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Below are user reviews of X-Plane 9 and on the right are links to professionally written reviews.
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Lots of Bugs and a Hog on Disk Space
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 3 / 9
Date: May 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I have to agree with the other reviewer. X-Plane 9 is not what I expected. I will stick with MSFS 2004. I also thought my PFC controls that work with MSFS would be compatable with X-Plane and it was not the case.
Absorbing, demanding flight simulator for serious aviation enthusiasts
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User
X-Plane 9 is my first experience of the X-Plane series, and given the mixed reviews I was not expecting to be so thoroughly impressed. On my platform (Mac) it is smooth, stable, fluid, intuitive, engaging and very demanding; in short, everything a serious flight simulator ought to be. I bought a Saitek AV8R-01 (Aviator) flightstick, which is designed for Windows platforms but which functions perfectly with my Mac, and the flying simulator is almost flawless. I have a G5 with 2GB RAM, which is about the bare minimum for running X-Plane 9, but it is still very stable. I am overwhelmed by the options and expandability of this software. X-Plane 9 is not a game - it is a training tool and experimental platform for aviation enthusiasts. For the price you will not find another simulator that can hold a candle to it. If you've ever flown a real aeroplane, you'll recognise the attention to detail, the sensitivity, the functions, the instruments and the full-immersion of the flying experience.
Pass
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User
I would pass on this simulator. it takes up way too much room and is not that fun.
x-plane 9
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 3
Date: June 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User
boring, prepare for a very long install process -it had 6 disks-- most macs cant run this program on full graphics ---it also takes over 60 gigs of hard drive space !!
only very serious mac flight sim gamers should pay for this game
X-plane 9
2
Rating: 2,
Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Scenery not as good as Microsoft Flight Simulator X.Mecanics are counter-intuitive;not very easy.Harder to program the Logitech Force joystick than FSX. Flight dynamics OK. Not worth the price.
Could Never Get the Game to Install
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User
After receiving the first game, the 1st disc wouldn't read. Customer support said they would send out a new disc. We never received it. Amazon exchanged the game for a 2nd game. Still, the first disc wouldn't read. After attempting to load it onto more than one MAC (thinking the problem may be the MAC), the disc wouldn't load. We are very disappointed in the fact that customer support is not available for help and that they lied about sending out a replacement disc. We are in the process of returning the 2nd game at this time. BEWARE...OUR EXPERIENCE WAS HORRIBLE! One star is too high of a rating.
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