to eastern Berlin, the player can alter the length and even outcome of the war. The game incorporates an active campaign mode, whereby the player may play for the USAAF, RAF or Luftwaffe in a campaign starting in March 1943. The game is more or less a heavily updated version of the first ( Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe Series), offering a far wider range of options to the player. A B-29 flying over Nazi Germany in winter with Shockwave Productions Firepower add onĬombat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe ( CFS3), is the latest installment of combat flight simulators from Microsoft Game Studios, released in 2002.
