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Gret entry in the series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Your sitting at the control wheel of a Cessna Skylane sitting at the southern end of Meigs Airport on a sunny but otherwise nondescript sort of day. In the distance, the mammoth hulk of the Sears tower looms. For many flight simulator fanatics, this has been the start-up screen as far back as 1987 (when I got my first copy of FS1. FS98, is the 7th incarnation of the game and, though it starts just like every previous version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the difference is how much farther it will go. As can be expected, FS98 allows you to fly more planes than before, from more airports than you knew existed and with greater graphical realism than you could have expected. If you're unsatisfied with what's offered on the game (including the sailplane, 737, Learjet, and the Bell Jetranger helicopter) or the scenery available, a host of 3rd party files (both free and pay ware) is widely available. There's so much offered on FS98 in terms of location and aircraft, that you may easily resist the impulse to drop cash for the latest "new" version of MSFS (and for a new system to run it). Currently, my top adventure involves reenacting the "Deathstar Trench-run" using a Long EZ kitplane and the Ginza district of Tokyo. The helicopter is a bit of a disappointment - it's the first helicopter to come with the game, but sim pilots have been able to fly 3rd helicopters on MSFS since 1992, and the Jetranger included on FS98 doesn't seem to fly that much differently than the one I downloaded for FS4b back in 1995. Game controllers weren't much of an issue for the game, which is to be expected since joysticks and other input devices have to be recognized by Win95, which like FS, is a solid Microsoft fixture. For the helicopter, though, you may want to invest in a set of rudder pedals. I ran this program with few problems and acceptable frame-rate on my P166mmx, though more power (and hardware acceleration) is never something to balk at. Unless you're running a Celeron with 450Mhz, you probably won't have enough power to run FS98's successor, FS2000, though you might be able to run Combat Flight Simulator, Europe. CFS relies on a somewhat upgraded graphics engine and more demanding play, but also offering the ability to run 3rd party aircraft, scenery and adventure files. With FS2002 expected to be released for the holiday season, the price of FS98 could take a further hit.

Boeing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: July 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Although always being one step ahead of its predecessors, Microsoft Flight Sim98 proves a step ahead yet again -- but it's still just as boring as all of the previous ones.

Sure, it has neat, more detailed planes, and a HUGE list of airports to fly out and into; but there's still nothing, scenery-wise, to decipher Montana from, say, Arizona. And if you don't have a super nice PC it won't look or run that good. If you choose to actually try to fly a real, live flight from one airport to the next, good luck. Maybe it'd work better if you were an actual bona fide pilot.

Fun for a few hours but after that it's just plain (Sorry. I know it's cheesy) boeing. Save your money.

The coolest game, but only in 1998.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 19
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

When I first got this game in 1998 it was the coolest game on earth. Now that Flight Simulator 2000, and 2000 Professional Edition are out, it isn't the best.

In a techno world, 2 years is a very long time.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Frustrated with trying to run Microsoft's power hungry monster Flightsim 2000 on my PII, 450mhz system , I thought I'd give '98 a try. Frame rate was explosive but it's anemic virtual world left me flat. Flightsim '98 is only a couple years old but in todays high end visual universe, it looks and feels nothing short of drab and dated. So long old friend, the time has come to move on to the budget software bin, your time in the sun has sadly passed.

Mild fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game has fairly bad graphics and unrealistic flight.
For example, I can park a Boeing 747 JUMBO JET on Water without sinking. All the water is blue ground. Flight simulator 2002 beats this game in all catagories except one:crashing. In 98, when you crash your plane flies apart. In 2002 it stays in one piece.
In this game it is almost impossible to land because of the unrealism. In 2002 it is easier but is still challenging.
It is a fairly good game.

Cool Planes, Bad Graphics and Handling

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: September 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Yeah the planes might be cool, but all the other graphics stink. It looks like you're high above the city, when you're really 2 inches from crashing into it! Another thing is when you're in the air and you slightly tap a turn key, the plane starts going all over the place. And when the planes crash some of them don't even break!! Bad game Don't get it.

The BEST Flight

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just finished a flight that was so exciting, it took me 10 minutes to decide if I should quit playing . I love my MFS and I hate to stop playing. My wife hates for me to sit at the computer for hours on end and fly. This game is so realistic that I study my flights to help with my pilot training.

Great simulation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

MSFS98 is a very good simulation. I liked it mainly because I love airplanes. I wish they had more planes though. I really want a 747....

Almost True Flight.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Excellent program. Good coverage of the world's best known places. Flying over the Statue of Liberty, between the Twin Tower of New York, under the Golden Gate Bridge in California, crashing into the Sears Tower in Illinois, landing near the Pyramids of Giza, flying past Big Ben in London or bumping into the White House in Washington D.C. (Sorry, Mr. Prez. The kid was driving with that last one.)

With many more sites around the world, you can fly in what ever manner you want from one place to another with no cares of other aircraft hitting you. (Just don't hit the White House. Wonder what the Queen would say if I rolled my plane onto the lawn of the palace?)

Flight Simulator 98. Just ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got this game years and years ago. I do think that the handling is real but it needs about 4 more aircraft.Another complaint is the graphics, it totally stinks and is like a 96 sim. Also the cockpit is unreal too. I also don't like the radio thing, it's too complicated.

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