- Enjoy the history and excitement of a century of flight.
- Take the controls of nine historic aircraft.
- Dynamic weather system based on realistic atmospheric physics.
- Interactive 3-D virtual cockpits.
- For 1 player.
Product Description
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight celebrates
the first 100 years of powered flight with a collection of
important historical aircraft and exciting new features that
continue the traditions of realism, technological innovation and
richness that have delighted aviation enthusiasts and pilots
around the world and made Microsoft Flight Simulator one of the
bestselling entertainment titles for the PC.
This 20th anniversary edition includes nine historical
aircraft--including the Ryan NYP "Spirit of St Louis" the
airplane Charles Lindbergh piloted on the first solo, non-stop
flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927--as well as 15
contemporary aircraft, from the Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP Model 172
and the massive Boeing 747-400 to the R22 helicopter and
represents the most comprehensive version in the history of the
franchise. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system, enhanced
automatically generated (auto-gen) scenery and detailed visual
effects.
.co.uk Review
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Thanks to Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2004 you can now
experience the real essence of flight. Billed as a retrospective
look at a century of flight, it's now possible to take to the air
with accurately modelled electronic copies of some of the
greatest aircraft in history--from the Wright brothers' Wright
Flyer to the gleaming wide-bodied 747s and medium-sized
helicopters of the present.
From the word go you know this is a serious piece of kit and
while the knack to flying the older aircraft revolves around not
stalling it and keeping the engine revs up, the modern planes are
packed to the hilt with geeky goodness. For those wishing to
engage in the experience of flight there are GPS navigation
systems enty, dozens of cockpits switches and an air traffic
control system which is as lifelike as it bewildering to
understand.
Understandably, not everyone is going to get to grips with this
beast immediately and full marks to Microsoft for including a
wealth of training information within the program in the form of
tutorials and reference material--it's essential reading if
you're to get a firm grip on this truly huge simulation.
To give some idea of scale, using the various game modes
available it's possible to take the controls of any of the 24
planes included then take off from one of the 24,000 ped
airports and fly anywhere around the globe. And for the true
aficionado you can do it all in real-time. However, for those of
us with a shorter attention span it is possible to speed up time
to get through the tedious bits.
Add to this truly realistic in-game weather--updated over the
Internet every 10 minutes--and what you have is one of the best
flight sims ever to grace a personal computer.
Flight Simulator 2004 isn't without its faults. It's graphically
intensive and requires a meaty PC to get top quality visuals
onscreen, the sound can become monotonous and arriving on four
CDs it takes forever to install. These minor points aside,
however, this is a superb piece of software and belongs firmly on
the hard drive of anyone who has ever harboured fantasies of
flying as a child. --Chris Russell
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Manufacturer's Description
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Enthusiasts around the world will experience the history of
aviation with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of
Flight. As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of powered
flight in 2003, A Century of Flight allows virtual pilots to feel
what it's like to take the controls of nine historic
aircraft--the record-breakers, the workhorses and the
innovators--such as Charles Lindbergh's Ryan NYP Spirit of St.
Louis, the Douglas DC-3 and the world's first successful powered
aircraft, the 1903 Wright Flyer.
Engaging, interactive multimedia provides a wealth of historical
information on the planes that shaped aviation history and the
pilots who flew them. Informed and inful articles help
players discover all that Flight Simulator and its fleet of 24
aircraft has to offer. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century
of Flight also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system,
enhanced automatically generated (auto-gen) scenery and detailed
visual effects, as well as 15 modern aircraft, including the
Robinson R-22 Beta II helicopter.
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