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) Microsoft 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]

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