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Ship Simulator Extremes
''Ship Simulator'' is a ship simulator, a type of vehicle simulation game, vehicle simulation computer game which simulates maneuvering various ships in different environments, although without the effects of wind and current. It was developed by Netherlands, Dutch company VSTEP and released by the former company Lighthouse Interactive, which closed down in 2009. ''Ship Simulator 2006'' The first version of ''Ship Simulator'' was released in 2006 in video gaming, 2006 and was titled ''Ship Simulator 2006''. The user can steer various ships, amongst others a Rotterdam water taxi, a container ship and even the ill-fated RMS Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'', in various weather conditions and in three real-life harbours, which are Rotterdam, Hamburg and Phi Phi Islands in Thailand; a fourth harbour, New York City was later released as a free download. A game element is added to the simulation by means of forty "missions" which have to be completed as fast or as accurately as possible. Users ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse Interactive
Lighthouse Interactive Game Publishing B.V. was a video game publisher established in 2005 by industry veterans. With its head office in Haarlem, The Netherlands and a satellite office in Montreal, Canada, the company grew quickly and went on to establish offices in Toronto, Canada, and London, England. The company was best known for publishing iconic titles such as the ''Sword of the Stars'' series, the ''Ship Simulator'' series and many other critically acclaimed titles. The company was also the publisher of German Publisher dtp, in Scandinavia, UK and North America. In 2008 the company was acquired by the Canadian publicly traded company SilverBirch, in a cash transaction on 31 July 2008. SilverBirch was unable to survive the credit crisis of 2008 and was eventually forced into bankruptcy. As a fully owned subsidiary, Lighthouse Interactive was also closed. Games published 2006 * LocoMania * War World * Ship Simulator 2006 * Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle * Sword ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |