February 14, 2008
Lighthouse Interactive Announces
The Official Add-On: New Horizons For SHIP SIMULATOR 2008
Leading computer software publisher
Lighthouse Interactive and Dutch developer VSTEP announce the next incarnation
for their successful Ship Simulator franchise: the official Ship Simulator 2008
add-on: New Horizons. Ship Simulator has sold over 280,000 copies worldwide to
date, and is available in 20 countries and 7 languages The 2008 Add-On New
Horizons is scheduled for release on March 22, 2008 in the UK and Scandinavia.
Release dates for other European countries and North-America are to be
determined.
Erik Schreuder, CEO of Lighthouse
Interactive: “The add-on for Ship Simulator 2008 is a welcome addition to the
acclaimed Ship Simulator series, which has already generated such a huge and
loyal following. The large community of Ship Sim fans will now be able to hook
up online, as well as enjoy the new sailing area of Cornwall, UK. The new
vessels will also enhance their experience and allow fans to fully enjoy the
true-to-life experience of this unique naval simulation series.”
VSTEP’s CTO Pjotr van Schothorst:
“New Horizons is taking the Ship Simulator series one step further. With new,
highly detailed vessels, a wide range of in-game and downloadable missions,
advanced navigational features and stunning new visual effects, we hope to
create a new level of realism for Ship Simulator fans worldwide! The Ship
Simulator series is constantly evolving and New Horizons is a new logical step
in our mission to create the most realistic naval simulator available!”
ABOUT THE GAME
Challenge your friends online with
New Horizons. Try your hand at sailing a luxury cruise liner & a classic yacht
or feel the impact of the waves as you guide your fishing vessel home through a
storm! New Horizons offers new highly realistic environments and adds eight
exciting new vessels for your sailing pleasure. Includes 20 all new missions and
free roaming multiplayer mode too! The add-on will require the original game to
run and will automatically upgrade any version of Ship Simulator 2008 with all
previous updates and patches.
KEY FEATURES ‘Ship Simulator 2008
Add-on: New Horizons’
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Eight new vessels for Ship
Simulator 2008, including a modern harbour tug with advanced azimuth thrusters
and a push boat with 4 different cargo barges. -
Online multiplayer free-roaming
action, including towing. -
Brand new sailing area Cornwall (Padstow),
England, built with advanced visuals and bump mapping technology. -
20 new missions, involving the new
vessels and the new environment. -
Unlimited gameplay: in-game
downloading of new missions. -
Option to connect and disconnect
barges to the push boat in-game. -
New walkthrough options: explore
the push boat’s highly detailed engine room.
To find out more about Ship
Simulator 2008 Add-on: New Horizons and to keep up with the latest news, visit:
www.lighthouse-interactive.com and
www.shipsim.com.
