Flight Simulator X Standard Edition

Overview

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

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Price: $59

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Enhanced 3D cockpits.
Pretty water.
New external views.

Cons:

Serious, time-consuming tweaking required to find optimum settings.

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Last revision on July 30, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Enhanced 3D cockpits
Pretty water
New external views
Multiplayer

Reviewers Didn't Like

Serious, time-consuming tweaking required to find optimum settings

Expert reviews and ratings

By BrightHub on February 25, 2009 60

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By GWN on November 21, 2006 80

Ambitious effort by the wizards of Redmond and Ace Studios with mostly positive...

By GameZone on October 11, 2006 84

When I was a kid I was an airplane nut. It was hard not to be considering my dad was in the Air Force and he was a civilian flight instructor and small aircraft mechanic on the side. I can’t even begin to count the hours I spent at small local...

By V3.co.uk on October 05, 2006 100

Flight simulation takes another step towards...

By Expert Reviews on October 01, 2006 100

Microsofts flight sim is back and better than ever. If you like that kind of thing. Microsofts flight simulator series has been at the top of every wannabe pilots shopping list since it was first launched in 1980. The new version has some...

By Pocket-lint on September 27, 2006 90

If you looking to learn to fly and want to get in some practice this will more than offer you what you...

By Bityard on November 02, 2006

Flight simulators for home computers are over 20 years old. Does Microsofts Flight Simulator X continue that legacy with an impressive show or a horrendous crash?Im really going to date myself here. My first flight simulator experiences were...

By Gameswelt.de on April 03, 2009 88

2006 veröffentlichte Microsoft den Flight Simulator X, der einige Verbesserungen gegenüber dem FS 2004 brachte. Mit dem Add-on Scenery Switzerland Professional von Flylogic wurden weitere Punkte abgehakt....