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Technical Details
- 8 different ship types including the Royal Yacht, Harbour Patrol Vessel and Sea Taxi
- Control the Titanic and take the legendary vessel to never before visited locations
- Or take a leisurely stroll along the decks and enjoy the majesty of the world's most famous ship
- Negotiate 700 km2 of recreated harbours (Rotterdam and Hamburg) and tropical scenery (Phi Phi Islands)
- 40 varied missions, from search and rescue missions, racing a speedboat, to towing a cargo boat through a narrow harbour entrance with your tugboat
- Mission editor
- Earn credits by finishing missions or lose them by bumping your boat into other objects.
- Dynamic weather system including wind force and rain to enhance the atmosphere and realism
- Exchange your own missions with other players on the special forum at the game's website
- Developed by VSTEP developers of professional simulators for nautical training for the Royal Dutch Navy
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You've mastered trains and planes, now take to the seas! Ship Simulator 2006 is a revolutionary new simulation game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea, where they will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D environment. Players will take control of a wide array of ship types, from massive cargo ships to speedboats, yachts, water taxis and even the mighty Titanic. The waters you sail are also as varied as the ships, from the biggest harbours in the world, such as Rotterdam and Hamburg, to the calm aqua marine waters of the Thai Phi Phi Islands. Gamers will experience how challenging it is to steer the Titanic through shallow water, or just how it feels to navigate a cargo tanker or tug boat - including how diverse the controls are.
Product Description
You've mastered trains and planes, now take to the seas! Ship Simulator 2006 is a revolutionary new simulation game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea, where they will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3d environment. Players will take control of a wide array of ship types, from massive cargo ships to speedboats, yachts, water taxis and even the mighty Titanic. The waters you sail are also as varied as the ships, from the biggest harbours in the world, such as Rotterdam and Hamburg, to the calm aqua marine waters of the Thai Phi Phi Islands. Gamers will experience how challenging it is to steer the Titanic through shallow water, or just how it feels to navigate a cargo tanker or tug boat - including how diverse the controls are
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Addictive and real fun,
By Bastiaan de Groot "Bas" (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Ship Simulator 2006 (PC CD) (Video Game)
I tried the game for the first time several weeks ago and have not been able to stop playing since then. The variety in 3D environments and the extensive number of mission for different skill levels makes every game exiting and fun. Every mission is a new challenge. As a mariner I find the ship dynamics very realistic and can recommend to everyone who in not able to get out on a real ship to play: This is the next best thing!!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything I expected and more.,
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Ship Simulator 2006 (PC CD) (Video Game)
I bought this simulator a while ago and I think it's really great.
The game has nine different ship types with different controls and very realistic behaviour. It will take you at least 20 hours just to finish the 40 available missions and then there's the mission editor that gives you all the tools needed to make your own missions. What's especially great about this simulator is navigating the big ships (like the Titanic) in narrow and crowded harbours. If it wasn't hard enough to moore a ship like the titanic, the other traffic sailing up and down the river will make your job even more difficult.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Good Attempt!,
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Ship Simulator 2006 (PC CD) (Video Game)
Having experienced boats and ships in my time I was pleased to see someone making an attempt at a ship simulator.
Being a bit of a sim "anorak", MS Train Sim and other similar games appeal. MS Train Sim for me is generally a dissapointment as there is not much to do other than drive a train from a to b. Ship Simulator does fall generally into the same category, although there has to be more of an element of skill to transverse often very busy waterways. Numerous challenges are offered from a small powerboat up to the Titanic, each slightly different. The boats handle realistically and the scenery is very good. Some issues though. Even with careful navigation other shipping has a mind of its own. The Tiatnic is not very manoeverable, which is fine, as I guess its true to its original design. But when at a complete stop do smaller yachts and speedboats just crash into it! This then results in damage costs which in turn mean you fail that scenario. Somewhat a pain when you then have to spend another 3/4 hour getting back to where you were (only for it to happen again). The game does allow you to build your owen scenario's and this can be done relatively easily, which provides flexibility in producing new challenges, although this is currenly limited to three venues. I think I would generally give it three stars as a game, but would like to thank Lighthouse for making a very good attempt at a sim, which I believe could be developed further into something bigger, with more ports / venues, different ships (e.g. modern cruise ships) and adding additional challenges. If you like playing in the water with boats, give it a go - its fun!
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