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nice game but not compatible

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Nice game, on a different PC, it is not as compatible as the box leads you to think and the disc is not just a game it is an extension. You need the original game inorder to 'add-on' this one.

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.

real stuff

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

as a private pilot, this is the best, or better than fs 2000 in many ways.
the ifr approches are as real as it gets.
having done real ifr approches in a cessna 172, i recomend it highly.

Flight Simulator 98

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It is impossible to navigate in FS98. Graphics are detailed, but the buildings and the land has no height! It's like flying over a map. The sound is realistic and there is one for everything. With headphones, it sounds like I'm flying. You dont have full control of the aircraft, but you do have control of the rudder, elevators, alierons, spoilers, flaps, autopilot, pitot heat, and thrust. You can request to take off, but ATC just says taxi to a runway of your choice, and about 5 seconds later, tells you that you are clear to take off, even if there is a plane in front of you. Spend the extra $20 and get FS 2000 or better yet get FS2002. Ive heard that the Professional Editions aren't much better than the standard editions.

Sort of Disapointed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I guess this is an ok game if you just like to fly around over boxy, grainy settings. The graphics are not good but this is an old game so what can you expect??? I bought it because it was so cheap. There is no limit to where you can go in the world on this game though, fly anywhere!! I recomend a newer version, it is worth the money to buy Flight Simulator 2000 instead of this 98 version.

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.

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.

It's OK....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Flight Simulator 98 provides lots of scenery and many airports for taking off. It also gives you cool air vehicles that you can ride. It is fun to fly a plane, but in this game I can't seem to either find a runway or even land my plane without crashing. If you wanted to actually land in another airport, you would have to sit in front of the computer for hours or lots of minutes piloting the plane, which after a little while gets a bit boring. If you are a big flyer and you have the patience to sit in the cockpit and control a plane for a really long time, you should get this game.

Good information,average game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is not as realistic as any aviation fanatic would want it to be.It is very difficult to control most of the planes.The graphics are not up to standard as well.Still it offers you quite a bit,like choosing a variety of airports around the world and even giving you an opportunity to fly a Boeing 737 and try out your skills with a helicopter.However,it lacks realism although sightseeing is excellent in this game.Still,tyring to enjoy this game from an aviation point of view is very difficult.The interaction with air traffic control is mediocre and one does not feel any realism and similarities to real flight.In the end it is very much a game than a simulation to me. However,the information this game contains is really excellent.For instance there is a ground school option where you learn a lot about flight,aircraft properties,flying rules and everything relating to flight like how to navigate properly or the operation standards of your 737.Not to mention a useful booklet giving you useful information about some renowned airports.I really love the information one finds on this game,it is very interesting and very informative and aviation fanatics will probably enjoy the info a lot.I certainly did.In a gaming sense it lacks that something but it certainly provides you a good deal of knowledge about flight.

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