X-Plane Deluxe

by Graphic Simulations

Product Features

• Try out both subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics, sporting aircraft from the Bell 206 Jet-Ranger helicopter to the supersonic Concorde
• Fly 40 aircraft spanning the aviation industry -- plus hundreds more downloaded from the Internet
• Customize the textures, sounds and instrument panels for your own airplanes -- or redesign the flight panels of pre-existing planes
• Detailed failure-modeling with 35 systems that can fail randomly -- fail instruments, engines, flight controls, and landing gear at any moment
• Variable weather patterns, from clear skies and high visibility to thunderstorms with controllable wind, wind shear, turbulence, and microbursts -- rain, snow and clouds are also available

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FMNCB2
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,527 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #7 in Video Games > Mac Games > Racing & Flying

Product Description

X-Plane 8 Deluxe is the most comprehensive flight sim available today. It offers incredible accuracy in flight models, wider scope in aircraft and a more versatile set of aircraft types and weather conditions. Users can also Download new aircraft, scenery and more -- for flight simulation that's amazingly close to the real thing. Land at any of 18,000 airports across the world, with realistic scenery from all of them - you can even land on Mars, thanks to the Mars Orbiting Laser Altimeter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 16, 2007

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Gerardo C. Guzman Lozano - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: X-Plane Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I've always wanted to be a pilot, this games offers me the chance to be one but in the comodity of my house. the game works excellent, you can download airport scenarios, real weather, this game wokrs whith an algorithm that makes it 100% real, the game is computing the vectors in your airplane surfaces all the time in order to determine the behavor of the plane in real time, not like in other games.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware Mac Core Duo Users, December 10, 2006

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Rick C (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Plane Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Here is what on the web doing some research. Glad I didn't open the package yet.

[...]

Does X-Plane run on the Intel Macintoshes?

X-Plane 8.40 and later versions are universal binaries and run native on the Intel Macintoshes. You could run earlier versions under Rosetta, but you probably wouldn't like the performance because of the emulation overhead. Performance of 8.40 and later on the Intel Macintosh models is excellent provided they have a graphics chip with full 3D hardware acceleration.

What about the Intel Mac Mini?
The Intel Mac Mini uses an Intel integrated graphics chip, which lacks several important 3D acceleration features. As a result, these functions have to be handled in software. While the Mini's cpu is no slouch, it can't make up for the missing hardware. Reports from a couple of users are that X-Plane 8.40 runs on the Intel Mini, but just barely. You will probably be disappointed. (The G4 Minis used an ATI Radeon chip and run X-Plane quite decently.)

What about the Intel iMac?
Most iMac models have an ATI 3D graphics chip and run X-Plane with excellent performance. However, check the tech specs carefully before you buy!! Apple is now also building low end iMacs with the Intel integrated graphcs chip. You won't like the results.
What about the MacBook and MacBook Pro?
The MacBook Pro uses an ATI 3D graphics chip and is a great machine to run X-Plane.

The MacBook uses the same Intel integrated graphics chip as the Intel Mac Mini and is not recommended for X-Plane.

Other info on plugins as well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sim, not for gamers, January 29, 2007

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Brian Singer - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Plane Deluxe (CD-ROM)

If you're looking for an actual flight simulator, X-Plane is the way to go. If you get into navigation and proper flight procedure, buy it! On the other hand, if you're looking for photorealistic graphics of your home town, or simply want a video game where you get to fly planes, I would shop for another product.