![]() ![]() ![]() Getting buffeted by high winds over LAX in your 'copter, the look of low orbit as you bring the Space Shuttle in for a landing, watching the control panel black out as you pull a several G dive in an SR-71 Blackbird, even the sight of flying a plane on Mars, all are well executed and add a level of flavor to the finished product.Īlas, all is not perfect in X-Plane 8's world(s). It's the little things, however, that make this title truly shine. Audio is good, with air traffic control, pilot chatter, and engine sounds reproduced faithfully, if not inspired. Imagine flying over your hometown and actually being able to pick out your own house! It's possible with the Generation 8 graphics. X-Plane 8's new graphical interface, while in many ways a lot like its predecessors as far as skins and cockpit design is concerned, boasts a new, GIS-based landscape in 3 dimensions rather than the flat look of previous versions (though the old '7' graphics are available if your video card doesn't have the horsepower).
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