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It's a flying sim - not a game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 43 / 46
Date: October 20, 2002
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. If your looking for a game look at Combat Flight Simulator 2 or some other shoot-em up game.

Great Improvement!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 39
Date: November 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow! This is my word for this game. If you owned last years FS 2000, you know what I am talking about. Ok, from the start, those of you who are thinking of buying this game, here are the newest things: (ATC, Artificial Intelligence Traffic, Auto Gen Scenery, new planes, improvements in the game)
The ATC too me boosts the game up another hundred notches. This is just smart, the ATC knows where you are, where to go if you filed a flight plan, what to do, and sounds very real! There is no airplane without Air Traffic Control, and this addition just makes this simulator even better! Next is the AI Traffic in this game. Microsoft added other planes to fly with you, so the ATC can also talk to them and you, making it even more real. You now have to hold short of the runway so another aircraft can land. How great is that compared to last years version? OK, this Auto Gen thing is supposed to generate the landscape and make it beautiful, and at first I didnt see a difference from the first version and this one. Then I went to settings, and changed it, and went back flying. Wow! What a difference, it is beautiful. And flying at night is great, I mean the lights (Beacons, NAV, Landing) look so great, even when you land, the lights show up on the runway all of the sudden, it is nice. Oh, and the landscape is nice. Go to a major city, such as San Francisco or Chicago, and see how great the tall skyscrapers look. Las Vegas at night is amazing! The new planes are the Cessna Floater, and the mother of all planes, the Boeing-747. The 747, the mother of all planes is finally here, which I am sure many of you are happy about!

Oh, and a note: When you first start the game, the imaging is good, but could be better (ex- the skins on the plane can be a bit messed), go to settings, and fix it up. Go back to the game, and wow, it is amazing.

One question I have to those that know the answer: How come I see a screenshot online of an airport, and there is a gate (boarding gate from terminal to aircraft) in the picture, but not in the game? Is it only for the professional version?

Those of you who have the love for flying, and the love for planes, this is the simulator, program for you. And if you are a user of FS 2000, what are you waiting for? Get this game! Actually, those who love airplanes, flying, and everything else about aviation, this is your game! WOW!

The mother of all flight sims has finally arrived!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 33 / 33
Date: October 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What the giants at Microsoft have managed to accomplish with Flight Simulator 2002 is simply astounding! Gone are the resource eating and maddening slide shows offered in FS 2000, which for the record, I loathed (hate is such a strong word isn't it?). What we get in turn is a highly and richly detailed virutal world (from the planes to the terrain) that is guaranteed to make even the hardened heart of the most jaded flightsimer soar!
Straight out the gate FS 2002 pulls away from the pack with an untouchable collection of options and tweaks and it's in these tweaks that we find what truly makes it shine. The system requirements (as stated on the box) are a PII 300mhz machine, with 64mb of RAM and a 8mb video card, now that may get you flying but it's fair to say that to take full advantage of every beautiful pixel FS 2002 has to offer, you'd better be packing a mighty big stick indeed, like say a P4, 1.8 ghz machine with a truck load of ram (256 plus) and a 64mb video card. That said however the endless options FS 2002 offers, makes it quite friendly to middle of the road machines. My PII 450mhz system for instance with 256 Mb of RAM and a 32mb ATI Rage 2000 Xpert Pro video board gets me into the air nicely thank you with an average rate of 14 frames per second on the low end to over 30 on the high end. And although the graphics options for my system need to sit toward the lower end of the spectrum FS 2002 is still nothing short of breathtaking! From it's use of satellite ground imagery (roads and landmarks are accurately rendered), auto generated scenery, textures, shadows, lighting and finely detailed airports, buildings and even trees (which intensify the sensation of speed near the ground) to it's amazing AI and voice commands from airtraffic control calling out directions and commands from any of 20,000 airports, everything stitches tightly together for a simulated flying experience that simply makes you forget your sitting at your desk top. The cabins of the aircraft are now virtual 3D environments, sinking you deeper into the sensation of actually commanding some of the worlds most famous and powerful aircraft. Nice additions to the FS series are a floatplane and the mother of all commercial work horses the 747-400, Microsoft also threw in an F4U-1A Corsair, which is not listed on the box, nice bonus.
If there are in fact down sides to FS 2002, I've missed them (or over looked them) while exploring the heights of this remarkable simulation. No I take that back, it would be even better if I had a more powerful machine!
Now if you've got the system speed and hard drive space (at over 700mb it took nearly 20 minutes to load) prepare yourself for the ride of your life (but be sure to upgrade your drivers first). FS 2002 is a winner, making you wonder if they could manage such amazing visual miracles with this one, what can we look forward to 5 or 10 years down the road, wow!

A giant leap from FS2000

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: October 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just purchased FS2002 standard ed. over the weekend, and I have to say it's incredible compared to FS2000. The scenery is rich and generally authentic, and the virtual cockpit view makes the game much more realistic than the previous version. A note on system requirements: I'm running an Athlon 1.2GHz with a ATI Radeon 32 graphic card and 512mb RAM, and the game runs smoothly at the highest screen resolution and all scenery options enabled. Hats off to the FS Team at Microsoft on this one! Thanks!!!

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.

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)

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.

Flight Simulator 2002 review by Habeel Ahmed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 28
Date: July 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would say if you want to buy a kind of Aiplane game, then you should by the Flight Simulator 2002 or any other Flight Simulator product.Because if you have Flight Simulator.There are lots of utilites avalible. Like lots of free program's by which you can add new seneries in your Flight Simulator.Lots of programs to make Aircrafts. I have never seen a game in which you can edit something.And another thing because lots of people have bought Flight Simulator you wil find more people on the multiplayer sections of Flight Simulator 98,2000,2002.

best simulator yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

wow, that was my first reaction when I played the game for the first time. This game is perfect. The best thing about the game, besides the graphics, is the atc. No matter where you are, the atc always informs you and gives you directions. I also love the artificial inteligence they put in now the sky's are crowded.
This is the best simulator yet. I would reccomend this to any one.

awsome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

im a simulation lover i play this game all day. this is the best one i played yet I own the 98 and 2000 version also but 2002 is the best one. the graphics are awsome and online play is even beater with air shows and escort missions and all sorts of things. some of the airplanes have spoilers and retractable landing gear. and all of the air planes have flaps of course when i got 98 i did not know any thing about flying an airplane now I know alot. so if i were u i would buy the game.

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