"F-15" was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1997 "Simulation Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Microsoft Flight Simulator 98". "F-15" was a finalist for "Computer Gaming World"s 1998 "Best Simulation" award, which ultimately went to "European Air War". It was also a runner-up for "Computer Games Strategy Plus"s "Simulation Game of the Year" award, losing again to "European Air War". The editors called "F-15" "extremely impressive". "PC Gamer US" likewise nominated "F-15" as the best simulation of 1998, although it lost to "Falcon 4.0". They wrote: "f "Falcon 4.0" had come out just a month later, there'd be no question that Jane's Combat Simulations' "F-15" deserved the award".