SpaceStationSim

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SpaceStationSim
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Developer(s) Vision Videogames
Publisher(s) Enlight Interactive [1]
1C Company
Designer(s) Vision Videogames
Engine RenderWare [2]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseNovember 2006 [3]
Genre(s) Life simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

SpaceStationSim is a space station simulation video game by American studio Vision Videogames. [4] The game was developed with cooperation from NASA [4] [5] [6] and the Japanese Space Administration. [7] [8] A PlayStation 2 version for the game was announced but never released. [6]

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Gameplay

Character select screen SpaceStationSim Gameplay.jpg
Character select screen

SpaceStationSim is a life simulation game. The player takes the role as Chief Administrator of NASA. [1] [9] [10]

Development

The game was in developed for 5 years with a team of 20 people from Vision Videogames, as well as over 30 contributors from NASA. [11] Officially, the game was announced in September 2003 by GRS Games, the then predecessor of Vision Videogames. [12] GRS Games was an independent development company based in Towson, Maryland, that was working on the game. The company was acquired by Vision Videogames in March 2004 in a management buyout. [13] [14] [15] The game's budget was $3 million but then raised to $3.5 million. [13]

Reception

The game has a 57% rating on Metacritic, based on 5 reviews. [4] GameZone rated the game 7.5 of 10. [18] The Space review praised the game, saying its one of the best contemporary space program-themed computer games for kids. [19]

SpaceStationSim eschews the hard-core management focus and deserves merit as the first simulation of space station life, bladder-challenged astronauts and all. It is an immersive and endearing game that, although ultimately a bit shallow, those with a love of games and space should consider picking up. The Space Review [19]

The game holds a 23% rating on Absolute Games. [20]

References

  1. 1 2 Wanaseljan, David (July 5, 2007). "PC Review - 'Space Station Sim". worthplaying.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "SpaceStationSim Game Engine and Technology". Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Enlight Announces SpaceStationSim Coming In November". gamesindustry.biz. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "SpaceStationSim For PC". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ Terdiman, Daniel (February 3, 2005). "Games Join Space Race". Wired . Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Affordable Space Tourism: SpaceStationSim". nasa.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ North, Phil (June 30, 2008). "Space Station Sim review (PC)". gamezine.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Space Station Sim-Developed in conjunction with NASA and the Japanese Space Administration, no less". gamesindustry.biz. May 29, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Build and manage your own space station with Space Foundation Certified Imagination Product" (PDF). October 19, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Space Station Sim". gamesindustry.biz. June 17, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ Wallis, Alistair (October 6, 2006). "Road To The IGF: Vision Videogames' SpaceStationSim". Gamasutra . UBM Technology Group. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ "GRS Games Is Proud To Announce". September 22, 2003. Archived from the original on October 20, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  13. 1 2 Kinnear, Victoria (March 10, 2004). "Towson Md Based Grs Games Acquired by Vision Videogames in Management Buyout". Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Vision Videogames acquires GRS Games". gamemag.ru (in Russian). March 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ Jolex Del Pilar (March 11, 2004). "NASA video game under new publisher". Archived from the original on May 4, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  16. ↑ Antista, Chris (January 13, 2007). "SpaceStationSim review". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  17. ↑ Habib, J (March 20, 2007). "SpaceStationSim Review". IGN . Ziff Davis . Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  18. ↑ Cowboy, Code (January 22, 2007). "SpaceStationSim Review". gamezone.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  19. 1 2 Percy, Henry (March 27, 2006). "Review: SpaceStationSim". thespacereview.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  20. ↑ "SpaceStationSim Review". ag.ru (in Russian). December 9, 2006. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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