Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe PC
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Metascore
69 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Summary: Feel the adrenaline rush as you start strafing enemy positions at 350 mph, 600 feet above the European countryside, guns blazing and bombs blasting. In Combat Flight Simulator 3 (CFS3) you can fly for the USAAF, RAF, or the Luftwaffe in some of the most advanced and exotic aircraft of WWII. [Microsoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. PC Format
    85
    There is a hangar full of new additions including new 3D cloud textures that make hide-and-seek dog-fighting a real possibility.
  2. IGN
    73
    "IL-2 Sturmovik" is better in many technical areas but is somewhat less approachable than CFS3.
  3. PC Gamer
    72
    It simply wasn't polished enough before it was booted out the door. [Jan 2003, p.96]
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  4. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    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]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
  1. RyanC.
    10
    Good game better than IL-2 because it's user friendly.
  2. BrettD.
    10
    Incredible missions that intrigue. As with any new technology, two years is actually a long time. CFS2 was great, CFS3 is better! Same old game but more of it, and the graffics have improved. Will there be a CFS4? I hope so!… Expand
  3. JohnS.
    6
    Fun, but nowhere near the level of realism that is found in IL-2 Sturmikov. As for the guy that thinks an airplane stalls when it loses momentum...well, you are utterly and completely wrong. Momentum and speed have absolutely nothing at all to do with a wing stalling; angle of attack is the ONLY critical factor in stalling a wing. If you are in a dive at 140 knots and yank back hard enough to exceed the critical angle of attack the wing will stall. Likewise, an airplane that is traveling at 20 knots may not fly, but it is NOT stalled, the wing is simply not providing enough lift. Higher angles of attack are needed to provide enough lift at lower speeds but that also creates more drag which requires more power. After you exceed the critical 'angle' of attack....not 'speed'....the wing will stall.… Expand
  4. SteveP.
    4
    A system hog even on the best of systems, The graphics look like something out of playstation back in 96' , Horrible textures, lousy game play. Very dissapointed personally. Only thing i liked is the campaign mode! . Have the campaign mode on a game like Janes WW2, and you got yourself a good sim. … Collapse

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