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WWII Air Combat Flight Simulators
 3  0  1988 - LucasFilms / Lawrence HollandThe first part in a trilogy of WWII flight simulators released by LucasFilms (now called LucasArts), Battlehawks 1942 focused on key battle in the Pacific theatre. Unlike these days, this game came with a 127-page manual full of photos and historical data on WWII. 
2 7  1990 - LucasFilms / Lawrence HollandPrelude's rating:
 
1 0 1993 - Kesmai
The first online multi-player flight simulator was launched back in 1986 for the Atari ST and Amiga, ran on the GEnie network (internet was not widespread yet), and cost $10/hr to play. In 1993, a PC version with SVGA graphics was released. 
1 0  Nov. 1997 - KesmaiAn update the the world's first online multi-player flight simulator series, AWIII finally upgrades the very basic and much criticized graphics of the earlier games. 
8 6.8  Nov. 1998 - MicrosoftPrelude's rating:
 
1 0  Jan. 1999 - Eagle InteractiveLuftwaffe had the makings of an interesting, offbeat simulator, but without some serious patching and a complete re-issue, it will remained nearly unplayable. 
2 0  Oct. 1999 - PsygnosisLate in the game during a surge of WWII flight sims released in the late 90s, Nations entered a crowded field, offered nothing new to the masses, and its flawed flight model kept the simulation fanatics away. 
1 0 1999 - Interactive Magic
Newer version of the online multi-player WWII flight simulator WarBirds. This version simply adds more aircraft a player can control. 
3 0  Mar. 2002 - Looking Glass / Mad DocLooking Glass spent 2.5 years developing this game, until Electronic Arts pulled funding from it. A deal was reached to have Mad Doc Software finish developing the simulator, and Xicat would publish it. 
2 0  Sep. 2002 - iEntertainment NetworkThis new version of the online Multi-player WWII flight simulator WarBirds adds a lot of graphical and terrain enhancements, more detail to the planes, and an expanded and very detailed offline pilot training academy. 
1 0  Dec. 2003 - ActivisionBased on the WarBirds III engine, this simulation funded by The History Channel revolves around the Battle of Britain in 1940. 
3 0  Sep. 2004 - ShockwaveThis add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 makes it about as real as can possibly get to fly one of the famous WWII heavy bombers. 
6 9.3  Oct. 2004 - 1C MaddoxFrom the developers that brought out the award winning IL-2 Sturmovik flight sims, Pacific Fighters is based on the same engine and shifts the campaign over to the Pacific theatre. And just like IL-2, it has also generated a massive amount of online modding and communities centered around this sim.    Prelude's rating:
 
3 9  Aug. 2005 - Shockwave / A2A SimulationsA re-make of Rowan's Battle of Britain, it entered a small market while most sim fans were busy modding their IL-2 and Pacific Fighters. But due to its historical accuracy, it remains popular among WWII enthusiasts, and won several awards including SimHQ's Best of 2006 award.    
2 0  Jun. 2006 - ShockwaveThis add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X brings incredible realism to flying many of the famous WWII fighter planes. 
4 5.5  Feb. 2007 - Wild HareA modified version of Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, this game had a lot less focus on realism and more so on arcade-style gameplay for novice players. 
9 9.4  Mar. 2007 - 1C MaddoxRather than release new versions, 1C Maddox pushes out new IL-2 releases as compilations. This latest includes all previously released IL-2 games and add-ons, all patches, as well as new aircraft and a 1946 'what-if' scenario complete with all concept prototype aircraft that were on the drawing boards when WWII ended. This DVD compilation also includes Pacific Fighters, a stand-alone game, but needed to take advantage of this simulator's massive online modding community.    Prelude's rating:
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