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Ship Simulator 2008 to launch in July - Videos
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-05-15 15:19:11 1469
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After the worldwide success of the first Ship Simulator title in 2006, which sold more than 130.000 copies to date, Dutch developer VSTEP and publisher Lighthouse Interactive are proud to announce its sequel, Ship Simulator 2008, slated for release in the UK and Scandinavia July 13th 2007.
Previously announced as Ship Simulator 2007 earlier this year, the decision to hold back the release the to middle part of the year has prompted the decision to change the title to Ship Simulator 2008. This also reiterates the companies commitment to support the product with add-ons and new features throughout 2008. Localized versions of the game such as French, Spanish, and Italian versions, will be released by Lighthouse Interactive in September 2007.
Links to the first video clips of the work-in-progress:
The new version contains many often requested features from the hugely active user community:
1. Three brand new exciting sailing areas: San Francisco, Southampton/Solent area incl. Cowes, and Marseille.
2. Nine brand new vessels, from pilot boat to supertanker, including even a massive offshore oil rig
3. User-controlled harbour container cranes
4. Ocean waves, with realistic ship motions
5. Long-distance trips between harbours (open sea missions)
6. Walkthrough option on all ships
7. Interactive bridge controls on all ships
8. Advanced weather system
9. New navigation instruments, including a depth meter
10. Mid-mission save function
11. Visible damage on ships after a collision
12. Advanced towing, anchoring and mooring rope operations
13. Complex and challenging missions, like chasing other ships, container loading, rescue operations
14. Free-roam option: select a ship, a sailing environment, set the weather and wave conditions, and start sailing!
Says Pjotr van Schothorst, the game's producer and director at VSTEP: "It was great to see so many people having fun with the first edition of our game. Not just youngsters liked it, but a large group of older people, many of them professional sailors, became almost addicted to the game. I am happy that our development team was able to address most of the often requested features, promising an even larger active user community for the new version."
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