X Plane

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Summary: X-Plane - The Best Feeling Of Civilian Flight
Review: After a bit of research I finally got around to purchasing X-Plane. My first impressions? The best civilian flight simulator on the market today. Yep, looks good and even more importantly feels good. I have no excuse why I waited so long to pick up this outstanding flight simulator. Wafting snow drifts blowing across the runway, rain, lightning, it out performs Microsoft's Flight Simulator line in every way. While this baby has sold for $200 and then was at $79 very recently, I picked up my copy for under $40, and now you can too. If you are a civilian flight sim fan and have gotten enjoyment from Microsoft's Flight Simulator Line, Flight Unlimited or Fly!, you owe it to yourself to check out this constantly improved (and you can download the updates for free from the xplane website, not have to pay for Xplane 2000 etc. like all the other major players). Frame rate is fluid, and a variety of user made aircraft and scenery textures are available for download, just like the other guys. So why haven't you heard more about it? Because you have been blitzed by mega ad campaigns from the other sim players.Get Xplane now, you can fly the world with this one too, but in a much more realistic fashion. Highly recommended!

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Summary: THE BEST EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Asome game,i love it,{go on the games web site newer verion there}This game flys with color's ,asome planes,you can even make your own plane its that easy,and im 12!ever wanted to put a huge roket on a rc helcopter with more than a thousend pounds of thrust?you can do it!,ever whantid to make your own plane?you can do it!ever whanted to sling shot a 747 of a aircract cairrar with 10 feet hie waves you can do it! This is the best Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Better Than FS2000
Review: Compaired to FS2000 this is (in my oppinion) a much better game. I myself take flight instruction and i find this better and much more challenging than FS2000. As it says there are 50+ planes, some are crazy like the Science Fiction ones but the others are good models... The scenery shouldnt be what you are looking for in a flight sim, maybe obstacles (such as mountains) which this has and my fav. part is landing on aircraft carriers, I hope you enjoy it too!

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Summary: X-plane is a joke
Review: Hey there, you are reading this because you are not sure to buy or not to. I will tel you the truth about this so-called on of the best flight sim this year. If you thinks the plane marker is cool, you are totally worng, yes, it is easy to make a plane, but the "realism" is total bull, many planes are over powered, flight model isnt really that good, just like Mircosoft Flight Sim 98. I brought MSFS 2000 p-edition, it is way better that X-plane, even though you cant make your own plane. The senery is so simply, say in Edwards AFB, everybody knows that it is in desert, nad in this f-sim, it's all glass. If you are looking for space shutlle and mars experince, dont expect too much, it nothing but flying for a very long time. O yeah, and dont expect any customer services, they never responded. this is a perfect gift for kids, but for hardcore Flight simers, get something more "REALISTIC".

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Summary: X-Plane shhhh don't tell Bill
Review: I bought FS2000 and was immediately sorry that I did. I own a powerful computer with a very decent video graphics card (Diamond Viper V770 ultra) it's not a Maxtrox but it is very good. I found playing FS2000 a nighmare in refresh hell. I really wanted to find a good flight sim to just tool around in and help me out when I finally deside to bite the bullet and get my ticket. I bought X-plane after looking at some hardcore flight sim pages that were full of X-plane downloads and extras. I was AMAZED, beautifully smooth graphics, realistic sound and controls, voice simulated ATC, REALTIME weather downloaded automatically every 10 minutes (with downloaded software off X-plane site for free) and Planes- Planes- and more PLANES! Not only did the software come with everything you would ever want to try to fly, but you can download literally hundreds more off the net...FOR FREE! You can make or modify your own (although it is pretty technical and I have not tried yet, I will let the wizards do it) Oh...and one more thing... When I bought FS2000, do you think that I can upgrade to FS2002 for free (not unless pigs fly... I have not seen that one in a sim yet) The next major release of X-Plane is FREE!! The reason that I am writing this review right now is because I came to Amazon to buy my dad a copy for his birthday... He is not easy to buy for (nor easily impressed) I think that I have got this one right on the money!

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Summary: Could of done better!
Review: I got the game at the stare it looked pretty cool with the Nasa sapce shuttle reentry,but when i installed it the frame rates were very low I couldnt get off the ground,Plus my computer is 700 mhz ,128 mb ram ,amd processor, and still went slow!, i recommend buy this game if u have a really fast computer otherwise go with Microsft Flight sim 2000 ,the game is awesome exept less planes, better frame rates, no atc!

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Summary: Can't fly w/o the manual.......
Review: I have owned this flight sim for about 6 months now. My biggest complaint is that the user's manual included is all technical about how to make and create planes and not on flying. Also limited info on how to use buttons at top of flight sim while flying. If you were a novice on flying, you would be lost. I learned by trial and error. It also helped that I also have MS Flight Sim 2000, so I could at least fly. Customer support is lacking, seems like its run by IQ's of 200 at age 7. If they are going to update, they need to make avail discs for backup as downloads do not work most of the time.

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Summary: Best flightsim available
Review: I have owned this sim for over a year now (it is only now available in stores and online, outside the developer's site). It is realistic and constantly being upgraded, free, for owners. Excellent graphics and real flight characteristics make it best the rest, I reccomend to any serious pilot, or anyone interested in a quality sim. Plus you know that you are not supporting a giant conglomerate. Laminar Research's X-Plane it an excellent buy, even at twice the price.

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Summary: THE BEST EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have played a lot a flight sims... it's part of my job. I do work for this little company called Laminar Research which just happens to market a little game called X-Plane. I can't say much for Young's Modulous (yet) but as far as X-Plane goes, I can tell you that it is the very best flight simulator available and here's why: It wasn't designed for Joe who wants to play a flight simulator game- it was designed for people who actually fly airplanes- for people who like real physics- for people who want to fly in REAL TIME weather and take off from their home airport. Austin Meyer, the designer of this game, is a genious- a one man team (plus myself, the puny graphics guy) who single handedly programs the amount of stress of every single section of the airplane. Amazing programing. What gripes could you have? Graphics slightly less than par?... All versions include FREE upgrades and patches and thousands of other planes have been modeled by various fans. Give X-Plane a shot! Trust me. Amazing company, ladies and gentlemen. He gives his very own technical support.) Real Planes, Real Physics, Real Fun. X-Plane. Go for it.

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Summary: Real Planes, Real Physics, Real Fun
Review: I have played a lot a flight sims... it's part of my job. I do work for this little company called Laminar Research which just happens to market a little game called X-Plane. I can't say much for Young's Modulous (yet) but as far as X-Plane goes, I can tell you that it is the very best flight simulator available and here's why: It wasn't designed for Joe who wants to play a flight simulator game- it was designed for people who actually fly airplanes- for people who like real physics- for people who want to fly in REAL TIME weather and take off from their home airport. Austin Meyer, the designer of this game, is a genious- a one man team (plus myself, the puny graphics guy) who single handedly programs the amount of stress of every single section of the airplane. Amazing programing. What gripes could you have? Graphics slightly less than par?... All versions include FREE upgrades and patches and thousands of other planes have been modeled by various fans. Give X-Plane a shot! Trust me. Amazing company, ladies and gentlemen. He gives his very own technical support.) Real Planes, Real Physics, Real Fun. X-Plane. Go for it.