Sierra Pro Pilot
{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox CVG
| title = Sierra Pro Pilot
| image = Sierra Pro Pilot 98 cover.jpg
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| developer = Dynamix
| publisher = Sierra On Line
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| released = December 5, 1997{{cite web|url=http://www.dynamix.com/pr/pp-pr.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980627112336/http://www.dynamix.com/pr/pp-pr.html|title=A Civilian Flight Simulator For Everyone|website=Dynamix|archivedate=June 27, 1998|date=December 5, 1997|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}
| genre = Flight simulation
| platforms = Windows
| modes = Single-player
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Sierra Pro Pilot: The Complete Flight Simulator (also known as simply Pro Pilot or Pro Pilot '98{{cite web |last1=Atkin |first1=Denny |title=Pro Pilot '99 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pilot-99-review/1900-2545908/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609005648/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pilot-99-review/1900-2545908/ |archive-date=9 June 2019 |date=2 May 2000 |url-status=live}}) is a 1997 video game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra On Line. Two other games in the Pro Pilot series were released in 1998: Pro Pilot USA and Pro Pilot '99.{{cite web |title=News Briefs |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/03/news-briefs-301 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723203447/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/03/news-briefs-301 |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |date=October 3, 1998 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Shannon |first1=Luke |title=PC Games: Pro Pilot '99 |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/154/154019p1.html |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020611073421/http://pc.ign.com/articles/154/154019p1.html |archive-date=June 11, 2002 |date=October 23, 1998 |url-status=dead}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=Computer Gaming World
|rev1Score=2.5/5{{cite web|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_165.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510062618/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_165.pdf|title=Pro Pilot Review|magazine=Computer Gaming World|page=170|archivedate=May 10, 2013|date=April 1998|accessdate=February 18, 2025|url-status=live}}
|rev2=GameSpot
|rev2Score=6.1/10{{cite web|first=Denny|last=Atkin|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pilot-review/1900-2545909/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108022053/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pro-pilot-review/1900-2545909/|title=Pro Pilot Review|website=GameSpot|archivedate=November 8, 2016|date=February 9, 1998|accessdate=April 30, 2022|url-status=live}}
|rev3=PC Joker
|rev3Score=58%{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/PCJoker199809/page/n89/mode/2up|title=Pro Pilot|magazine=PC Joker|language=de|date=September 1998|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}
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The game sold more than 275,000 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.sierra.com/corp/mr/release/0%2C2760%2C91%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991005024949/http://www.sierra.com:80/corp/mr/release/0,2760,91,00.html|title=Press Release|website=Sierra On Line|archivedate=October 5, 1999|accessdate=April 30, 2022}}
GameSpot gave the game a score of 6.1 out of 10 stating "With the glaring omissions fixed and a graphics overhaul, Pro Pilot could be contender. As it stands now, it's primarily of interest to potential student pilots looking for a good instrument flying simulator."
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See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/19980213164703/http://sierra.com/titles/pilot/bot.html}} (archived)
- {{moby game|id=/58186}}
Category:General flight simulators
Category:Sierra Entertainment games
Category:Single-player video games