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Introduction
There
are some games that represent a myth. Microsoft Fligth Simulator 2002 is
definitely one of those games. For more than a decade, Microsoft has
developped, enhanced and tweaked one of the best fligth simulation game
available on the market. Personally I have discovered the game with the
version 3.0 that was released a long, long time ago at the time MS-DOS ruled
the computer world. The progresses between the various versions of the game
are quite obvious. Indeed with each new version, released almost yearly,
Microsoft does its best to crank up the reality level to make sure the game
is as good as its logo ‘As Real As It Gets’ suggests.
The
release of Flight Simulator 2002 has been postponed for a few weeks by
Microsoft and almost passed under silence after the tragic events that
affected the civil aviation in 2001. Microsoft has used this supplementary
development time to remove, for obvious reasons, the twin towers from the 3D
representation of the New York City. With Flight Simulator 2002, everyone
can learn the basis of flying, thus saving the enormous costs of real flying
lessons. Like Microsoft did for Flight Simulator 2000, this new release is
available in two flavors: the standard edition and the professional one. The
professional version, we review today, is bundled with tools to create
aircrafts and personal sceneries, includes four supplementary planes than
the standard edition along with the instructor’s station that gives tips to
pilots through the Internet.
Setup
As
usual, installing Flight Simulator 2002 is quite painful. Provided on not
less than three CDs the game takes a while to install since more than 2GB
of data will be copied on your hard disk. So you better be patient before
you take off, and have a generous hard disk! Once the very long
installation process is finished you’re ready to play. Note that the game
requirements are colossal: a 1 GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM and a GeForce
2 are the strict minimum to enjoy a smooth gameplay.

Microsoft Flight Simulator
2002 Setup (click to enlarge)
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