Enhanced Ship Simulator 2006 Demo Is Available

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Lighthouse Interactive and VSTEP have released an enhanced demo version of their new PC game "Ship Simulator 2006". The demo will let the player control a water taxi in the port of New York. As the skipper of the boat you have to steer to different way points picking up passengers and manoeuvre your vessel from dock to dock, keeping an eye out on yachts and bigger ships such as container freighters, massive yachts and tankers. The full version of Ship Simulator 2006 includes over 860 km2 of environment and 9 unique playable ships. There are 40 preset missions and it's even possible to create your own missions by using the built-in mission editor.

The second demo features the New York harbour location and holds many new features as found in the latest patch for the retail version of Ship Simulator 2006:
- Improved AI ship behaviour
- Helicopters and airplanes - Watch your ship sail from above
- Support for multi screen setups
- Support for Wilco Dynamic Platform and Ship Control Unit
- Support for most joypads, joysticks and steering wheels
- Support for TrackIR.

Ship Simulator 2006 is a new sim game that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea, where they will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D environment. Players will take control of a wide array of ship types, from massive cargo ships to speedboats, yachts, water taxis and even the mighty Titanic. The waters you sail are also as varied as the ships, from the biggest harbours in the world, such as New York, Rotterdam and Hamburg, to the calm aqua marine waters of the Thai Phi Phi Islands. Gamers will experience how challenging it is to steer the Titanic through shallow water, or just how it feels to navigate a cargo tanker or tug boat - including how diverse the controls are.

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