<s>
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
is	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulator	O
developed	O
by	O
Eagle	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
patch	O
titled	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
new	O
purchasable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewed	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewed	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8.7/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
and	O
mission	O
editor	O
while	O
critiquing	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
campaign	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporaries	O
such	O
as	O
Falcon	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
for	O
its	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
MiG	B-Application
Alley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
is	O
"	O
not	O
everyone	O
's	O
cup	O
of	O
tea	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
veteran	O
simmers	O
find	O
it	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
master	O
every	O
vagary	O
of	O
the	O
Su-27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Flanker	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
sold	O
7,285	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flanker	B-Application
2.5	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
Combat	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Strike	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
and	O
declared	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
absolutely	O
deserves	O
"	O
players	O
 '	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flanker	B-Application
2.5	I-Application
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Budget	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lock	B-Language
On	I-Language
:	I-Language
Modern	I-Language
Air	I-Language
Combat	I-Language
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Flanker	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Language
Combat	I-Language
Simulator	I-Language
includes	O
Su-27	O
,	O
Su-33	O
and	O
J-11	O
simulations	O
descended	O
from	O
the	O
Flanker	O
and	O
Lock	O
On	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
