Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe DVD
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Video Game Reviews of Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe DVD
Customer Review: review
Summary: 3 Stars
Very impressive tool but extremely demanding of computer resources. Also, far fewer GA aircraft models from the major manufacturers than I would have expected - too much emphasis on turbine aircraft. Customer Review: FLIGHT SIMULATOR X
Summary: 1 Stars
I am very disappointed with Microsoft - I loaded the Flight Simulator and the programme crashed and told me to re-install it.
When I tried, I continuously got an error message concerning msi installer that was present on the ROM.
I contacted Microsoft support and they eventually said they would investigate furthur - that was over 10 days ago and I have not heard a thing since.
If you can help me with this, I would appreciate it.
Arthur Smales
Customer Review: Great for preparing to fly for real.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was getting ready to start ground and flight school and this came recommended by a pilot I knew. I started working through the student pilot lessons and learned so much. I think this is a great way to begin your flight training and get places you've never been before. Customer Review: Good...
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:Great graphics
Cons:Memory Usage is high,Disk space is big
This game is very good,but is good only if you have a gaming computer.
Customer Review: Needs a fast computer, but overall a great Flight Simulator
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently purchased Flight Simulator X Deluxe, and I am pleasantly surprised by it. I think it is an overall good update to the Flight Simulator series, and its performance is actually not bad on my PC. One downside is that you need to download and install service pack 1 for best performance, since the service pack includes improvements to make it perform better.
Detail is excellent in this game. Aircraft, scenery, and weather look great. For the past several versions of Flight Simulator, I have been impressed at the detail. The airplanes, for example: Animated moving parts such as landing gear, rudder, and flaps; realistic aircraft shadows, aircraft windows letting you see interior detail, realistic-looking propellers that actually look like spinning propellers. Also, the scenery is good: Flight Simulator X can dynamically generate other aircraft, ships on the water, cars on the ground, etc.. Land textures look good, and although there are trees that add a bit of realism, the trees look 2-dimensional up close. Also, as others have noted, detail is great in big cities but a little bland and sparse in the country.
As far as flight control, airplanes are fairly easy to control. Engine speed, flaps, and controlling the airplane are all at you fingertips. Aircraft cockpits are fairly well detailed, giving you views of all the important gauges. Flight Simulator X also has a "virtual cockpit" view mode, which looks a little bit more like you're actually in the cockpit - more view out the window, but a little bit less view of the cockpit gauges and controls. One of my favorite view modes in Flight Simulator has always been its Spot view, letting you view the aircraft from the outside from various angles. Flight Simulator X lets you rotate the view all around the aircraft from front to back; however, I'm not sure if you can zoom in and out (that would be a nice feature).
On the performance note, I have to set the detail 1 or 2 notches below the maximum in order to get smooth frame rates, but it still looks very good. That was surprising to me - In the past, I have been used to Flight Simulator running fairly slow with high detail settings. My PC currently has an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ processor, an Nvidia GeForce 7600GS 256mb PCI-Express video card, and 2gb RAM. I use a screen resolution of 1680x1050. Flight Simulator X also runs similarly well on my laptop (Intel Centrino dual-core 2.0ghz, GeForce 7600 256mb, 2gb RAM). On my laptop, I use a screen resolution of 1440x900, which is the laptop screen's native resolution.
Overall, Flight Simulator X is a nice game and would be enjoyable for professional pilots and enthusiasts alike. If you like R/C planes, you should enjoy this game.