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The best flight simulator for the PC yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 75 / 76
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Flight Simulator 2000 adds a new level of realism to an already stupendous game! There's just nothing like taking off in a Concorde at sunset in computer gaming - it's a truly unique experience. Panel detail is greatly improved from previous FS versions, and one of the coolest features is the online weather updating - you can fly through a thunderstorm that also exists in real-life. One word of caution, however; make sure you have a 3D accelerator and at least a Pentium II, or you won't experience the effects fully. (It will still be fun with older machines, but you won't get zippy 30 fps framerates and beautiful effects). A great gift for any airplane enthusiast!

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.

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.

Perfect for the pilot, student pilot, or aviation enthusiast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 89 / 90
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

MSFS2K is one fantastic civilian flight simulator.

As a student Pilot at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach Florida, I am very familiar with how aircraft perform. Microsoft Flight Sim 2000 (i have Professional [mmmm Mooney/Kingair]) is very close to the real thing. The downloadable real-world weather data makes it possible to go fly "right now" in curerent conditions. The aircraft perform how they should, plus you can try things you wouldn't dream of in real life. "Gee Mike, are you doing aerobatics in the concorde again? They have an extra 300 for that you know!"

Graphic/terrain Detail is superb. I can find and recognize airports & major roads (IFR = I follow roads) from just about anywhere and there are more 3D buildings to look at than ever. The weather looks fantastic (check out a thunderstorm in a 777 or a Lear sometime) You need a real fast gaming system to maintain playability though.

With the amount of end-user support for flight sim 98, you can be sure thet there will be hundreds of new aircraft to download, along with other new goodies.

Multiplayer is tons of fun, as several students and i fly together regularly. We even have a dispach student play as an "observer" in the tower view to act as our ATC, just like in real life.

IT ROCKS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 73
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

it is everything I have been looking for!

The endless possiblities

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 49 / 53
Date: November 22, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is not a game, It's the next closest thing to real flying. Make sure you have a fast PC and MS Force Feedback joystick is a must. Check out the great website where you can download everything to make your own virtual flying world.

Things they should tell you before you buy!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 108 / 111
Date: November 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I was very disappointed because the game is not compatible with many video cards so check for compatibility before you buy and MUST be played with the CD in the drive!Also listed minimum game requirements are misleading you need at least a 500MHZ system with at least 128Mb of ram for just reasonable framerates(10 to 20)!

Check your system!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 43 / 43
Date: December 04, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft has drastically understated the system requirements! Although my system exceeds the listed requirements, the best frame rate I could get was 3-4, compared with 14-18 for FS 98. Make sure you've got a high-powered system or you will be sorely disappointed with this game.

Excellent Flight simulator game........but with a 500 PIII

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: December 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I got this game because Microsoft's is suppose to be the best and it probably most certainly is! I have a Pentium II 233mhz system and it does drag but the 8mb ATI video card really helps but I can only get framerates around 10 max, and that's where there is no complex scenery. When flying over Chicago or Mt. Rainior it ran at about 3-5 but only when the detail is at max. I wouldn't recommend anything lower than a 233 PII or a 500 athlon as this sim needs power, but when it's got it- it's just like real flying!

Flight Simulator 2000

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: December 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is great game. It have more realistic sound and graphic of the airplane than Flight Simlator 98. I have Flight Simulator 98 trust me on this. The worst part of this game, Flight Simulator 2000 is that it will take a lot of time to load if you have less than 500 Mhz. If you wanted faster you should have higher than 500 Mhz.

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