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Game Information
- Platform: Windows Vista / XP
- BBFC Rating:
Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over. - Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features
- Captain 24 vessels, from powerboat to tugboat, port carter, oil tanker, superfast personal watercraft... or even the Titanic!
- Walk around on board any ship and examine everything in minute detail.
- Sail through some of the Worlds' most famous and detailed ports and locations, including Rotterdam, San Francisco and Southampton, or take on the wild storms of the open sea.
- Sail together with your friends and other Ship Simulator fans in the Online Multiplayer mode (Internet connection required).
- From beginner level, to advanced - includes fast pick-up & play missions for the sailing fan to extremely realistic simulation missions for the real captains!
- Make use of advanced instruments aboard and experience the impressively realistic sailing characteristics of every ship.
- Experience breathtaking adventures and missions in Missionmode, or sail the globe freely experimenting with the ever-changing weather conditions in Free Roaming mode.
- The Making of Ship Sim Captain's Journal
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Ship Simulator 2008 Collector's Edition is the ultimate sailing simulator box set for PC. Become the captain of one of the most impressive ships in the World and take on the fierce ocean, or sail to an array of well-known ports across the globe.Ship Simulator 2008 Collector's Edition includes both, the much appreciated Ship Simulator 2008 game and the official Ship Simulator 2008 Add-On: New Horizons,which features exciting Online and LAN multiplayer missions. The Collector's Edition is packed with unique, never-before-seen bonus material such as a 68 page Captain's Journal of references and the 'Making of' video, which gives players the opportunity to sneak a peek behind the scenes at the creation of the Ship Simulator game series. This comprehensive box set is a complete package not to be missed by any simulation fan!
Product Description
Collector's Edition contents:
- Ship Simulator 2008
- Ship Simulator 2008: New Horizons (Add-On)
- "The Making of Ship Sim" - A peek behind the scenes of the Ship Simulator games
- "Captain's Journal" - A 68-page reference book with technical details on the ships, background information and fun facts on Ship Sim
Game features:
- Captain 24 vessels, from powerboat to tugboat, port carter, oil tanker, superfast personal watercraft... or even the Titanic!
- Walk around on board any ship and examine everything in minute detail
- Sail through some of the Worlds' most famous and detailed ports and locations, including Rotterdam, San Francisco and Southampton, or take on the wild storms of the open sea
- Sail together with your friends and other Ship Simulator fans in the Online Multiplayer Mode (Internet connection required)
- From beginner level, to advanced - includes fast pick-up & play missions for the sailing fan to extremely realistic simulation missions for the real captains!
- Make use of advanced instruments aboard and experience the impressively realistic sailing characteristics of every ship
- Experience breathtaking adventures and missions in Mission Mode, or sail the globe freely experimenting with the ever-changing weather conditions in Free Roaming Mode
System Requirement
OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista. CPU: 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD Athlon processor. RAM: 1GB (2GB Recommended for Windows Vista). Video: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 5900 or ATI 9600 pro/X600 or better). DRIVE: 4x speed PC DVD-ROM. Sound: DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card. Hard Disk Space: 2GB. DirectX 9.0c. Other: Mouse with scroll wheel, keyboard and sound speakers. Option controllers: Joystick, Joypad or Steering
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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It could have been great but its not,the game is made with a off the shelf 3D presentation engine, not a game engine so it runs very badly, some missions like the jet ski are almost unplayable and the game slows down to a crawl when some boats (not all) sail past,the game engine simply cant deliver a smooth frame rate and cant cope with the demands of the AI,i did get slightly better performance from a XP machine but it wasn't great Vista and ship Sim don't get on.I make a living building PCs and i couldn't get this game to run smoothly on my high end gaming rig that runs any A+ game you could mention with ease.Now if you want tech support or forum support you will also be very disappointed,tech support wouldn't reply to any of my questions about the game and the forum is dominated by moderators who know very little about how game engine works (and even less about PCs) and give potently PC wrecking advice,i posted my dxdiag and some of the claims that my PC was faulty, i was out of memory and my quad core processor is slower than Pentium 4 (had me laughing out loud) even though i clearly stated i have no problems running any other games.So the bottom line is, poor graphics, poor game,poor support and poor sound and after all that you are wondering why one of the other reviewers (Angus Traddles) gave it such a high mark its because he a moderator on the ship Sim forum.So please don't waste your money buying this rubbish.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Good game but be careful that your computer is up th scratch and has all the proper drivers installed, mine is running at its maximum capability old computer, 3.2 gig CPU. Takes a long time to load but the graphics are great. It is good to see a lot of the navigational errors on previous editions have been sorted, but not all!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Having tried a few different missions on this game, i cant say im overly impressed.
The game engine it self is not terrific, built on presentation software. Depending on the mission, and map you have selected will generally effect how fast the game runs. In the atlantic ocean with 2 boats the game will give you an amazing FPS, however in the harbour surrounded by over 20 boats the game will slow to a crawl.
The boats vary in detail from terrific to poor, and the handling on one or two could be greatly improved.
If your looking for an enjoyable game that you can immerse yourself in for hours, this sadly is not it. If your a boat fanatic, you may be able to get some enjoyment out of it.
The game engine it self is not terrific, built on presentation software. Depending on the mission, and map you have selected will generally effect how fast the game runs. In the atlantic ocean with 2 boats the game will give you an amazing FPS, however in the harbour surrounded by over 20 boats the game will slow to a crawl.
The boats vary in detail from terrific to poor, and the handling on one or two could be greatly improved.
If your looking for an enjoyable game that you can immerse yourself in for hours, this sadly is not it. If your a boat fanatic, you may be able to get some enjoyment out of it.
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