- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Release Date: Oct 25, 2002
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85There is a hangar full of new additions including new 3D cloud textures that make hide-and-seek dog-fighting a real possibility.
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80Fans of these simulations will fully enjoy this game, but the rest of the gamers will probably do best if they stick to games with a couple of dozens commands less.
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I have played a lot of flight simulation games; this one definitively gives you more control over the fate of the world than any I have played before.
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75Flying was sometimes too hard, and the various little annoyances mentioned previously keep me from rating it higher, but I still think it is a great addition to a Flight Sim fan.
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73"IL-2 Sturmovik" is better in many technical areas but is somewhat less approachable than CFS3.
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72It simply wasn't polished enough before it was booted out the door. [Jan 2003, p.96]
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71Didn't the developers play "IL-2 Sturmovik"? They should, so they can see how it's supposed to be done.
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70If you're a longtime flight sim fan who has played that title to death already and you're eager for another visit to the western front, Combat Flight Simulator 3 is a reasonable choice.
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There are just enough things wrong with this title that it feels like it needed another few months in development before being sprung on the public.
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An experience which never rises above being a cool simulation, albeit a fantastically detailed and well thought out one.
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By far the best-looking and most entertaining simulation in the series so far. But the improvements are marred by A.I. oddities and performance problems. [Feb 2003, p.82]
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65Disappointing, and CFS3 actually falls below standards set by previous series titles.
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62From the interface, through performance to the actual gameplay, it fails someone, somewhere, at every level. The missions are too simple, the campaign usually ends up looking strategically dubious, and there aren’t enough rewards for the prestige the player earns.
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60Despite the beauty of CFS3 and its engaging campaign mode, the performance issues we experienced kept us from losing ourselves in the experience.
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50A system hog...There are better choices for flying on the Western front in the Second World War, most notably "Rowan's Battle of Britain," which remains an enjoyable sim two years after its release date.
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The lack of support for AI in dogfights, a bad padlock, and a half-assed view system make this a second-rate multiplayer flight sim. [Jan 2003, p.66]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 14
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Mixed: 4 out of 14
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Negative: 4 out of 14
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RyanC.10Good game better than IL-2 because it's user friendly.
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BrettD.10
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JohnS.6