For some reason I have been trying out a game called Ship Simulator 2006, the game involves steering different ships around (racing boats, tugboats, cargo ships, cruise ships, etc..).

The concept is pretty good, and driving a huge cargoship around the port can be pretty funny, at least for a while.. The game fail to have any real missions, every mission consists of: Start at point X, drive close to points A, B, C and Return to point Y. And that gets really boring after a while.

The graphics is so-so, water has nice texture and reflection but is completely flat/2D. The landscapes around are not really that good. The AI of the other ships on the ocean are really horrible (they only seem to follow simple waypoints), and the game is missing radar, decent GPS, sonar/depth display.

Overall the game has about 2-4 hours of fun in it (at least if you like ships), but if you really want the taste of salt in your mouth then you better fire up Silent Hunter 3, turn up the volume and set the weather conditions to the worst possible.

Rating: 3.5 / 10