This was in stark contrast to MicroProse's earlier European Air War, which featured large number of aircraft in flight. Since this simulation is complex, only one squadron or two squadrons of B-17 bombers could be featured, rather than an entire group or even wings of bombers in aerial combat box formations. The emphasis in this simulation was on successful B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew training and skill improvement, successful navigation, survival from enemy Flak batteries as well as Luftwaffe fighters, and correctly and accurately bombing the right target ( aiming point) and making it back to the home base airfield through a simulated tour of duty in the Eighth Air Force. Other Allied or Axis aircraft like the P-38, P-51, P-47, Bf-109, FW-190 or Me 262 could be flown as well. The sequel had much improved graphics for Intel Pentium III and AMD Athlon processors and added fairly realistic but slightly simplified Norden Bombsight/ navigation procedures and operation as well as Pilot and Copilot controls in the combat flight simulation. It was designed for the Windows 9x series of operating systems, but is also compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
It was released in the United States on December 13, 2000. B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th is the sequel to the 1992 flight simulator B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action developed by Wayward Design and sold by MicroProse (owned by Hasbro) in 2000.
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