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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Deluxe Edition (PC) | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £27.85
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Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 410
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Genre: flight-simulation-games
Rating: To Be Announced
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Computer Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 9AM-00033
UPC: 882224258371
EAN: 0882224258371
ASIN: B000GBPLYI
Release Date: October 13, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Fast Despatch - Insured Delivery and 12 months Warranty
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Product Description
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Deluxe Edition (PC)
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: Read 70 more reviews...
 One Word: Incredible January 2, 2009
MusicMan (Brighton, UK)
Having been playing Flight Simulator 2002 for AGES, I was eager to get the newest version of it - FSX: and I can tell you that it is absolutely brilliant! The graphics are a dream and the game is so playable. I was hooked for some time - basically this pc game does not get boring.
Contrary to a lot of the comments about this product saying that "you need an incredibly high spec computer to run this game" I do not think you do. As many people think you need to full graphics activated for the game to be good, you don't. It's better to have the game on low graphics, running smoothly than on high graphics and stuttering. Therefore, the point I am trying to make is FSX will run smoothly on any modern computer if the graphics settings are low - medium. I usually run FSX on medium graphics as I have a medium spec computer (a HP Pavilion with Windows Vista) and the graphics are still really good.
Getting back to the game: I think this re-creates a real flying experience as I think the physics of all the movements of the plane are very realistic. You can chose a range of weather conditions and you can make adjustments to settings you want to change such as wind. This then changes how the plane flies e.g. goes slower when wind is on and hard to make a landing.
After playing Flight simulator 2002 for a long time, it came as a surprise to me how realistic this game can get. You can request a fuel truck; you can get a jet-bridge hooked up to your plane; the wings move and flop about in high wind conditions and you can even buy an addition pack to the game which lets you sit in the cabin of the plane and hear safety warnings and speech. Very realistic.
The Missions on FSX are very good ranging from delivering food to a remote part of the Amazon River to making a landing in India during the monsoon season. These missions are all rated on difficulty level so you can see how challenging it is.
Another improved feature is the navigation systems on the planes. It is now easier and more realistic to make an auto-piloted landing or to guide your plane through the air automatically. I really love to crash and bash things *ha ha* and guess what - this game lets you do that. Maybe not in the most realistic way for example when you crash your plane into the ground it just sinks in however, there is fire and the smoke affects are very good. Last of all, I just want to say that the water effects are probably the best I have ever seen on a computer game. They're incredible!
Anyway, overall, I would recommend this game to anyone who likes the Flight Simulator series and anyone who likes realistic simulation games. I loved this game that's for sure. :)
 Warning: You can only install this game on a fresh PC twice! December 4, 2008
D. Brown (UK)
From MS support site:
How many times can I activate the product?
There is no limit to the number of times that you can activate the software product on the same computer. For example, you can remove and reinstall or reactivate the product any number of times. An additional activation is provided so that you can remove and re-install the product on the same computer or on a different computer. See the Microsoft Software License Terms for more information. The Microsoft Software License Terms are located in the game folder.
 Good, but could be better September 19, 2008
Rob Stoppable (Diss, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had this since it came out and I've since upgraded PC specs etc. (Quad Core 6600 @2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, 2 x 8800GTX SLI), and with the details set high enough to make it pretty, I get about 8-10 frames per second. If I lower the details to make it run at 20+fps, it looks a bit mid-90's.
On the one hand, what they've achieved is very impressive. On the other hand it doesn't make for a smooth flying experience. It could really use a whole lot more planes too.
PC Spec? Don't worry... September 3, 2008
Steve
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Its an amazing game overall with accurate flaps (causing drag and lift) and everything just feels right!
Many reviews quote that the specs for the pc are required to be really high. But i have a 320MB graphics card, 1GB RAM and 2Ghz dual core processor. IMPORTANT: Flight sim works best on dual core processors. For single core processors the specs required are generally much higher. My pc can run the game on medium high settings and it works perfect. For ultra high settings i would need another 2GB RAM and probably a better graphics card. It works great on XP, but i havent tried it on vista.
JUST REMEMBER: IT WORKS MUCH BETTER ON A LOWER SPEC DUAL CORE THAN ON A HIGHER SINGLE CORE. for some reason the game plays brilliantly on dual core! For quad core, i dont know beacause i havent tried them.
For a joystick i highly reccomend Saitek Aviator. Its truly amazing and really good value.
Thanks for reading, Trust me, this games gr8!
FSX August 16, 2008
Mr. J. Ward (Leeds, UK)
I have used three versions of Flight Simulator in the past (Fs98, fs2002, fs2004) but FSX is the best so far, even though I have all of the graphic settings at 'low' as my current computer has got a poor graphics card. The multi-player feature on FSX is very good, even though the Gamespy system appears to be unreliable but when it works properly (very occasionally) it is excellent. The problems with Gamespy and FSX include an unreliable network connection with the Gamespy server, and very slow game load compared to previous versions of flight sim. However, if you are prepared to overlook these issues I am sure that you will enjoy this game as it is great fun to play.
Free flight mode is also very good becuase flight sim deluxe comes with a wide variety of aircraft, and the virtual cockpit has been greatly improved. Even though the virtual cockpit has improved I still prefer to fly with the standard flight sim cockpit as I am used to this setup. I have also downloaded over 100 aircraft from simviation.com and have bought several aircraft from sites such as first class simulations.
Overall I still prefer FS2002, but FSX is a very good flight simulator and it is highly recommended.
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