Digital Image Design was in process of developing the game as successor to F-22 Total Air War when the company was bought by Rage Software.

The ICEFOR is outnumbered, but is able to deploy a small number of the new Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to turn the tide of the war.

The player can switch at any time between pilots, taking charge of the most critical and dangerous tasks of the mission, and leaving the AI to perform the others.

As the war goes on, each pilot can be injured, lost behind enemy lines after an unlucky ejection and waiting for rescue, or taken prisoner, and can even be interrogated by the Russians.

[2] Kevin Rice of NextGen said of the game, "An incredible sense of speed combined with an intuitive interface makes for an addictive flight sim.