Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe DVD
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Video Game Reviews of Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe DVD
Customer Review: Microsoft FS X - Works better than
Summary: 4 Stars
Don't believe the negative hype. I have a newer computer (but no powerhorse), 1.6Ghz dual core w/2ghz RAM, and a simple integrated graphics card. With the resolution settings set to just under half, the simulator runs fine, with a smooth frame rate. At these settings, everything is quite clear, the landscape, the instrument panel, the weather, etc. So, no major issues on performance. Any system faster than mine should have even better results!Customer Review: FSX a fabulous game - surprised about performance concerns
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been gaming for over 25 years now and used to really enjoy flight sims but only recently returned to them via FSX after a 10 year break and what a pleasant surprise. FSX completely blew me away and is by far and away the best flight sim I have ever played. I was worried before I bought the game that I was going to run into all sorts of performance issues, as there appears to be a lot of talk about it on the web. Now, I have a Dell Inspiron 530S with 2.0ghz Dual Core, 2GB Ram, Vista, and a 128MB Radeon X1300, which most of you will know is by no means a top end gaming machine. Well my worries for FSX were not needed, the game ran fantastically. I run the game with the High graphics settings, and in 1024x768 and it runs very very smoothly, and I feel with a bit of tweaking i can get it running in higher details/resolutions. I have no idea what all the concern is about performance, perhaps as I am an old gaming hack my expectations for what is considered high performance is much lower. Anyway, the sim runs fantastic, and I can recommend it to anyone. If my featherweight Dell can run it, I am sure most machines can!Customer Review: Flight Simulator Deluxe X
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent gaming program. Exceptional graphics, sound and overall performance. This program really brings flight simulation to life. Definetly recommend for anyone wanting to get away and enjoy peace and solitude. I have had all flight simulator thus so far but this one beats them all. Customer Review: Greatest Flight Simulator To Date
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been buying the Flight Simulator series since it first came out. I'm amazed at how the graphics matured since then. From my IBM PCjr to my BYO (Build Your Own) monster.
Out of the box this is probably the slowest game ever to install. I think it took a little less than a half hour. After installation it started up immediately and I was going through the tutorials (missions) and have absolutely no problems what-so-ever. The graphics are crisp and tweaking the settings, I'm getting pretty good framerates since I noticed that after installation it put me down as low on all settings. I was figuring that it did that with what my system has. Cranking it up to the "very high" settings, my system is handling it with ease. No coughs or hickups! The landscape, clouds, airports and everything else look amazing.
Flight Simulator does a magnificient job in recreating aircraft to fly, from a glider to a helicopter. There are so many options to tweak, anyone from a novice to an expert in flying will enjoy this chapter in the flight simulator series. Out of all the Flight Simulators, this one I can say that I can takeoff and land with ease; although it did take some practice. The tutorials are simple to understand and the quick reference guide in the box is a perfect addition to have near your keyboard. When I feel comfortable enough I plan on taking on a commerical airlines job within the game. Like I said this game is amazing. This is the first in the Flight Simulator series that I can actually land, takeoff, and fly a leveled flight with ease. The Air Traffic Control aspect of the game is a little confusing. All in all, this is a terrific simulator of flying many types of aircraft and for those of us who are always fascinated with airports and wondering what it would be like to be a commerical airline pilot. I've yet to run a New York to Orlando and New York to Aruba flight, but I will soon. The only knock on this game is the Air Traffic Control. You can actually communicate with the ATC when getting permission to land or takeoff. It's like a multiple choice test where you have choices. For example 1. Runway 4L, 2. Runway 2R, 3. Runway 15R. You can request fuel and at what gate to taxi to. There are a lot of choices and it can easily be little overwhelming but reading the help articles, running the tutorial, and taking "flight lessons", is beginning to make it more clear. It just takes some time.
Please remember that the $200-$1200 computers you see in the stores will have difficulty in "playing" this game and get decient framerates. Don't be frightened however. You can build one yourself or have someone build one for you that can easily handle this game and not break your budget. Im running this game on an IntelCore2Duo E6300, 2 Western Digital SATA II 250GB harddrives, Soundblaster X-FI (2.1 speakers/subwoofer) Extreme Music edition, Saphire x1900xtx, 2GB Corsair XMS2 ddr2-675 RAM, G5 Logitech Mouse, G15 Logitech gaming keyboard, Lite-ON x16 Duel Layered DVD-ROM R-RW w/ lightscribe, and Windows XP Service Pack 2 OS.
Customer Review: Very good, but it's a computer hog
Summary: 4 Stars
This product is extremely well designed...almost. I live in New York City, and EVERYTHING is exactly the way it should be (that is, the skyscrapers in Manhattan, etc. Not the houses, though.) There were even some factory pipes letting out smoke. Kennedy Airport (KJFK) looks exactly like it does in real life. My only complaint, however, is that the Statue of Liberty looks like a man.
The plane models are extremely realistic. Flying in a B737-800 are the other models provided were like the real thing. You could even turn the fasten seatbelts and no smoking signs on.
Microsoft (surprisingly) also allows you to add your own things too. You can add in your own planes, scenery, missions, etcetera. You can even replace the fictional airlines with real ones. If you download 'World of AI,' some packages for it, and go to Kennedy Airport, it will be bustling with JetBlue, Delta, Lufthanasa, FedEx, etc.
However, for all these great graphics, you do pay a price (besides the $50 dollars). I have a Dell XPS 410 with a Intel Viiv (dual core) running at 2.13 GHZ each with 2G of RAM. I also have an Nvidea Gforce 7900 GS. I can achieve about 25 FPS Max. Usually <15. The game runs pretty well, with a few glitches, however. Sometimes it'll freeze and start up again, and others it'll completely freeze. When I once went into taskmanager to end it, it had taken 512,000K Mem up.
Although FSX has these shortcomings, I strongly recommend it to anyone who has considered it.