Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe
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Other Details
- EAN: 0805529128101
- ESRBAgeRating: Everyone
- Genre: simulation_games
- Label: Microsoft
- Manufacturer: Microsoft
- MPN: 708-00169
- NumberOfItems: 1
- PackageQuantity: 1
- Platform: Windows XP
- Platform: Windows 2000
- Platform: Windows 98
- Platform: Windows Me
- ReleaseDate: 2002-10-24
- SKU: 644923
- UPC: 805529128101
- Item Dimensions: 5.3 in x 1.4 in x 7.6 in; 2.00 lb
- Package Dimensions: 7.50 in x 5.40 in x 1.30 in; 0.40 lb
Customer Reviews
Fix the .exe file!
I went around in circles for a few days trying to get this program to work, with no success. Then I went to http://gf.wiretarget.com/ and downloaded the fixed .exe file for this program. It now works as poorly (or as well) as Microsoft planned. They put so much security on the cd to make sure you can't copy it, the darn thing won't even work under optimum conditions. Luckily, the people at Wiretarget are able to come up with fixes for quite a number of games.
This program now works, but I'm not sure it's worth the money. Very poor views when you're flying these aircraft.
TAKE NOTE BEFORE BUYING
I bought the sim and it just wouldn't work. I have a good spec PC 2.5mhz P4 with Radeon 7500 card, 512 meg RAM etc and it didn't want to know. After messing about on Microsoft's knowldege base and going around in circles I decided enough was enough. I'm not prepared to risk updating my graphics drivers when this is the only sim of many that I have that doesn't work. (See also a customer review in Feb 2004 listing problems with graphic cards.) MICROSOFT, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER! Luckily I bought from a source where I could return my sim for a refund, which I've done. CFS 2 will have to do!
READ BEFORE YOU BUY !!!!
I loved CFS1 and CFS2, still play them in fact, but this was very dissapointing. FIRST OFF, The graphics play very herky jerky as if my pc was low on memory BUT IM RUNNING 502 MB of ram and the latest vid software and it was still jerky/skippy/paus-ey/ crappy. The sims take too long to load with a Pent.4 no less!!! and the airplane spot view is about the worst I've seen since the old A-10 attack hog game from Sierra. I hope this is not the last atttempt at a great flying game, but they need to improve. Grade wise this game gets a c-.
Maybe microsoft should try for a WW1 simulation ala RED BARON but this time without all the bugs that require 500 patches that dont work anyway!!!!
enjoyable
I dont profess to be a wwII pilot or a flightsim geek, but i found the game to be enjoyable. The graphics are good, but dont expect to get good results with less than windows xp or outdated graphics card. Also, get a joystick. Action is realistic, realism of the planes is good, and you have to practice to acquire skill to get good at this thing. I think its superior to Sturmovic.
What were you thinking, Microsoft?
The copyright date on MCFS3's box should be 1993.
Enough said?