 Looking Glass claimed that the game would feature "moving tanks and ships duk[ing] it out on a dynamic battlefield" as the player carried out missions.Aesthetically, IGN's Tal Blevins noted that the game had "a very distinct 40s charm", which was present "from the briefings to the options screens".Electronic Arts rebranded "Flight Combat" as "Jane's Attack Squadron", to fit with the Jane's Information Group license that the publisher had used for its "Jane's Combat Simulations" line.