Flight Simulator

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Product Features

• Fly 12 of the most advanced aircraft in the world
• Interactive Air Traffic Control(ATC) simulates real traffic -- get takeoff clearance, request permission to land, and receive instrument vectors
• Auto-generated 3D tools fill in the landscape and add scenery
• Gorgeous 3D rendered cockpits are fully interactive
• Track yourself anywhere in the world with the GPS system

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000J14PD8
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 28, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,871 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

Product Description

Players will be able to experience what it is like to be a pilot and have real distractions, to shade their eyes from the glare of reflective paint and the glint from glass and chrome.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old, but not forgotten, May 1, 2007

By	Rottenberg's rotten book review (nyc) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

You wake up at the controls of a small airplane. You're engine is already humming, but the plane isn't moving - must be those parking brakes. You're parked at the back of a runway of a small airfield with just one runway. Off in the distance, a huge dark tower looms, piercing the sky. What could just be the start of a Steven King novel or an episode of "Twilight Zone" is just the latest and prettiest edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Those who've flown older versions of MSFS will know what to expect - better graphics and sound, a database of airports and airspace, more included aircraft, better looking aircraft for those you can add-on (using 3rd party files) and a customizable editor that allows you to choose where, when and how you will go, and what color 747 or F-16 will get you there. FS2002 also continues MS's tradition of incorporating features of 3rd party add-on software offered on older versions of FS. FS2002 comes with a speaking interactive ATC (though others had "added" ATC years ago) to go along with all of those verbal lessons (FS2002, like FS2000, comes with a speaking flight instructor, though the new one seems as prone to getting hung-up as the old one). The tweaked graphics engine seems to allow for more realistic texturing of airplanes (from the glossy finish of a freshly built Mustang to the flat black of an SR-71), and more acceptable realistic movement of animated flight-control surfaces, flaps and landing gear. In addition to exteriors, panels and flight models, add-on aircraft now have "effects" (contrails, afterburner). Ground texture is also improved over FS2000, making for much more convincing low-level flight. Instead of the stiff blue of the water in older versions of FS, rivers, seas and oceans have waves in FS2002, probably to highlight the inclusion of seaplanes.

While nothing will rock your socks off in FS2002, it's a solid and enjoyable sim that allows itself to be pretty much what the individual user wants it to - from an entry-level sim to a challenging one. I ran this program smoothly on my P4 HT w/WinXP & a PCI graphics card.

BUT WHAT ABOUT FS2004-ACoF? In these dual-core days, surely everybody must be able to run FS2004 - why would anybody want 2002? Maybe you DON't have a dual-core machine, or a late-model P4 system with AGP graphics. FS2004 is clearly a superior product, and will run pretty decent on my above system, but only with settings turned down for traffic. While the 2004 weather generator is positively gorgeous on my system, frame-rate remained acceptable only with traffic set to sparse - which gave an experience gloomily reminiscent of some late 1980's flight sim. The differences between 2002 and 2004 are noticeable, but not so spectacular that owners of 2002 should junk it for 2004, or even that people who never owned either should opt for the newer game. In short, unless you've got about 2+ ghz AND AGP graphics, FS2002 remains competitive with FS2004 and a great value.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun & a great value!, May 19, 2009

By	M. Mardesich "kind heart" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Arrived quickly & is sure to provide many hours of fun. Good to get a joystick or flight yoke, although can use arrows for controls.