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I have owned CFS2 for a couple of years now, but really just started playing it. I got the X45 joystick and throttle control recently, so maybe that is why I have renewed interest in the game.

However, I am purchasing CFS3. Is it worth it?

If you have a very high spec machine, you will be OK with CFS3, however, it's not a patch on CFS2 if you ask me.

I agree completely with Hawkertempest5.
If you have a Formula 1 PC,CFS 3 will probably work.it deed on my machine.
However,I gave it away.In my humble opinion,it is a nice action game but not a simulator.
I will stick with cfs2

I have both and like CFS2 better.




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I agree.  I have both, and CFS2 is just fine for me.  I still think that the interface on CFS3 is butt-ugly.  The missions and campaigns are boring.  Save your money and buy FS 2004; now thats how a sim should look!

I too agree.  I have both games and have found that CFS2 is a better game overall as well.  CFS3 has nice graphics but I truly feel that that is the only way it is superior.  CFS2 has many more addons and is basically a lot more third-party friendly.  If you choose to get CFS3, you'll find that there aren't that many addons out there due to the new format Microsoft tried.  

What I would do is ask yourself if you are happy with CFS2 and enjoy it?  Also, if you have completed all the campaign's it came with hadyou tried any of the addon campaign's (there are a ton out there)?  If you do like it, I'd stick with CFS2.  I have both and I find myself playing CFS2 a lot more than CFS3.  

Anyway, I hope that was somewhat helpful.  

If you ask me,


[glb]CFS2 OWNZ ALL!!!!!!!!![/glb]

i have il forgotten battles(it is a coffe coaster) ihave cfs 1,2 and 3
don,t use 1 any more ,cfs 2 when i wanna dog fight,cfs3 when i wana do ground support .
i wish u could do crash landings with cfs2
i like the plane damage visuals in cfs2xa lot better than cfs3
but the rush of beeing wounded and trying to make it in in cfs 3 is way cool,except the @#$$# stuttering

compaq 9000 2.4 gz 504 ram ge force 4 nvidia
xp 2000

I think if you have a fairly decent graphics card (Gforce4 ti or better) then get CFS3. I have had all the CFS series and I prefere CFS3 most. It just has more depth to it than CFS2. The damage effects are better, the aircraft look stunning, the reflections are superb and so are the prospects.

I rarely play CFS2 these days. CFS3 seems to do most things better. Although I do miss landing. Especially on carriers...

i wish u could do crash landings with cfs2

Actually, it's possible to do crash landing with a little reprograming to the missions.  I was making this change to the stocl missions and campaigns a while back but never found time to finish.  But, it is possible-a while back I made a set of missions where the point was to practice ditching in the ocean.

will look for those

keep cfs2

I know where Woodlouse is coming from , possibly,

Slowly but surely, CFS3 is winning me over.  I am loving the graphics now, Frame Rates are good, campaign system still sucks...

I say go for it.  :)

I have both and like CFS2 better.

I agree. If you have the system specs then go for CFS3.