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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

2002's version of Microsoft's long running series of non-combat, commercial flight simulators. The game uses a completely new 3D graphics engine which features photorealistic terrain as well as some nifty…

31 December 2001

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 is a simulator developed by Microsoft Corporation, released 31 December 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 is

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 is a simulator game developed by Microsoft Corporation and released in 2001. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

2002's version of Microsoft's long running series of non-combat, commercial flight simulators. The game uses a completely new 3D graphics engine which features photorealistic terrain as well as some nifty effects like jet contrails, volumetric clouds and a completely 3D virtual cockpit for each of the 12 planes in the game (which include the new Cessna 208 Caravan Floatplane and Boeing 747-400).
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 launched on 31 December 2001, within three weeks of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga and Sonic Advance.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga, Sonic Advance.

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When did Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 come out?
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 was released on 31 December 2001 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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