Description:Sierra touts Pro Pilot as the best program of its kind, a lofty claim for any program to make. But when that claim is made against Microsoft's Flight Simulator - the longest-running and best-selling simulation of all time - the claimant has a lot to prove. And while Pro Pilot bests the civilian sim classic in a number of specific areaSierra touts Pro Pilot as the best program of its kind, a lofty claim for any program to make. But when that claim is made against Microsoft's Flight Simulator - the longest-running and best-selling simulation of all time - the claimant has a lot to prove. And while Pro Pilot bests the civilian sim classic in a number of specific areas, overall the program has an unfinished feel that ensures Flight Simulator won't be toppled from the top of the charts anytime soon.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Dynamix Release date : 30 November 1997 EAN: 0020626834612 UPC: 020626834612
"November 1997
-rushed to market to compete with FS 98
-as a result, game felt rushed; very buggy and unpolished
-Developed by Dynamix, makers of the 'Aces' war plane series, together with some of SubLOGIC team, after Sierra's buyout
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"Nov. 1997 - Pro Pilot was an attempt by Dynamix to compete with Microsoft's Flight Simulator series, in part thanks to some of SubLOGIC's design team joining them after Sierra bought out the flight sim pioneers. But in order to compete with FS'98, Pro Pilot was rushed to market, leaving the public with an unfinished, buggy and unpolished simulator.
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