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Summary: I like it!
Review: Though the framerates took a big dive, flight sim 2000 Pro is, in many ways, much better than flight sim 98. The sceneries are photorealistic, and the accuracy of the panels and airplanes are just flawless! However, I did have to spend 80 some odd dollars to get 64 more megs of ram to have 128. I have a 300 MHZ pentium II, and the framerates i get doesn't usually exceed 15 to 20. When i am high up in the sky, or when visibility is zero-zero, the framerate would go up to 35.
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Summary: slide show
Review: i wish i knew how these people with 266 machines are getting this hog to run well....i have a 300 with all the bells and whistles and FS2000 doesn't even get off the ground. the frame rate is a freakin' slide show. it takes minutes at a time to load or change scenarios. putting a 166 as the minimum requirement is blatant false advertising. but i'm sure it's a great sim. someday i'll buy a 500 and check it out.until then i'll be satisfied with 98 and some of the excellent add ons available for it, or pro pilot 99 which has better atc than either game....
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Summary: Wonderful Game!
Review: I have a Pentium 266 MMX with 84 megabytes of RAM, and the game runs like a charm! I get framerates no different from 98. Fullscreen mode really helps out the performance, and increases the realism and texture smoothness. The scenery realisim has been increased a little, but the thing that makes this a stellar app is the cockpit detail. I have the quality on 3 and it works fine for me. Wonderful Game!
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Summary: Think hard about staying with FS98
Review: The Pro version promised enhanced scenery for my hometown, Boston. That scenery's there but not very good. No Beacon or Bunker Hills, for example; the State House and the Bunker Hill monument, when you fly low enough to find them, just sit on flat terrain. Pluses: having the worldwide airport scenery is fun. I lived for a period in Sicily, and the local Palermo airports are there butting up against mountains resembling the real terrain rather satisfyingly. Being able to pan smoothly around your airplane in Spot view is fun too. Minuses: Pushes your computer to the max. I had to take my new PIII/450, 128 MB RAM, 16MB 3D card 'puter back to the shop for a video card driver upgrade and some other tweaks before the program would run without freezing. The program still burps and balks at times. My setup is the MINIMUM I would recommend to run this program. The San Francisco scenery is very disappointing. No Coit Hill, the Coit Tower sits on flat ground. The Marin Headlands just NW of the Golden Gate are rendered as flat terrain, which is inexplicable, since in FS98 the rendering is much more accurate. And lastly, even with a standard or full install you have to have the CD in the drive to run the program. A security measure, sure, but still a nuisance (shared by MS Combat Flight Simulator but not by FS98). Bottom line: by comparison, FS98 ain't so bad!
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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: I just recieved my copy of FS2000 an I was amazed. I have a P3 500 mhz system with a 32 mb vidio card and this game runs smooth and flawless. I also have a copy of FS98 and FS2000 is a big step forward! I only have two complaints about this game. Both of which have nothing to do with the performance I recieved. First it is a memory hog! If you have a 2 gig hard drive don't plan on installing much more after this game. And two at least I think the price is a little steep compared to FS98 which is only $15.00. I think if you have the comuter to run it and are willing to spend the money this is an exellent game to buy!
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Summary: Great game
Review: Someone in another review, said that with a pentium MMX233 the game didn't run good, well I have that processor and 48MB RAM and runs good. I'm a fan of this game since version 5.0, and every version surprises me more. It's incredible how microsoft improves it's version. I really recomend this game, and if it's the first time you play a flight simulator, just buy the standard version
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Summary: EXCELLENT FLIGHT SIM...! ! !
Review: I'm a fan of Flight Simulator since Ver. 4.0. Now with these new version flying a plane it`s a reallistic sensation...! You have to try it...! You can do it...! The new planes are excellent and very real in flying characteristics, weather could be wild with you... I recommend just one more thing... buy it...!
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Summary: A Note for those who have an MMX computer
Review: On the back of the box, Microsoft says it needs a Pentium 166 with 500mb free disk space and a quad speed CD rom drive. I have a pretty good system: Pentium 233MMX, 2 gig hard drive, fast CDROM and a 3d banshee card. It was terrible! The typical install took over 700 megabytes and there was blood running out of the hard drive. It took about 40 minutes to install the game and another 10 while it was building the scenery database. It also took the hard drive 7 minutes to load the game and much more to change aircraft. Because I had a 3d card, the actual perfomance was not too bad, although the SLIGHTEST change made the hard drive go crazy!I was very disappointed. For those of you that may be considering buying this product and have a 166 or a 233, STAY with FS98! I went back and I am pleased with its performance! It may not have all the fancy features and scenery that 2000 has, but it is worth the tradeoff in performance. I am very happy using FS98. The third party utilities I downloaded made it almost as good as FS2000, so if you're in my position..DON'T BUY IT! Buy FS98 instead, or keep it if you have it. You will spare yourself time, patience and money!
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Summary: Amazing Flight Sim
Review: This is one of the best commercial flight sims I have ever used. I am a pilot, and I was impressed with the realism of FS2000. I was impressed to find our own landing stript on our farm in Minnesota. Prcatilcally every airport, Public or PRIVATE it available. You can set up flight plans from any airport you wish. For Pilots, this product is defiently worth the money, It is like paying for 1 hour is a real airplane. The navigation is not as good as Fly! But, the realism is well worth the sacrifice. It doesn't come with many adventures, but you can always download them on the net (2000net is a good place to start). I am running a P-III 600 mhz, w/ 128 ram and 32 meg video. And it is absoultly flawless, as it should be. I don't believe MS, when they say it will run on a 166. If you are just a consumer looking for a flight sim, get the NON-Professioanl edition. But, if you are a pilot, or an aspiring pilot get the professional edition, it was more IFR panels you can use that WILL really help you in earning your pilots license. If you are looking for a combat flight sim, that you can shoot people down with, get Falcon 4.0. But, if you want the best commercially available flight sim without spending thousands of dollars, get this product. It will blow you mind.
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Summary: Great game! Will keep you busy for some time
Review: I am a big fan of Flight Simulator, but have limited time to play. In the prior versions, I never felt that I mastered some of the finer points of flying. In the 2000 version, there is a fantasitc flight school that gives you all the help you need to really know what you are doing. As you go throught the tutorials, you can earn a Flight sim pilot's liscence and an IFR rating. Makes you feel like a real pilot. I love the flight planning features and all the airports available. Great graphics. I can't say enough good things about this game.
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