1999 · Flight simulation · Simulation

Luftwaffe Commander

Luftwaffe Commander is a World War II flight sim. It was part of SSI's Living Battlefield series.

Released: 1999
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Flight simulation Simulation World War II
Developers: —
Publishers: Strategic Simulations
Modes: Single-player
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Luftwaffe Commander is a Microsoft Windows-based World War 2 theme combat flight simulation created by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in 1999 but copyrighted in 1998.

Keywords

world war ii - ww2
flight simulator
flight
airplane

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player enters a career as a Luftwaffe pilot on five fronts when playing in campaign mode, but first has to successfully train on a Heinkel biplane. The fronts featured in campaign mode are Spain, France, Britain, Russian Front and the Western Front. In single-player mode each campaign mission may be flown individually and each of the five fronts has ten missions. I.

I. opponents of several dozen chosen enemy aircraft.

Reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer said "Luftwaffe Commander features unique aircraft, including some never before seen in a computer game. However, an iffy flight model and graphics straight out of 1996 should relegate this one to the discount bin".