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- Price: Free to try (Missions limited); $24.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Date added: January 16, 2006
- Total Downloads: 94,207
- Downloads last week: 227
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 6 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Combining impressive graphics, decent sound, and a realistic-feeling simulation, Eagle Lander 3D lets you try for a smooth moon landing, but it's a bit rough around the edges. As with realistic flight sims, you must practice quite a bit before you can avoid crash landing. However, accessing the detailed help files may help you hone your skills. The trial version puts you in control of the Apollo 11 spacecraft; you must guide it to a smooth landing spot using pitch, yaw, and roll controls. A tutorial would be nice for the mission, as it's extremely difficult. Still, viewing a succesful landing using the app's Replay mode may provde some assistance.
The lander is nicely modeled, and the moonscape looks as if it were created from real photos. You get multiple cockpit views, plus external views of the lander, which you can rotate and move around. The audio in the simulation sounds like radio communications from the original moon missions. We like the variety in video and audio settings, especially the ability to play in window mode. Customizing keyboard and mouse controls is rough, requiring you to edit text files. For a smooth-running simulation, you also will need a recent, gamer-quality graphics card. People who enjoy hard-core, realistic, vehicle simulations will appreciate the level of detail in Eagle Lander 3D.
Publisher's description
From Go for Landing :Eagle Lander 3D (EL3D) is an authentic simulation of the Apollo lunar landings. EL3D includes accurate renditions of scenery, flight dynamics and the lunar module. Currently EL3D includes Apollo 11,12, 15, 17, a LM racing course and orbital operations including rendezvous and docking. Other missions can 'plug-in'.
Version 2.1.2 updates graphics.
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Version: Eagle Lander 3D 2.1.2
Pros: Genial and fantastic
Cons: Nothing
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Version: Eagle Lander 3D 2.1.2
"Very cool with a working DSKY + AGC (Apollo Guidance Computer)."
Pros: V2.1.2 contains mission-specific ground scenery and radio chatter. Fly Apollo-12 to the Ocean of Storms then do an EVA to plat the flag before you walk 200m (650f) to the Surveyor-3.
Cons: I wished there were more complete Rendezvous + Docking missions but I understand that free plugins are coming for people who registered.
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Version: Eagle Lander 3D 2.1.2
"The most realistic moon landing simulation on the inet"
Pros: very realistic
Cons: I would like more missions
Summary: It would be nice to have a simulation of the whole apollo program from the countdown to the return to our oceans on earth...
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