Battle of Malta or Mediterranean - why not?

The problem is that it's a mostly forgotten theater in a war where Hollywood has told them which battles are important. (Stalingrade, Battle of Britain, Iwo Jima, and naturally D-Day. You, your friends, and the people who frequent these forums probably think it would be awesome to play, but we represent a very small portion of a very small niche market.

Gamer->PC Gamer->Flight Simmer->WWII Enthusiast->Med/N. Africa.

There's a reason why you don't see many N. Africa or Eastern front movies in theaters, because the studios have done the research and they rank pretty low in the interest category. I'd love to bust some Hurricanes over the desert in my F-4, but I'd be surprised if I wasn't in the minority when it came to that over a 1944-45 European campaign.

[Richie]

Yes I would much rather have The Mediterranean - North Africa than 1944-45 Western Air War Over Europe mainly because of the great fighter mach ups. There's usually a lot of brawling on those North Africa maps in IL-2...when there's people around.

The late Western Air War will have the beloved P-51 D so you'll get lots of lust for that in America. Somehow for me though this arena isn't as much fun as being in an F4 in the desert.