REVIEW: MICROSOFT NEW YORK - and MICRODOFT HAWAII          MICROSOFT HOME

Scenery Enhancements for Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1



If you are into flight simulator flying you'll be interested in these

interesting adjuncts for Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.  The detail of

this add-on is really something, but to really enjoy it you'll have to

see it on a SVGA monitor, although VGA will work.  Also recommended are

a sound card and a mouse.



Both Microsoft NEW YORK and HAWAII are seamless in their integration with 

FS5 and the sounds and time-of-day effects really add to the realism of 

flying in and around The Big Apple and the Fiftieth State.  You can buzz the 

World Trade Center, enjoy the sunset over the New York Skyline and even take 

off and land at JFK International or LaGuardia airports along with the big 

guys.  If that's not enough, you can do aerobatics over Times Square!

The graphics and sound effects are great.  I enjoyed "flying" around the 

Hawaiian Islands - the scenery is breathtaking.  I particularly

liked the visuals of Diamond Head and amused myself by making a simulated

attack on Pearl Harbor.  



As I mentioned in my review of MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 5, as a pilot I

see a lot of educational and entertainment value in these programs but they 

cannot possibly approach the actual sensation of piloting an airplane.

However, the student pilot can learn a lot about flying while enjoying these

very sophisticated games.  



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(C) 1995

Michael Crestohl

Nahant Massachusetts  USA

mc@shore.net



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failure of the book or materials reviewed herewith, nor have I received any 

compensation (other than a review copy requested by me) from anyone who has.  

All opinions expressed are strictly my own.



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