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Verry Verry awesome!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: November 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Flight Simulator 2000 is awesome. The graphics are much better and pannels are much more detailed. The only draw back is you need a top of the line graphics acclearator or graphics studder. Other than this I would recomend it.

The System Requirements are Very Misleading

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: May 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The packaging states minimum requirements P166 32MB RAM, however the game is unplayable on my system which is a P200 64MB RAM. The graphics remind me of games I played on my old half meg Amiga and the speed is slower than a snail feeling under the weather. Unless you have a fast computer (and I mean fast) DO NOT buy this game. Microsoft is cheating you seriously by stating such low requirements. DO NOT BUY.

THE BEST FLIGHT SIMULATOR EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: August 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am very satisfied with this product. The grafics are awesomeand very real. When I tried the first time, I didn't get anything better than 5 frames/sec. But when I maximized at full screen and closed most of background programs, the result was great (20-30 frames/sec). I have even got 190 frames/sec. However, I have some recomendations to enhace your flying experience. Close background programs to free up memory. If you want to see airplanes' shadows, you will need to download the FS200 upgrade from Microsoft's website...this update is 7MB long. It will also make airplanes follow ILS approaches more precisely, as well as other necesary improvements. This game requires a powerful computer to work great. I've got an Athlon 700Mhz, 128RAM and a 16 MB Voodoo 3D video card.

Fun and real

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: January 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is the top of the line for a realistic flight sim experience. It actually has the whole world mapped out on it and the 20,000 airports are just amazing. It has its hangups however, complicating the scenario too much (e.g. weather)will cause it to run slow and its almost impossible to set the trim to fly straight and level consistently. Overall, its a lot of fun and you'll be discovering new things for days.

What Happened?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: January 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When i first installed this game, i had high expectations for it. It sounded way better than 98. But then, i started playing, and the view from the cockpit was very jumpy and unclear. i have a pentium II 400 computer that more than exceeds the requirements. But still, the game is extremely slow and prevents you from exploring. For instance, the game is almost not playable when i create a thunderstorm. But other than being slow, it is rather decent. the graphics do look superb(when the game is working, that is)and the game itself is more complex and exciting than 98. But i recommend that you have a pentium III computer with alot of RAM.

Don't even TRY it without a 3D graphics accelerator!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: December 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The graphics performance of this game is very slow and pixelated without a 3D graphics accelerator. I don't recommend playing the game without one.

Honestly, THE BEST OF THE BEST

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: September 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have just bought this game for only 30 dollars! and i get a $20 mail in rebate! what could be better than this. I started downloading and it took me about 10 minutes since the game has 2 disks. I went to start flying a plane and the graphics were ok. The beginning was a little tough since you have to get to know the game but after only 15 minutes it was pretty easy. You need a 500mhz computer or better to play the game.I have tried playing X plane and it wasnt better than FS200. So i strongly recommend Fs 2000 because its cheap and it teaches you like you were a real pilot. Did you know that pilots train with this game sometimes. And also i strongly also recommend a joystick.

An exciting, learning experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: September 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have long wanted to get into the left hand seat of an airplane, and MS FS does an excellent job of that. With even a rudimentary understanding of flight principals, I can get off the ground andget back down again. I find the tutorials are thorough and easy to understand. Like my son's and their games, I keep bypassing the tutorials and going right for the "fun" elements: flying a 737 into my home airport, attempting takeoff in the Concorde. THere are tremendous online resources where you can download additional aircraft, paint schemes, etc.

My only complaint so far: the Help section is absolutely the least intuitive and help-oriented I have ever seen for a MS product. Very little detail and drill down available. I guess I'll have to fork out the [money]and get the 3rd party guide.

Advice: get a joystick! A mouse or key commands are poor substitutes for a control yoke

This is the bast game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: November 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I got this game and it is the best flight simulation game. It has so many airports. The planes and the scenery are so realistic. The sound is like the real plane. The textures of the planes are so realistic they look like hte real ones. And the scenery is not like the big blocks of Green marking hte ground or a repeating pattern. It is always changing like the real landscape in real life. This is a game you can never get sick of. It is always changing. This is a my favorite game and perfect for rainy days.

Adding another dimension to simulated games!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: June 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Microsft Flight Simulator 2000 is not just another Flight Sim game to keep you amused for a while. It's a benchmark that sets the standards of today's technology, and graphics that will amaze as to just how good things are getting in PC gaming. The best part of owning this game also means that you can have access to hundreds of add-on aircraft, favourite airliners, scenery, sound, navigation (and the list goes on!) at different websites. It's only a matter of searching for what you're after and in moments you can download what you want and take it from there! The gameplay is slightly downsiding for slower machines, because it is such a huge game, it will require faster machines and good video cards to increase performance. Never the less, it still makes decent play for the standard pentinum machines without 3D cards, but if you were thinking of getting that 3D card, then this is the time! Only wish there was more ATC and radio communication, though. A great game never the less, and that is an understatement. Guaranteed to keep every flight simmer in the air!

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