The game had the most authentic flight model for a helicopter for its time and every aspect of the electronics systems was meticulously detailed.

The weapons had realistic operational ranges and limits, and all friendly and enemy units were strictly based on their real-life counterparts.

It features a new campaign set in Korea, the addition of the co-pilot position, improved wingman commands and many bug fixes.

[10] The reviewer for Next Generation praised the option to choose from nine different levels of realism, and the game's unique mission design.

[18] That same year, it was also ranked as the 73rd top game of all time by Next Generation, for being "an unbeatable marriage of graphics, gameplay, and armor-blasting fun".

[19] The editors of PC Gamer US named Flashpoint Korea 1996's "Best Expansion Pack", and wrote that it "practically makes [Longbow] a whole new game".