Combat Flight Simulator 2 Storms EAA Airventure In Oshkosh

 

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MEDIA
ALERT: JULY 27, 2000

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COMBAT
FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2: WWII PACIFIC THEATER STORMS EAA AIRVENTURE IN OSHKOSH

 

Microsoft
today announced that flight enthusiasts attending the Experimental Aircraft
Associations’s (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2000 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will have
the opportunity to test fly Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
three months before its scheduled release. Combat Flight Simulator 2 is
available for demonstration now through August 2, 2000. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
is the world’s premier recreation aviation event, annually drawing more than
800,000 people and 12,000 airplanes. For daily updates from the air show,
gamers can tune into Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/flightsim2000/news.asp) for
the latest news.

 

Combat
Flight Simulator 2 takes the excitement, realism and challenge of the
best-selling Combat Flight Simulator from the skies over Europe to the South
Pacific for one of the most fierce air battles of World War II. Amid the
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) of 1941-43, players will start out as
rookie ensigns and will be challenged to hone their skills to become ace of
the skies by engaging in one thrilling air battle after another. Combat Flight
Simulator 2 takes combat realism beyond the fighter plane to the pilots who
fought in the fierce action. The story line unfolds in gritty realism as the
war rages across the Solomon Islands. Players can fly for either the Japanese
or U.S. Navy in more than 120 distinctly 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 will be available at retail locations throughout North America in
October for an anticipated street price of US$49.99.

 

For
more information on EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2000, visit:

 

http://www.airventure.org 

 

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