Microsoft Flight! Released

Microsoft released Flight! on February 29.  The basic game is available as a free download from the Microsoft web site.  Microsoft plans to make money on Flight! by selling add-ons, in a manner reminiscent of MMORPGs.  I downloaded it and tried it out, and my basic reaction is, "meh."  It really seems to be more of a game than a sim.  In essence, you are given little mini-quests to complete, which have the purpose of teaching you how to fly.  I think the graphics do look a little slicker than FSX on some elements, but it lacks a number of features from FSX.  I haven't totally given up on Flight! - it's still on my hard drive for now - but I think I will be sticking with FSX for the time being.