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found that the new flight physics were "more than adequate for the task at hand", despite certain "questionable areas". He praised the graphics and ATC, but noted AI glitches with the latter. He summarized, "Overall, this simulation is somewhat above average". Dean Evans of
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promised much but delivered relatively little, and it's a similar story with this sequel." He noted that the graphics, while good from a distance, became "disappointingly bland" up close; and he found the game to be limited compared to
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believed the game to be the first simulator to recreate "the real feeling of civilian flying", particularly because of its graphics and ATC system. He considered its flight physics to be "much better than
400:(ATC) directs the player and the AI planes to prevent collisions. The player interacts with the ATC and with other planes by constructing radio messages with a menu. Three cockpit views are available:
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performed well enough to recoup its development costs. Critics lauded the game's graphics and simulated airspace, and several praised its physics. However, some considered the game to be inferior to
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did not create a believable flight experience, but that the "exquisite terrain, impressive flight-physics models, and meticulous attention to the details and procedures of civilian aviation" in
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s "underlying playability" made it "worthwhile" and "addictive". Presley summarized, "s a time-waster, a novelty item or an office toy, it does the job and it does it well." Jonathan Gordon of
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simply because of its lack of weapons "would be a mistake", and explained that the interaction with the world "is everything—it's reward enough simply to explore rather than to destroy."
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created "the closest experience to actual flight" available. He praised the game's ATC system, which he considered to be "so real that it's almost scary". Poole summarized, "
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calculations to replace the CFDs system. To gather data for the new physics, Hantzopoulos and Berry flew in real-world planes with designer Ed Tatro and aerobatic pilot
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456:. Blackley refused and was fired, leaving the company in late 1995. Constantine Hantzopoulos became the lead designer and project leader of the fourteen-member
513:. Hantzopoulos learned from Blackley that it was necessary to recreate the "visceral feel" of real flight, but Blackley's CFDs system was "all black box
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but features no interactive flight instruments. External camera angles are also available, and the player may ride as a passenger in any AI plane.
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look like a sack of old spam". He found the game to be "immensely realistic" and praised its terrain and simulated airspace. Similarly,
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is so impressive that to even whine about little details shows a shortsightedness that's all too common amongst us gamers."
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and adventures. The game's six lessons detail such maneuvers as
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demanded that Blackley instead design a direct sequel to
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Yee, Bernie (March 1995). "Through the Looking Glass".
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570:designed cockpits more interactive than those in
198:. The player controls one of five planes in the
1962:"What's up in the Looking Glass Flying Circus?"
1847:. No. 164. pp. 74–77, 80, 84, 88, 89.
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1934:"Input wanted on Looking Glass sims"
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377:, helping a prisoner to escape from
1932:Ocampo, Jason (February 16, 1998).
1880:Gordon, Jonathan (March 28, 1998).
1869:from the original on March 8, 2014.
1650:. September 9, 1997. Archived from
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1905:Malizola, Mike (April 20, 1998).
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2491:Video games set in San Francisco
1861:Sterrett, James (May 31, 2000).
1704:Weise, Matthew (March 4, 2012).
1615:Stellmach, Tim (June 27, 1997).
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210:aircraft directed by real-time
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1371:. June 7, 1995. Archived from
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932:Microsoft Flight Simulator '98
538:s new terrain renderer, ZOAR.
266:. Following the completion of
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1865:. Through the Looking Glass.
1723:Leonard, Tom (July 9, 1999).
600:Electronic Entertainment Expo
263:Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
1755:. 1998-02-11. Archived from
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424:Following the completion of
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241:computational fluid dynamics
2486:Looking Glass Studios games
1792:. January 1998. p. 96.
1309:. Vol. 2, no. 3.
1278:Atkin, Denny (July 1997). "
1156:Poole, Stephen (May 1998).
434:planned to use that game's
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2029:Chick, Tom (May 6, 2002).
1985:"Behind The Looking Glass"
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1134:Looking Glass Technologies
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598:The game was shown at the
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602:in June 1997, alongside
438:(CFDs) code to create a
430:in 1995, project leader
394:artificially intelligent
247:, had left the company.
208:artificially intelligent
161:Amateur flight simulator
96:Constantine Hantzopoulos
76:Constantine Hantzopoulos
2445:OtherSide Entertainment
2191:Thief: The Dark Project
2062:at the Internet Archive
1939:Computer Games Magazine
1727:Thief: The Dark Project
1680:Thief: The Dark Project
1619:Thief: The Dark Project
1563:Computer Games Magazine
1245:Computer Games Magazine
876:Computer Games Magazine
750:Computer Games Magazine
605:Thief: The Dark Project
588:square meters per pixel
440:combat flight simulator
214:. The game eschews the
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1968:. 1998. Archived from
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1782:"Flight Unlimited 2".
1591:"E3: The Third Report"
1008:Jane's Attack Squadron
1000:Jane's Attack Squadron
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531:. James Fleming coded
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505:made this unnecessary.
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256:series. Commercially,
204:San Francisco Bay Area
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2108:Looking Glass Studios
1983:James, Peter (2000).
1972:on February 24, 1998.
1966:Looking Glass Studios
1921:on February 26, 2000.
1915:Looking Glass Studios
1894:on November 10, 2012.
1844:Computer Gaming World
1837:Staff (March 1998). "
1688:on February 24, 1998.
1627:on February 24, 1998.
1552:Smith, Peter (1997).
1475:Looking Glass Studios
1285:Computer Gaming World
1178:on February 29, 2000.
1042:Computer Gaming World
955:. The editors called
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925:wrote, "The original
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53:Looking Glass Studios
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2232:Flight Unlimited III
1950:on February 7, 2005.
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1375:on November 17, 2015
1292:. pp. 108, 110.
1127:Flight Unlimited II
1049:. pp. 168, 171.
991:Flight Unlimited III
982:Flight Unlimited III
940:was a runner-up for
910:Flight Simulator '98
824:Sierra Entertainment
273:Flight Unlimited III
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327:Beechcraft Baron 58
311:Flight Unlimited II
298:The player flies a
268:Flight Unlimited II
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108:James Wiley Fleming
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2516:Windows-only games
2501:Video game sequels
2435:Night Dive Studios
1882:"Console Yourself"
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2125:Ultima Underworld
1997:on June 14, 2001.
1790:Future Publishing
1712:on June 29, 2012.
1597:. June 23, 1997.
1518:on June 26, 1997.
1458:. Living; p. C.8.
1216:on March 2, 2002.
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1012:Xicat Interactive
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