Google Earth Flight Simulator
The Google Earth flight simulator is a flight simulator that uses Google Earth satellite images as the ground for a more realistic experience. Depending on the system, it can be accessed by pressing…
Google Earth Flight Simulator is a simulator developed by Google, released 31 December 2007 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Google Earth Flight Simulator is
Google Earth Flight Simulator is a simulator game developed by Google and released in 2007. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Google Earth flight simulator is a flight simulator that uses Google Earth satellite images as the ground for a more realistic experience. Depending on the system, it can be accessed by pressing Control+Alt+A, Control+A, or Command+Option+A then pressing enter. After this feature has been activated at least once it appears under the tools menu. Since v4.3, the option is no longer hidden by default. Currently, only the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Cirrus SR-22 are the only aircraft that can be used, in addition to quite a few airports.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Google Earth Flight Simulator launched on 31 December 2007, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.
Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Patapon, Final Fantasy IV, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.
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