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Flight Sim

By Niko Silvester, About.com

Definition: Flight Sim is a genre of video game that aims to realistically simulate the experience of flying. There are both civilian fight simulators, which re-create the experience of flying airplanes such as passenger craft, and combat flight sims, which allow the player to experience aerial fighting.
Pronunciation: FLYT sihm
Also Known As: flying game, flight simulation
Common Misspellings: flihgt sim
Examples:
Flight sims include Microsoft Flight Simulator and IL-2 Sturmovik.

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