<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2002	I-Application
also	O
known	O
as	O
FS2002	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
8th	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
called	O
Professional	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
standard	O
edition	O
that	O
added	O
two	O
aircraft	O
,	O
a	O
flight	O
instructor	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
editor	B-Application
to	O
create	O
buildings	O
and	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FS2002	B-Application
(	O
8.0	O
)	O
improved	O
vastly	O
over	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
FS2002	B-Application
introduced	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
control	I-Application
(	O
ATC	O
)	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
aircraft	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
fly	O
alongside	O
computer	O
controlled	O
aircraft	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
airports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2002	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#12	O
on	O
NPD	O
Intelect	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
at	O
an	O
average	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2002	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
"	O
Computer	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
narrowly	O
prevailed	O
"	O
against	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
winning	O
despite	O
having	O
no	O
"	O
guns	O
,	O
missiles	O
or	O
explosive	O
pyrotechnic	O
effects	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
is	O
remarkable	O
testimony	O
of	O
the	O
bleeding-edge	O
quality	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
benchmark	O
product.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
all	O
nominated	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2002	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top	O
simulation	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
awards	O
went	O
instead	O
to	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
editors	O
called	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2002	I-Application
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
esteemed	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
daunting	O
task	O
of	O
increasing	O
the	O
detail	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
hundredfold.	O
"	O
</s>
