December 13, 2006
Merscom to
Publish The Ship in North America
The best-dressed killers just came into town
Merscom announced today it has paired with
Outerlight to publish The Ship for the PC in North American retail in Q1 2007.
Hailed by PC Gamer UK as “an ingenious… murder-mystery… that mixes Poirot with
The Sims,” The Ship is scheduled for release in early 2007 and will retail for
$19.99 (USD).
The Ship blends traditional first and third
person gameplay with a Sims-style day-to-day needs system including food, sleep
and social interaction. An intriguing game featuring exploration, investigation,
survival, stealth, and murder, The Ship is set on beautifully crafted decking
and highly polished interactive environments.
“The Ship is an extraordinary game,” said Lloyd
Melnick, Director of Merscom. “This is one of the most exciting and engaging
games we’ve released. We’re thrilled about The Ship and expect it to entertain
players for days on end.”
The crux of The Ship’s gameplay is “the Hunt.”
Each player is given the name of one of the other contestants on-board and must
hunt them down and kill them with any weapon they can find, while avoiding being
caught by security, or killed by their own hunter. Depending on the game mode,
the winner is either the last hunter alive or the one with the most money in his
bank account.
In order to be a successful hunter, it will be
necessary for players to know their way around all of the liners, each of which
has its own secrets. Among such secret features are extra weapons, hidden rooms,
passages and tunnels, “extra special” ways of murdering foes, and environmental
traps.
“Outerlight are delighted to be working with
Merscom to bring our flagship title The Ship to our North American fans, as
Merscom have shown a consistent belief in Outerlight and The Ship from the
start,” said Chris Peck, Managing Director of Outerlight. “Since the game’s
release on Steam in July, The Ship has had a great response from both gamers and
the games press.”
For more information on The Ship please visit
http://www.theshiponline.com.
