Ship Simulator 2008 Review @ YouGamers

**MIG-31** · Sep 15, 2007, 09:10 AM

Review: YouGamers
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As recent releases have attested to, the modern PC is still king when it comes to simulations. Titles such as Microsoft's Flight Simulator X (flying) and SimBin's GTR 2 (auto racing) accurately capture the richness of real-world experiences on a computer monitor. From military strategy to sports, there's a PC simulation available for most passions. One notable void, however, is maritime simulation. Boating and sailing enthusiasts have been forced to choose from a small number of less-than-stellar titles. Looking to fill that void is Dutch developer VSTEP, with their Ship Simulator 2008 (published by Lighthouse Interactive), the follow-up to their introductory maritime depiction Ship Simulator 2006.

***craig5320*** · Sep 15, 2007, 09:18 AM

Too much excitement there for me! I'll pass..

**MIG-31** · Sep 15, 2007, 09:26 AM

Not the most inspiring game going....But still,Might just be one person interested..

Stop It · Sep 15, 2007, 09:49 AM

Nice, so its not sim enough to be of interest to boating people, yet of course holds no interest to anyone else? what publisher green lighted this gem? cause I think they may want to re-think their strategy. heh.

Lelisevis · Sep 15, 2007, 10:10 AM

Erm. Depending on how realistically the land is re-created I could be persuaded to pick up a copy. I can't help myself, I find the sea very calming and couldnt bear to live more than 10 minutes away from it. If however it's as poorly mapped as FSX i'd give it a miss, I still like to fly over my home town and laugh at the bizarre things that have been included. Bring on satellite imagery is my cry