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A 3-D model of the entire Earth's surface

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

FS2002 is a great flight simulator. It has airports from all over the globe, including many third-world countries. The cities are rendered beautifully, and the lighting effects are true-to-life. The real-world downloadable weather feature is fairly accurate, but the visibility/ fog effects could use some work. It is possible to crash into other aircraft, but you must toggle that setting through the realism settings menu. When the weather is activated and you fly over New York City, the game does slow down somewhat. If you are interested in flying simulators, this is the one to get. Many landmarks, especially in the US, Europe and Japan have been included in the program, and the US cities, as well as London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Berlin and Moscow are accurately modeled. My only problems with the sim are the bad fog and visibility effects, and the fact that rivers do not match the bottoms of the valleys in some landscapes. The lake and river glitches from FS 2000 have been fixed, however. A very good flight simulator, even though it's from Microsoft.

Disappointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: November 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have a 650mhz P3, 256 RAM machine, with a GeForce 256 graphics card and can only run trouble free with the low to medium display options (38-43 frame rate) and the graphics are a long way from the beautiful screenshots on the packaging. Aside from the graphics, the game is extremely detailed and of very high quality, but since so many reviews focus on the graphics, you may want to rethink if you have a low end machine.

Based on screenshots

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 22
Date: October 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the most realistic simulator out there. They are finaly using satelite photos to do the landscape, very impressive.

Probably the best Flight Simulator available for the PC

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

MS Flight Simulator 2002 is a very detailed game that lets PC users attempt their skill at flying in a simulated environment. The game platform is a very accurate 3-D model of the entire Earth's surface, and features many many airports all over the planet. My favorite feature is the real-world weather conditions that you can download from the internet. Unfortunayely, the fog/ visibility effects looked better of FS 2000. The cloud formations look great on this one, though. I just wish they would include more aircraft, like a twin-turbine Cessna, or a military jet, like F-16 or MIG.

Depending on the type of PC you have, the performance of this demanding program will probably slow the frame rate down, especially when flying over very detailed cities like New York or London with broken clouds and other air traffic. Just be sure to check the specs and make sure your PC can handle it.

Wonderful!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this as an upgrade from FS2000 what an improvment! The graphics are much better (except in the cockpit for some reason all of the walls are grainy). I love the ATC function. Wonderful game. Highly recommended.

Great Improvement, Although could have been even better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, although outdated by now, is still worth every penny. You can fly to any airport around the world, even the tiny ones.

From Leguardia to Malvern Mun (Small town in Arkansas), you can fly all over the united states, with a borrage of planes. This game lets you experience the Landmarks of the U.S.

You can fly as a freestyle mission or you can fly one of the missions Microsoft gives you, such as circling the Colluseum or flying from New York to Japan.

The only problem with the flights to unknown or small airports, is that the graphics and the land under you is all repetitive and dotted with little buildings, it's all the same.

Overview:

Fun- 10/10 great for you flight buffs.

Grahpics- 7/10 Awesome in well-known places, but repetitive onceyou get into the unknowns of the U.S.

Gameplay- 10/10 Just liek you're a real pilot.

Difficulty-N/A Not really any difficulty.

Overall-27/30

This game is a lot of fun to play, if you know what you're doing, but if you wamt the real combat experience, I reccomend Flight simulator: Battle for Europe.

Try this game out though.

Great! As good as MS FS2004. Excellent experiences!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: April 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you run out and get this program thinking your getting a game your wrong. This is a flight Simulator and that is what you get. If your a pilot or an aspiring pilot and want to get some practice flying or try out what it takes to fly an aircraft this is a good way to find out. I've run this program on my PIII 1.1 GHZ WIN-XP laptop with 512 MB ram and 32 MB graphics card as well as a Celeron 1.2 GHz 256 MB ram and integrated 11 MB graphics and it has performed well on both systems. Have even flown between the two systems over my home lan with great ease. This program is much better with a flight stick and is rather difficult to attempt with a keyboard. I use a MS Sidewinder force feedback 2 stick and it works great. Program is a hard drive hog on full install though using up 1.7 Gig per system. Thankfully Microsoft does not make you have a CD in the computer to run the program so you don't need to have the software handy after install. Overall I think it's the best SIM out there besides MS FS2004. If you're looking for a game look at Combat Flight Simulator 2 or some other shoot-em up game.

I bought my first FS software to fly the number one freeware aircraft simulator on the Internet - The TR-3B Flying Triangle. I flew fighters for the Air Force in late Vietnam, specifically the F-111 and am rated commercial also. The TR-3B Flight Simulator for Microsoft's Flight Sim, is based on the writings, lectures, and TV interviews of Edgar Fouche who wrote "Alien Rapture." (See amazon)

Why? This is what the genius who developed it wrote: "For the experienced flight simmer on FS2002 PRO, I have developed this complete exotic amphibian TR-3B package, which is now available as freeware for download. It includes 3 models - the purple Astra, blue Locust and white Hellas - and as an extra 4th model the TR-3X with its own speedy attacker flight dynamics. The package includes TR-3B panel & gauges, noise cancellation sounds, fsuipc and special lights effects.

This TR-3B is a heavy tactical reconnaissance aircraft equipped with a magnetic field disruptor that reduces the weight by 89 percent (it is not the same as anti-gravity, though). It has been created for Microsoft Flight Simulator. All gauges are included.

The TR-3B can float like a speedboat at Mach 1.5 over water, fly like a heavy helicopter, like a bush plane, a business jet, like a military jet and lift like a rocket. Cruise speed is approx Mach 4.7 at FL340 and above, and approx Mach 2 at sea level. Service ceiling approx 69,000 feet ASL. Super stable. FSFREEWARE, SURCLARO, FSPLANET aircraft simulator sites have reported as many as 5000 downloads in one week!
I searched and read many many web pages about his book and the author, Edgar Fouche including; startfinish(put in the dot com.)biz/wise Click on links for Fouche and Flying Triangle. You will find his full presentation, and the download links for the TR-3B. Great Top Secret aircraft simulator which I recommend, and fantastic details on it. So try some of the free aircraft simulators instead of the poorly designed Lock On: Modern Air Combat.

In Training

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

After waking up one morning and FINALLY running down to the local air port to find out about flying lessons, I was told to check out Flight Simulator for some practice before I actually get into an airplane, myself. TURN UP THE HARDWARE ACCELERATOR!! If you have video card problems... Please don't beat yourself up and get this software... But, if your computer works handy-dandy, BUY IT NOW! So far I have flown out of Omaha to Denver, Denver to Las Vegas, Las Vegas to Phoenix, and Phoenix back to Omaha. Granted, it has taken me about a month to actually accomplish this (because after flying for 3-4 hours straight, I'm not too much in the mood to do it all over again really quick, and do it right). I've been flying in the Cessna Skylane (which is what I would actually be flying to get my pilot's license) and it makes it look so simple, except for the turns! (I hate turning!) Although I still haven't flown for real, so I don't know how real FS is, I wouldn't doubt it's any less hard than the real thing!

The Best of FS Simulations

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've had them all since FS4. 2002 is by far the best of all. Games like this can be very problematic, both within themselves and what they can do to your system. Not the case here, at least not with me. I originally installed FS2002 on a Windows ME system. Since then, I upgraded to Windows XP and the Simulator just hummed along without missing a beat. Of course there are things that could be improved (maybe a little more accurate ATC) but what do you want for $50? The Real World Weather works great and you'll want to add FSNavigator and some of the great AI aircraft to keep you company on those long flights. I've heard the horror stories about the new FS2004 and I'm in no hurry to dump my 2002. It's been too good to me.

Flight Simulator 2002 is THE simulator!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Flight Simulator 2002 is THE simulator!

There is no comparison for Flight Simulator 2002. With the new scenery and Microsoft Direct X technology, this game destroys the bar between reality and fantasy. The graphics are extremely realistic down to the rivets on the planes! Microsoft has done a great job with real satellite images and wonderful 3D senery generation. Flight Simulator 2002 compared to 2000 is like Windows 98 compared to Windows XP. It is a leap into the future.... (The game can be bulky: 1.8GB full install)

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