Editing Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| CGW = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="cgw">{{cite magazine |last1=Atkin |first1=Denny |title=3D's the Charm |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=December 1997 |issue=161 |pages=374–381 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.9/10<ref name="gspot1">{{cite web |last1=Deemer |first1=Pete |title=Flight Simulator 98 Review for PC |url=https://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/flightsimulator98/review.html |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628201104/https://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/flightsimulator98/review.html |archive-date=28 June 2003 |date=29 October 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| PCZone = 94/100<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mathieson |first1=Dave |title=Reviews - Flight Simulator 98 |journal=[[PC Zone]] |date=October 1997 |issue=55 |pages=98–99}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[GameStar]]''
| rev1Score = 76%<ref name="mobyrev">{{cite web |title=Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Reviews |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/microsoft-flight-simulator-98/mobyrank |website=[[MobyGames]] |publisher=[[Atari]] |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = Gamezilla
| rev2Score = 89/100<ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 by Microsoft |url=https://www.gamezilla.com/reviews/m/msflight98.asp |website=Gamezilla |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011221093547/www.gamezilla.com/reviews/m/msflight98.asp |archive-date=21 December 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[PC Joker]]''
| rev3Score = 77%<ref name="mobyrev"/>
}}
By November 1997, ''Flight Simulator 98'' had shipped one million units, following its September launch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_11/20_fltsim/index.html |title=Flight Sim Stats |website=headline.gamespot.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304120510/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_11/20_fltsim/index.html |archive-date=4 March 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=sales1>{{cite web | author=Staff | title=Flight Sim Stats | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304120510/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_11/20_fltsim/index.html | url=http://headline.gamespot.com:80/news/97_11/20_fltsim/index.html | archive-date=March 4, 2000 | work=[[GameSpot]] | date=November 20, 1997 | url-status=dead | access-date=August 4, 2019 }}</ref> It received a "Gold" award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) in August 1998,<ref name=vud1998>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000713050154/http://www.vud.de/infopres/cebit98.htm | url=http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/cebit98.htm | title=Uhr TCM Hannover – ein glänzender Event auf der CebitHome | date=August 26, 1998 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=July 13, 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead | access-date=January 15, 2020 }}</ref> for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<ref name=gameprogold>{{cite magazine | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718145345/https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html | url=https://www.gamepro.de/artikel/vud-gold-awards-2003,1290773.html | title=VUD-Gold-Awards 2003 | author=Horn, Andre | date=January 14, 2004 | magazine=[[GamePro|GamePro Germany]] | archive-date=July 18, 2018 | language=de | url-status=live }}</ref> The VUD raised it to "Platinum" status, indicating 200,000 sales, by November.<ref name=vud1998-2>{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610165302/http://www.vud.de/infopres/PM-271198.htm | url=http://www.vud.de:80/infopres/PM-271198.htm | title=Neues aus der Verbandsgeschäftstelle | location=[[Paderborn]] | date=November 27, 1998 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archive-date=June 10, 2000 | language=de | url-status=dead | access-date=January 15, 2020 }}</ref>

Pete Deemer for [[GameSpot]] said ''"Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is an impressive feat. With a few exceptions, gone are the glaring flaws of the previous version; coupled with its technological innovations, the sum of the parts is a unique flight experience of unprecedented realism."''.<ref name="gspot1"/>

Denny Atkin for ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' summarized: ''"Overall, though, this is a worthwhile update for FLIGHT SIMULATOR fans who have fast [[Graphics card|3D cards]]."''<ref name="cgw"/>

Dave Mathieson for ''[[PC Zone]]'' summarized: ''"[...] Flight Sim 98 is the most realistic sim around of any type, and the sheer size of this version, combined with lovely graphics, make it a bit of a must for anyone even remotely interested in flying planes."''

During the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|AIAS]]' [[1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards|inaugural Interactive Achievement Awards]], ''Microsoft Flight Simulator 98'' won "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year|PC Simulation Game of the Year]]", along with nominations for "Computer Entertainment Title of the Year" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering]]".<ref name="Finalists1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Updates |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |website=Interactive.org |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090128fw_/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Winners1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Winners |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090115/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref>