One thing that definitely can't be faulted is the range of activities on offer. Each of the historical winged jalopies comes with a raft of pre-generated flights designed to let you relive the glories of the past. Mind you, what is included is nicely handled. While the cynic in me detects an expansion pack in the works, the eager-young-gamer-standing-at-the-counter-with-a-crisp-fifty-quid-note in me wishes they would do these things property first time round.
For Microsoft, aviation history apparently stopped in the 1930s and picked up again in the present day. Of the nine historical planes included, there's nothing from the jet era, nothing military and none of the experimental X-plane models that were used to break sound barriers during the '60s. Microsoft has made a noble attempt to foster the spirit of a century of going up-diddly-up-up, even if at times you do feel as though it's skimped on making a thorough examination of the last 100 years. There's more to it than that, but you don't become one of the country's leading literary humorists like what I amīy sticking with mere fact. Of course, I'm exaggerating for comic effect. What it means in practice is that basically we've got Flight Sim 2002 with fluffier clouds, a handful of historic aircraft and menus with a more educational bent than normal. For now we're being presented with Flight Simulator 2004 -A 4 Century Of Flight, celebrating 100 (and one) years of powered aviation. Like the FIFA series, each game will have a different professional pilot on the front cover depending on territory - France will have Roland Garros the first Frenchman to cross the Mediterranean by air Britain wi have Terry Thomas and Eric Sykes from Those Magnificent Men And Their Flying Machines Colorado will have John Denve.Īnyhow, that's all just made - up speculation for the future (although wouldn't it be great?).
Oh no, Flight Sim again? Wasn't it like all of two hours ago we were reviewing Flight Sim 2002? (More like a year and a half - Ed.) We've heard that for the next one Microsoft will apparently be teaming up with EA to produce a range of Flight Sim titles, including Flight Sim 2006 Premier All-Stars, Road To Flight Sim 2006 and Flight Sim '02-'06 Challenge.
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