<s>
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
contains	O
dogfights	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
largely	O
on	O
air-to-ground	O
combat	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
employee	O
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
as	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
a	O
combat-based	O
sequel	O
to	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
experienced	O
problems	O
with	O
deadlines	O
and	O
funding	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
eventually	O
being	O
heavily	O
redesigned	O
and	O
renamed	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
its	O
physics	O
modeling	O
unrealistic	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
outdated	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
contemporary	O
simulators	O
like	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
critics	O
enjoyed	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
air-to-ground	O
combat	O
and	O
several	O
hoped	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
physics	O
and	O
mission	O
editors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
,	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pilot	O
military	O
aircraft	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
graphical	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
dogfights	B-Device
are	O
possible	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
places	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
air-to-ground	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
dogfights	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
plane	O
in	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
forty-five	O
parts	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
removed	O
or	O
otherwise	O
damaged	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
employee	O
Seamus	O
Blackley	O
told	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
combat-based	O
sequel	O
to	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
development	O
he	O
was	O
directing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Johnny	O
L	O
.	O
Wilson	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
can	O
pass	O
the	O
civilian	O
tests	O
,	O
the	O
military	O
version	O
should	O
be	O
right	O
behind	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
dismissed	O
the	O
flight	O
dynamics	O
in	O
other	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Falcon	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	O
computational	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
(	O
CFDs	O
)	O
model	O
he	O
created	O
for	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
PC	O
Gamer'''s	O
Bernie	O
Yee	O
asked	O
why	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
waited	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
,	O
Blackley	O
responded	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
retrain	O
"	O
players	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
that	O
Blackley	O
was	O
designing	O
a	O
combat-based	O
sequel	O
to	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
manager	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
,	O
instated	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
investors	O
,	O
demanded	O
that	O
Blackley	O
work	O
on	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
II	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
reported	O
that	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
"	O
still	O
taxiing	O
across	O
the	O
design	O
board	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
focus	O
"	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
aerial	O
manoeuvres	O
are	O
performed	O
as	O
you	O
fight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
designer	O
Constantine	O
Hantzopoulos	O
told	O
the	O
magazine	O
that	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
and	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hantzopoulos	O
commented	O
that	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
project	O
everybody	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
wants	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
ZOAR	O
engine	O
,	O
coded	O
from	O
scratch	O
by	O
programmer	O
James	O
Fleming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
real-time	O
CFDs	O
model	O
from	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
had	O
been	O
discarded	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
programming	O
was	O
"	O
all	O
black	O
box	O
spaghetti	O
code	O
from	O
Seamus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
T	O
.	O
Liam	O
MacDonald	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
expected	O
soon	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
for	O
a	O
combat	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
similarly	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
hot	O
"	O
to	O
develop	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
created	O
after	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
completion	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
not	O
decide	O
between	O
developing	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
III	I-Application
or	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
them	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
and	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
early	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
funded	O
through	O
an	O
insured	O
bond	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
guarantee	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
signed	O
a	O
multi-game	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
company	O
became	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
II-themed	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
Over	I-Application
Europe	I-Application
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Hantzopoulos	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
Steve	O
Udell	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
terrain	O
renderer	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
one	O
million	O
square	O
miles	O
of	O
terrain	O
based	O
on	O
European	O
landscapes	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Udell	O
wrote	O
that	O
Flight	B-Application
Combats	I-Application
flight	O
physics	O
were	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
those	O
from	O
recent	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
material	O
taken	O
from	O
operations	O
manuals	O
and	O
flight	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
campaigns	O
—	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Britain	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Defence	O
of	O
the	O
Reich	O
—	O
were	O
announced	O
,	O
with	O
missions	O
based	O
on	O
dogfights	B-Device
,	O
air-to-ground	O
combat	O
and	O
bombing	O
runs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
rebranded	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
as	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
to	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
Jane	O
's	O
Information	O
Group	O
license	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
had	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
Jane	O
's	O
Combat	O
Simulations	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
expenses	O
of	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
long	O
development	O
used	O
up	O
revenue	O
from	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
helped	O
the	O
company	O
recover	O
from	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
Terra	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
and	O
British	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
was	O
roughly	O
three	O
months	O
from	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	O
Gold	O
and	O
Thief	B-Application
III	O
were	O
canceled	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
closure	O
,	O
but	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
near	O
completion	O
and	O
funded	O
through	O
an	O
insured	O
bond	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
chance	O
of	O
being	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
type	O
of	O
funding	O
,	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
at	O
little	O
cost	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
circulated	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
larger	O
plan	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Denny	O
Atkin	O
later	O
summarized	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
ran	O
screaming	O
from	O
the	O
simulation	O
market	O
"	O
after	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
certain	O
employees	O
of	O
that	O
company	O
moved	O
to	O
developer	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
complete	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Jane	O
's	O
Information	O
Group	O
license	O
had	O
been	O
obtained	O
by	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
planned	O
to	O
publish	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
's	O
revival	O
of	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
were	O
announced	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
would	O
focus	O
heavily	O
on	O
air-to-ground	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farrar	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
trimmed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
ambitious	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
was	O
effectively	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
"	O
created	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Flight	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
one	O
million	O
square	O
miles	O
of	O
terrain	O
,	O
planes	O
with	O
individually	O
modeled	O
moving	O
parts	O
and	O
a	O
physics-based	O
damage	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Nadeau	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
both	O
development	O
studios	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
looked	O
forward	O
to	O
polishing	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
"giv[ing]	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Denny	O
Atkin	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
that	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
"	O
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
sim	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
2000	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
rendered	O
largely	O
irrelevant	O
by	O
delays	O
and	O
"	O
unrealized	O
design	O
goals	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Mahood	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
that	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
"	O
unquestionably	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
unique	O
WWII	O
prop	O
sim	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
clearly	O
inferior	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finished	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
genre	O
was	O
"	O
starving	O
for	O
fresh	O
titles	O
"	O
,	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
could	O
be	O
recommended	O
despite	O
its	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
as	O
"	O
awful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Horowitz	O
of	O
The	O
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
noted	O
the	O
complex	O
damage	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
looks	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
today	O
's	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
experienced	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
