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2006 Sim of the Year Nominations

  • 29-11-2006 03:54PM
    #1
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭


    Nominate your favourite for 2006
    The rules for titles that can be nominated is they must have had a european release between December 26th 2005 and December 25th 2006.


Comments

  • #2
    humanji
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Flight Simulator X. The only one I can think of actually :o


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Gtr 2


  • #4
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    was Silent Hunter 3 this year or last year?


  • #5
    steviec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭steviec


    Armadillo Run

    (I guess it comes under sim)


  • #6
    Balfa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    SH3 was last year, biltz :)


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  • #7
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭BlitzKrieg


    juts pushing this up to see if there are any more nominations for sim of the year (please?)


  • #8
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 53,857 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Viva Pinata?


  • #9
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,154 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Steel Beasts Professional Personal Edition, PC, released to the public March or April of this year.

    Online review at tanksim.com:
    http://www.tanksim.com/reviews/steel_beasts_pro.htm


    Tank simulator, of sufficient accuracy that it is used by the militaries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Netherlands, Australia, Kiwiland, Finland, Canada, and a few other countries who have not been publicly identified.

    Couple of youtubes:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_iRVpgDkOM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDRxIr3UsTI

    Reasons:
    1) Not only is it accurate enough to be used for gunnery and crew-level training, it's also used for company level tactical training. Extremely varied sim.
    2) Development is pushed by the military customers: As a military asks for something, it becomes available to the private consumer. About two months ago, the Swedish update became available for free, the Swedes paid nearly a half-million-dollars for it as I understand. Here's some of what they paid for.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJs65vhXsYU
    3) Software protection. No Starforce, no un-copiable CDs, no messing around with code numbers. Just plug in a dongle and go.
    4) Voted 'People's Choice' in the Serious Games Challenge at I/ITSEC this month. (Inter-service/Industry Simulator Exposition and Conference).

    Believe me, this is a hands-down, no brainer.

    NTM


  • #10
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Retr0gamer wrote:
    Viva Pinata?

    :)


  • #11
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,421 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    can we vote for spore? the vids alone are better then anything out there tbh :p


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