![]() The wheel would at first turn that way then the graphic elements of the wheel would start jumping and the wheel would suddenly be turned in the opposite direction. The problem came when you were in situations where you really needed to crank the wheel to make a heavy course correction. ![]() This the game had down perfect, even the larger the ship the harder to control aspect was solid. You speed up a bit and then checked your speed for maneuverability. You turn the wheel a bit and you wait for the ship to react. The controls appeared to be point and click which at first I liked because moving the mouse was very similar to steering a ship, you had to push up on the power lever and move side to side with your mouse for the wheel and the controls required finesse which most people who have only plowed waves in a speedboat don’t often understand. Ok That all sounds pretty dang sweet and exciting doesn’t it? I read that and I was pumped, not only would I have a chance to helm ships like I did in the old days I would actually get to fight ecological disasters with Greenpeace while keeping my feet dry? Sign me up! So I dove into the Campaign and was immediately, well, lost at sea. Sail calm waters or take on the most extreme weather ever witnessed at sea. Save the environment campaign: sail famous Greenpeace ships and take on ecological missions based on real events!.Includes exciting storylines and missions from all over the world.Wide range of vessels to captain, including hovercraft, Coast Guard interceptors, mammoth tankers, tugs, cruise liners, and many others.Includes famous harbors and locations from around the world. Explore the Antarctic or take in beautiful Bora Bora. From the very hot to the very cold, sail to the most enchanted regions in the world.With missions based on actual events in realistic environments at locations all over the world, the new Ship Simulator game is sure to take you to extremes! ![]() So I went into this game very excited about it, expecting a bit of the nostalgia I had been listening to “Downeaster Alexa” by Billy Joel because “I was a bait man like my father was before, but you can’t make a living as a bait man anymore.” In some ways I got just that and others I just ran into the trappings of a video game, something you really want to avoid in a simulator.Įver wonder how it feels to sail a half-million-ton supertanker through the perfect storm? To take on illegal whale hunters in the Antarctic? Or to feel the rush of being part of the Coast Guard as you evacuate a cruise liner in distress? Ship Simulator Extremes has players take on exciting missions all over the world as they pilot an impressive array of vessels and live the stories of real ship captains. So I learned that taking a boat out is a slow process, steering a boat is as much about the feel of the wheel as it is the compass and for every interesting few minutes of fishing there is tedious work to be done getting there and getting back. I grew up on fishing boats since I was six years old (mostly purse netters), learn to helm them by the time I was eight, and spent about 12 years on them as mostly crew but occasionally at the helm. ![]() True story! So when he let this one go to me I knew it was a painful choice for him but he knew a bit about my youth. Our Editor-In-Chief is a rabid simulator fan, he has a cockpit in his house because he can’t play a flight simulator without a cockpit.
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