Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004

I love flying and I really love the chance to fly an airplane (virtually though).

I managed to acquire Microsoft latest Flight Sim.(Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. )

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This DVD-ROM is great and I enjoy the realistic graphics it offers. The sim has a standard features of planes but I usually download extra planes from Suclaro Website . The other websites for Flight sims are in this link (http://www.worldwidetopsites.com/sites/flightsim.html)

Platform: Windows 2000 / XP / Me / 98

Key New Features
- Dynamic weather system based on realistic atmospheric physics, with true three-dimensional clouds that form and dissipate, and automatic real-world weather updates when you're connected to the Internet.
- Weather “themes” that generate a wide variety of stunning—and challenging—flying conditions with just a few clicks of a mouse
- Enhanced interactive air traffic control (ATC), including traffic at all airports around the world (including non-towered airports), altitude changes en route, pop-up IFR clearances, and precision and non-precision approaches to multiple runways
- Interactive 3D “virtual” cockpits—tune radios and operate key aircraft controls and avionics by pointing and clicking in the virtual cockpit view.
- Scenery improvements, including taxiway and runway signs, enhanced auto-gen 3D objects, more high-detail airports, and improved lighting and sky effects
- Garmin 500 and 295 series GPS with color moving maps and airport/facility information
- Improved full-color map view with terrain display
- Improved support for 3D graphics hardware acceleration in multiple windows and across multiple monitors
- Learning Center--a “Web site on the disc” available while the simulation is running that includes a Key Topics visual guide to the features in Microsoft Flight Simulator, direct links to flights and lessons, flight briefings, how-to procedures, aircraft handbooks, and more.
- New and expanded lessons and ground school topics
- Kiosk mode for unattended demonstrations

System Requirements
Windows PC
2000/XP – 128 MB Ram
98/Me – 64 MB Ram
Processor:450 MHz minimum
Available hard drive space:1.8 GB
DirectX 9 or later (included with Microsoft Flight Simulator: A Century of Flight)
Video card: 8 MB/3D with DirectX 7.0 or later drivers
Other: mouse, joystick/yoke, sound card, speakers/headphones
Online/multiplayer: 56.6 kbps modem or LAN

Until then, happy flying !!

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PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 5 (PES5)

I am currently playing this game now. It was introduced to me by Paul, the PS2 guy in Labuan. I was telling him about how I enjoyed Winning Eleven (W-11) v.9 when he told me PES5 is the English/US version of it. I got PES5 for my PS2 and did not stopped playing it. The PES5 official website is good.

The gameplay is great and realistic. It is played by many real-life players, including Thierry Henry and John Terry who appear on the cover. The cool thing is that I can create a player who looks like me when I have enough PES points. Brilliant.

I prefer PES5 than W-11. Mostly because I understand the menus and instructions.However, the W-11 has better gameplay. It is damn addictive and will keep on at it until the World Cup 2006 in Germany is over.