Flight Simulator 98 (PC)

Even though it's a bit outdated now, for it's time this is a totally amazing PC flight simulator. If you can manage to get your hands on it now, usually under a budget label, it's perfect for people with lower spec PCs. The game includes over 3000 airports including major international airports, regional airports, airstrips and private airfields. All of the airports have correct runway positions and correct radio and navigation frequencies like ILS and more. Each airport comes with a small amount of Air Traffic Control but nothing special, that's one of the areas where ...  Read the complete review

Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 98 is a game for anyone who is interested in learning to fly. The game consists of various options whereby you can: learn the basics; practice on specific skills; go on adventures; take up challenges; or simply go where you want to go. Learning the basics For first time users, the game offers a series of lessons which take you step by step through basic principles of flight. There are both theory and practical lessons which the user can go through to achieve a good overall knowledge, and gain the necessary skills for the adventures and challenges that Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 98 offers. ...  Read the complete review

I have had a few flight lessons in my life. Im not at the stage where I can take my PPL (Private Pilots Licence) yet but I do know what Im talking about when it comes to navigating the skies. So If I had to select the most accurate and realistic simulator on the market, I would select Flight Simulator 2000 from Microsoft. Why? Well. The instumentation reading, navigation, flight characteristics and details are exactly the same as flying a real plane. they do say in the manual that just because you can fly the simulator well, it does not mean you can fly a real plane! Maybe not nut you would be able to navigate and tune the radios on a real plane to find ...  Read the complete review

However good the professionals say flight simulator is, it just is so boring. Yeah I can see the real aviation pilots finding it fun, it’s their job. But whereas in real life you can see the breath taking scenery here the graphics are so poor that all you can see is something that vaguely looks likes land and sea. The houses though are the worst part about this game because you can actually land on them and the print of the house is still there. Also there is no other aircraft in the sky unless you join up on the web! And there is no air traffic control to guide you to your destination. ...  Read the complete review

The Microsoft Flight-Sim series has always been popular with it's simple approach to the simulation genre. If you've been hiding under a rock for 10 years it may interest you to know that in the flight-sim series, you basically fly in a variety of civilian aircraft from A to B in a realistic environment. Flight Sim 98 is no exception and provides you with several civilian aircraft to play around with in locations all around the world. The graphics are nothing special but do give a sense of height as you are flying at 30,000ft in a Boeing 737. However the gameplay fails to captivate you enough to spend hours flying from London to New York. One of the things ...  Read the complete review