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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.

Horrible.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 20
Date: December 24, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Don't waste your money. The game is made so it is horribly complicated and only the most dedicated player (after a long wait)can figure out how to guide the plane. My Father got me this for Easter, now it's Dec. 24 (Merry christmas!) and I still havn't figured it out. Of course, after the first two or three weeks I stopped trying (to set the record straight). As of the guide-book (which we so carefully read, well, actually my Dad, because I never wanted the game in the first place)the instructions were far to complicated. MY instructions are not to buy this game.

Almost best flight sim on Earth!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The Reason It said almost on the title is because it is almost! fs 98 (Flight Simulator 98) is almost the best for 1 reason: Microsoft has recently (in October) released fs 2000 and fs 2000 p! which have more fuctions (like better graphics more airports and scenery it comes with more aircraft, but in any fs by Microsoft you can download new aircraft, panels,utilitys like scenery, panel, aircraft, adventure creators, and stuff that give you better clouds, and scenery if you choose. I have owned it for quite a while and would rate it the best flight sim to come out (till 2000) One thing better about fs 2000 is you can download weather from the area you live! Also if you have fs95, 98, 2000 2000p you can play online with up to 8 people!

Flight Simulator 98

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: January 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft Flight sims have always been top of the line, and FS98 is no different. You can take control of a variety of planes, including a 737. The planes are fun to fly, and the frame rates are smooth. In FS95, you could fly out of only 200 airports, but in FS 98 that number has jumped to 2000. One bad thing about this game, is that the planes are almost impossible to control without a joystick. It could take a 737 10 seconds to respond to the command "angle nose up". With a joystick however, these controls respond well and smoothly. Another bad aspect of the game is the ground. In urban areas it is very detailed, but in rural areas, it is a mass of big blocks. Flight Simulator 98 is a great buy, and it still remains the best. Enjoy!

What a great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 15
Date: January 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Really great game. i can now fly all the big jets and dowload airplanes without even leaving my oh so comfy swivel chair. MICROSOFT RULES EARTHLINGS! i play all day with my friend and we fly together over the internet! REALLY COOOOOOOL!

Nothing's better than Microsoft's Flight Simulator

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: January 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is not really a game. It is a simulation. So, if you really want to play it'll take you a while. Last FS I've played was FS4 and this sure is a lot better! If you are planning whether to buy FS98 or FS2000, buy FS2000 if you only have a state-of-the-art computer, because even 98 requires a lot of power. The JetRanger helicopter is impossible to fly without a joystick so be prepared for that. This game becomes even better if you download add-ons and aircraft from the internet. If you are an international man who wants to see the world, then buy this!

Fun, Fun, Fun,

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: January 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun for flight fans, personally i think the helicopter is the best of them all but it is hard to fly unless you have a joystick. the only reason i took off one star is because they could have put 3 or 4 more planes in it.

Off we go into the wild blue yonder...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: February 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I upgraded from "classic" Microsoft Flight Simulator to this edition recently. MFS only gets better and better. The best part of the software for me is its incredible adaptability and expansion opportunities. There are dozens of software packages for sale to add on to it and literally thousands of files on internet sites to download. I have spent hours alone downloading a huge fleet of aircraft! If you doubt your computer is fast enough for MFS 2000 or the price is too high right now, this is a stunning substitute for the meantime.

The only criticism I can level at the product is the manual. The '98 edition's manual is a thin leaflet with some maps in it and instructions for installation. My classic edition's manual was thick with instructions on flight and aircraft parts. This info now appears in the "Inside Moves" book that Microsoft sells. A gimmic to get you to buy more? Perhaps. But this product is so stellar, the gimmic is absolutley tolerable. I bought the book too.

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.

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.

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