Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: DVD-ROM Brand: Microsoft EAN: 0882224258043 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Microsoft Manufacturer: Microsoft Platform: Windows XP Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: October 17, 2006 Sales Rank: 472 Special Features: nv:Software Type^Games Studio: Microsoft
Features:
Fly 24 different airplanes, including Ultralites for when you don't want to deal with all the knobs and dials
Visit 24,000 of the world's airports, on all 7 continents
Authentic road layouts - fly over your home town and navigate by the streets below
Simulates advanced GPS technology
Deeply immersive world to providing more structured gameplay elements
Product DescriptionFlight Simulator X will awe flight simulator fans and real pilots alike. All-new eye-popping graphics, actual missions to accomplish and a wider range of airports to visit recreate the experience of being a pilot, right down to the smallest detail. Complete point-to-point objectives and skill-based tests, or just fly around the world if you'd prefer that to ferrying passengers or cargo. Whatever you choose to do as a pilot, it's available here in Flight Simulator X Deluxe.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Program
Great Flight Sim, so many choices, great variety of planes and geography. I really am enjoying the flights.
Rating: - Microsoft Flight Simulator X
I do not look at Flight Simulator X as a game as such. I look at it as a wonderful teaching and learning tool. The graphics are very realistic and the product is terrific.
I would love to see Microsoft come out with a steam engine train Simulator with many of the Union Pacific routes especially those over Sherman Hill in Wyoming where the Big Boy's were used. That would be awesome.
I would also highly recommend an automobile learning DVD whereby it would take one through ... Read More
Rating: - Still As Real As It Gets!
Flight Simulator X is a giant leap forward. Many people initially reviewed this simulation without giving it a fair shake. Yes Microsoft went overboard and this offering, but what they created is pure gold! Yes the simulation is beautiful, but yes it also will bring a computer to its knees. There are ways to calm the beast though, and getting to know FSX takes time.
First off, you should be aware that this is not the last item you will need to buy for this simulation. It might be hard to accept, ... Read More
Rating: - As Expected....Solid flight sim capabilities!
This is a simulator, not a game; as such, the controls, weather, topography, aircraft performance and more are all realistic enough and appreciated. This could be a frustrating simulator experience without a full-on investment in some flight-sim controllers, namely a yoke, pedals and a throttle quadrant. Combine a 3D graphics card, 2+ monitors and a some controllers and you have an excellent representation of the skills required to control a simple airplane. The variations in the skill-levels (e.g. Hard, ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent graphics, BUT very slow
Even with a fast chip and 3GB of memory, you cannot choose the high settings, as the game becomes impossible to play, due to the slow speed and very jittery motions. Too bad, it could have been an amazing experience, otherwise. Given the slowness, I actually enjoy FS 2004 more than this one, as this version can be quite frustrating, despite the very detailed and beautiful graphics. I use Windows XP, service pack 3.