Lighthouse Announces Ship Simulator 2007

March 7, 2007

Leading publisher Lighthouse
Interactive and developer VSTEP have jointly announced today that they are
working on a sequel to their revolutionary simulation game for PC “Ship
Simulator 2006”. The new instalment will be a through-development of the current
simulator, but will graphically be even better by using an upgrade of the Quest
3D engine and will include many much-desired new features. Ship Simulator 2007
is set for a June 2007 release.

Erik Schreuder, Lighthouse CEO,
says: “Ship Simulator has turned out to be exactly what we aimed for, a great
addition to the genre of simulation games. We have been absolutely amazed by the
dedication of the players and feel it is up to us to keep feeding them with
upgrades and improvements in order to jointly progress to the ultimate simulator
for naval fanatics. Full steam ahead!”

Pjotr van Schothorst, Technical
Director at VSTEP and producer of the game, adds: “We have been tuning in to the
growing Ship Simulator community since day 1 and have received a ton of ideas
and suggestions to further enhance the simulation. We are thrilled to be able to
reward a lot of them and we are working hard to get as many features in the 2007
edition as we can.”

About Ship Simulator

Ship Simulator is a simulation game
that puts players at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to
be found at sea, all set within stunningly realistic 3D environments. Players
can 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 to calm
aqua marine tropical waters. Perform tasks in the many pre-fab missions or just
steam ahead freely.

Ship Simulator 2007 will include
the following new features:

• Ocean waves, with realistic ship
  motions

• Advanced day/night/weather system
  

• Large-distances trips between
  harbours (open sea missions) – Multiplayer – Walkthrough options on all new
  ships

• Mid-mission save function –
  Visible damage on ships after a collision – New navigation instruments, like a
  depth meter

• Advanced towing and mooring rope
  operations – Complex and challenging missions, like chasing other ships,
  container loading, fire-fighting, rescue operations

• Three brand new exciting sailing
  areas: San Francisco, Southampton/Solent incl. Cowes, and Marseille

• At least nine new vessels, under
  which several ferries, a hovercraft, a massive container ship, an offshore
  drilling rig, an oil tanker, a rescue boat and a jet-ski

• Two cranes for container loading
  and unloading, which can be controlled by the player

The 2007 version of the game will be
published by Lighthouse Interactive throughout all European countries, excluding
the German speaking territories and Benelux. Lighthouse also confirmed that it
will again release fully localized versions in all major European countries, as
it did with the 2006 edition.

At You Tube you can watch a sneak
preview video made by the developers, showcasing the new weather and wave
systems in the game.