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Microsoft Flight Simulator X (PC) | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £29.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Genre: flight-simulation-games
Rating: Universal, particularly children
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: JH7-00063
UPC: 882224258326
EAN: 0882224258326
ASIN: B000F6Y5IW
Release Date: October 13, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| • | Microsoft Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise the most significant addition to date | | • | Flight Simulator X immerses you in a beautifully rich and realistic world with dozens of aircraft and interactive missions for a completely new and innovative gaming experience | | • | Free flight lets you fly anywhere in the world, from your hometown airport to the most exotic places you've ever dreamed of | | • | Features :- Living world- New aircraft- New multiplayer experiences- Busier airports- Challenging and fun missions for all players |
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Product Description
From award winning game developer ACES comes Flight Simulator X. The latest installment will include the usual genre leading realism that continues to awe real pilots and will serve as the graphical benchmark for games on Windows Vista. Additionally, Flight Simulator X will deliver for the first time structured game play with more than 55 missions to choose from which will test the skills of players of all levels.Main Features:Fly 24 different airplanes, including Ultralites for when you don't want to deal ...
Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
Microsoft's original civilian flight sim is still clocking up the air miles with the most significant sequel for years and a genuine attempt to make it more accessible for non-propellerheads. The lowdown:
While almost all other flight simulators have fallen from grace on the PC, Microsoft have never given up on the genre with a game that's as ruthlessly realistic as it is completely free of any kind of violence. Every major, and minor, airport in the world is simulated and every major city has its share of recognisable landmarks, allowing you to fly anywhere in the world. There's a huge range of different aircraft to fly too: from jumbo jets and seaplanes to helicopters and everything in between. The only problem is that the game needs a seriously powerful PC to run at full whack, but even on lower detail levels this is still a stunning achievement. Most exciting moment:
Despite the realism, the game isn't all dry simulation. There are a lot of fun missions to try out, including acting as a Hollywood stuntman, going on search and rescue flights, fighting fires and even flying over the infamous Area 51. Since you ask:
The deluxe version of the game includes more cities, airports and aircraft as a well as an extra series of twenty-odd missions. There are also some additional multiplayer options, including the chance to share aircraft and have a go in the control tower. The bottom line:
The most realistic commercial flight sim ever. Again.-HARRISON DENT
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| Customer Reviews:
 Flight simulator x detailed review May 5, 2007
E. Bowers (England)
48 out of 52 found this review helpful
I have just baught the game off amazon and would like to help the future buyers know what they are getting. you may have viewed the video (on this page of flight simulator x) and be amazed by the quality of the sim. dont be fooled by other peoples reviews on here saying "we dont all have a super computer like bill gates" and letting you down thinking you cant run it. i have installed it on both of my pc's.
1st pc has 2.8ghz intel duel core, 1gb ram, 300gb hdd, and a 512mb graphics card. i can run the game on ultra high settings with no glitches or pauses working with no problems this is full on graphics, detail, scenery, weather etc. my other pc is intel 2.6ghz, 1gb ram, 256mb graphics card and 2x80gb hdd. on the 2nd pc i can run the sim on medium high settings (which is about 3/4's of the full settings on graphics, detail, scenery, weather etc) and runs with no glitches or pauses... i cant say i have tryed the settings higher yet but it may handel a little more. the system spec's on the game case say; at least windows xp or vista, 1ghz or higher, 15gb hdd, 32mb graphics card... i am sure with the lowest spec's even with lowest graphic settings the game will pause and have glitches... very demanding on graphics, BUT if you have any pc with (in my mind) atleast 1.8ghz, windows xp, 256/512mb ram, 64/128mb graphics card you will see a good view from the game. if you have the spec or higher than my 1st pc then definatly buy this... you wont be dissapointed. i hope i have helped people with any questions about this, and be warned... you WILL NEED A DVD ROM!!! wont work with a normal cd-rom. have fun. edd
 Slow start to the tarmac. October 21, 2006
Wynne Coe (YORKSHIRE)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I have owned all Microsoft Flight Sims but before you purchase this one DO make sure that your computer is really fast.
My machine is pretty fast and normally can handle any amount of demand without flinching.
However Flight Sim X is just too much. Taking over an hour to load initially it will only run anywhere near acceptable when all the settings for scenery, traffic, weather etc. are turned to very poor settings. When selected it takes an age to start.
Having said this the range of aircraft and scenery are pretty good compared with FS2004.
If you have a really (and I mean really) high end PC and a load of patience then this could amuse you for hours, and hours.
Way ahead of it's time June 25, 2007
Mr. W. J. Vallance (Sheffield, SY UK)
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
If your looking to buy Flight Simulator for the PC, I would strongly recommend getting FS2004. The reason I've given this game quite a generous rating is because (set aside the rest) it's actually an excellent game in terms of it's vastly improved content and realism. For the majority of PC owners who do not yet own Vista, you will find FSX rather disappointing. For a start it occupies a staggering 15GB of HD space! (13.5GB higher than FS2004). It requires a processing speed that exceeds the power of even the fastest computers.
I am a flight simulator fanatic and I bought this game soon after it's day of release and at first I was totally addicted; it was way more dynamic than FS2004. Not before long though I started to notice it's pitfalls: The graphics settings had to be lowered all the way down just to prevent my PC dying on me (even though I've got a fairly descent machine), and dozens of little program errors caused glitchy graphics and poor rendering, making the game seem like a botch job on the part of Microsoft. Soon I became tired, and so did my PC. Since then I have been playing on FS2004 instead. The 'Deluxe' edition (at 10 more) merely adds to you're computer's hardship, although it adds more content, offering a few more missions to enjoy, as well as enhanced scenery. I own the deluxe copy and it does improve the game considerably, you can even play as air traffic controller. This however does not redeem the major pitfalls of the game, as you can't escape it's sluggish performance.
I understand that many people are able to run this game no problemo; it's really down to how good your PC is. A lot of people get annoyed when others give it stick, but I am trying to base this review on behalf of the majority of gamers who's PC may not meet the high spec of this game.
I'm sure that if I came back to this game in five year's time once technology has advanced a little, I would absolutely love this game. I feel that the celebration of 10 years of Microsoft Flight Simulator (hence the 'X') has forced Microsoft to deliver this game too soon, and it hurts me to say that the case is beginning to gather dust. It's not cheap, and whether you're looking for a serious FS experience or you just want a bit of fun, get FS2004 for now. Flight Simulator X will just have to wait
 Need a monster PC May 1, 2007
Rob Stoppable (Diss, England)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
This simulation is very demanding on your PC - make no bones about it. I installed it on my old rig (AMD 64 4000+, 2GB, 256MB 7800GTX) and it chugged, but it was just about playable on low to mid settings (configuration settings are all important to get the best performance). I've since built a new PC (Quad core QX6600 OC to 2.67GHz, 8800GTX 768MB, 2GB, RaptorX etc.) and it runs pretty smoothly on almost max settings (@ 1280x1024 - the max my current TFT panel supports, so I can't comment on higher resolutions) and load times are much reduced.
Don't think of it as a 'game' - it's going for realism over f.p.s., and don't try and run it on max settings and silly resolutions on a PC which isn't state of the art ...you'll be bitterly disappointed (see other reviews). However, if you like proper flight simulation, and you're prepared to invest in the proper kit to run it, it can be very rewarding. I'm really glad Microsoft invested so much time and effort in making this, although they should have been up-front about the 'real-world' minimum spec.
FYI - There's a service pack due in May 07, which should address some performance issues (optimised for multi-core etc.)
 The must NOT BUY game of the year!!!! November 6, 2006
Benny Boy
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
Iv'e just bought a new pc with 2gb of ram and a ge force 7950 gt 512mb, thinking that my pc would handle the game like the spec ses on there website it does NOT i have loads of graphical games which is why i bought a powerful computer. If this game is to graphical for my computer then you must have to spend thousends on a pc just to get the game running.
if i were you i would get the demo first but i guarantee that the actual game will NOT work on your pc
microsoft have really let themselves down!!! hope this helps you decide
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