Games Database
PC
Simulation: Flight
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Simulation: Flight Add-on pack |
| Media: | CD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Just Flight | Soft. Co.: | Just Flight |
| Publishers: | Just Flight
(GB) |
Released: | 14 Sept 2001
(GB) |
| Ratings: | 3+ | ||
| Accessories: | Mouse, Control Pad, Keyboard | ||
Summary
Greatest Airliners, the next expansion in the gigantic portfolio of Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, takes a step aside from combat-based gaming and confronts the world of commercial flight. Prepare to board the world’s most popular passenger plane, the Boeing 737-400.
Since the flight simulator is a heavily populated genre with plenty of stiff competition, software houses are striving to bring us something new, something more comprehensive and something thoroughly addictive. Greatest Airliners brings us another step closer to reality.
Within the highly detailed and authentic models of the 737's you fly is a photo-realistic cockpit that is more interactive than ever before. The instrumentation is stunning, complete with overhead panels, consoles and throttle quadrants. Of course, you won’t be able to get the most out of the Greatest Airliners unless you have a handy flight controller. There are plenty available and come highly recommended as they boost the realism of the game greatly. For newcomers to games of this type, there is a tutorial option available that teaches the player how to properly use the plane’s plethora of controls.
Greatest Airliners has a great number of missions, all of the which entail flying from one destination to another, whether you’re carrying cargo or passengers. If you somehow get bored of staring at the cockpit in a drawn out flight, you can assume the role of the passenger to observe your skills from a different perspective.
Greatest Airliners truly is an informative experience, complete with great gameplay. If you budding pilots out there are looking for a starting point, here it is.
Since the flight simulator is a heavily populated genre with plenty of stiff competition, software houses are striving to bring us something new, something more comprehensive and something thoroughly addictive. Greatest Airliners brings us another step closer to reality.
Within the highly detailed and authentic models of the 737's you fly is a photo-realistic cockpit that is more interactive than ever before. The instrumentation is stunning, complete with overhead panels, consoles and throttle quadrants. Of course, you won’t be able to get the most out of the Greatest Airliners unless you have a handy flight controller. There are plenty available and come highly recommended as they boost the realism of the game greatly. For newcomers to games of this type, there is a tutorial option available that teaches the player how to properly use the plane’s plethora of controls.
Greatest Airliners has a great number of missions, all of the which entail flying from one destination to another, whether you’re carrying cargo or passengers. If you somehow get bored of staring at the cockpit in a drawn out flight, you can assume the role of the passenger to observe your skills from a different perspective.
Greatest Airliners truly is an informative experience, complete with great gameplay. If you budding pilots out there are looking for a starting point, here it is.