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July 13, 2007

Ship Simulator 2008

Ship Simulator 2008
7.6
metacritic
Based on 9 Reviews
61
Release date
July 13, 2007
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Summary

Ship Simulator 2008 includes the following new features: Dynamic ocean waves, with realistic ship motions. Long distance travels , open ocean voyages between ports. Visible damage system. Thirty new complex and challenging missions. Extensive day, night, and weather systems. Three new environments: San Francisco, Southampton/Cowes/Solent, and Marseille. Six new ships, each with walkthrough functionality and interactive bridge controls. Controllable container crane. Advanced vector graphic sea chart based on realistic 3D seabed models, with full-screen display option, transparency setting, and level-of-detail on text & depth readings. Advanced damage system showing dents and holes in the ships after severe collisions. Free-roam mode where players can choose a ship, an environment, set all weather, day & time parameters and get sailing. Realistic bow splash water, with support from an advanced physics simulation model. Extensive mapping options for keys and joystick buttons. Advanced rope system, which allows you to connect and disconnect player ships to other ships or mooring boulders at will (anchoring is now also possible). Addition of icebergs which cause damage when you collide with them. [Lighthouse Interactive]

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Critic Reviews9

SS2008 is a pleasant place to spend an occasional evening, but ultimately there's not enough challenge and realism here to distract a seasoned simmer for long.
May 13, 2024
Despite a great deal of attention obviously being poured into the environments (both sea and land), there’s a distinct lack of various aquatic hazards that would make Ship Sim far more immersive; namely tides and currents.
May 13, 2024
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Ship Simulator 2008 will only appeal to ship afficianados, but even they may find the lack of features a turn-off after a while.
May 13, 2024

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