While planes featured in the game have a higher level of detail than those in CFS2, airplanes designed for CFS2 will be able to fly in FS2002.Ĭreating "add-on" aircraft and missions isn't a new phenomenon. Take the new Flight Simulator 2002, which is shipping now. We also bring in some of the simulation airplanes to look at here, especially when we're in development of a new product to see the backward compatibility." For example, we always go to the Oshkosh Air Show and talk to people at the booth. "It's not a direct business relationship," Saunders says. Microsoft's Product Manager for Simulations, Darryl Saunders, points out that by having "open architecture," in which the code can be reviewed and played with, a community of people around the world has helped extend the life of the game. The reality is that Microsoft didn't make it too realistic because they wanted everyone to be able to enjoy it." "But then you see which game is still standing after a few years. "From what I've read and seen, some of the other flight simulators out there are better for reality and graphics," he says. Some players buy new aircraft from third-party publishers, such as SimTech Flight Design (com) and Abacus (Hard-core enthusiasts design and build their own, using 3-D programs and file editors to create computer files that contain flight dynamics, airplane markings, ground scenery and the details of military campaigns.ĭavid Smith of Indianapolis, Ind., whose Web site chronicles Microsoft's combat flight simulators and hosts forums for gamers, says the giant software maker got more than a few things right. Airplanes in the original game that could only be flown by the computer as opponents now have cockpits and instruments so players can climb aboard and shoot up the scenery. Get online today, though, and you'll be able to find hundreds of aircraft - some for money, others as freeware - that will fly in the game new locations that transport virtual pilots from the game's original Pacific Theater to player-created missions in Europe and multi-mission campaigns, most of which re-create historical events. Gamers could fly more than 30 missions, most in scripted campaigns for the Japanese or American side in such famous airplanes as the Zero and Hellcat.
The original game offered a handful of American and Japanese airplanes from the war in the Pacific.
While flight simulators come and go, CFS2 has become something of a classic thanks to the ubiquitous nature of the Internet and Microsoft's crafty decision to allow gamers to play with the computer code that creates the airplanes, the scenery and the special effects.
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