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On Orbit => Space Shuttle Mission Simulator (tm) => Topic started by: desktopsimmer on June 21, 2008, 08:58:30 PM
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Hi all,
Just picked up my copy of PCpilot (UK magazine) and there's a review and demo of SSM2007. I'll let all get a copy to read it :) Back to creating a Middeck...
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I know about the demo but haven't seen the review. I'm still waiting for my copy.
/Admin
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Yep, nice review. We got "only" 80 out of 100, though the reviewer sounds much more pleased than that :).
It is cool that we were the "Star Feature" on the cover CD and we also got the "PC Pilot Classic Product" badge :)
/Admin
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I would of said 9 out of 10 (I hate percentage ratings). To have the CD cover and the main feature demo, I would be proud.
They have never featured any 'bad' or average products in PC Pilot. I think there philosophy is to only advertise and review quality products, i.e. if they like it, they'll review it :)
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I would of said 9 out of 10 (I hate percentage ratings). To have the CD cover and the main feature demo, I would be proud.
They have never featured any 'bad' or average products in PC Pilot. I think there philosophy is to only advertise and review quality products, i.e. if they like it, they'll review it :)
Don't get me wrong :D. I am proud being on the PC Pilot pages, and in such a "massive" presence too! The mag goes in our "fame cabinet" for brag purposes of course ;D.
/Admin
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Can this review be read online somewhere, or is it only in the printed magazine?
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@Admin: Nothing wrong with bragging :D
@ Spacewalker: Sadly no, it's based in the UK. I haven't heard of it been exported to news stands outside the UK Isles. Although you can subscribe to it outside the UK. Wait and see if you could get a back issue in a couple of week or so. However, it has a more aimed at MS flight simulator audience.
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Could someone, perhaps, type up the review?
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Ive seen PCPilot at Barnes & Nobel and Borders in the USA. They carry many UK based Gaming magazines.
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That would mean breaching PC Pilot's copyrights. Sorry.
/Admin
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Thats a shame. I'd like to have a read of the article, I should go hunting for the mag myself down here in Australia.
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For any Canadians around, I've seen both Computer Pilot and PC Pilot at Chapters. Grab a Starbucks, buy the two mags, and have a seat at Chapters giving it a read...a great way to spend an evening :-)
Who wrote the review? Jane Rachel Whittaker (writes under the pseudonym of Andrew Whittaker sometimes to avoid the "wow you're a female interested in flightsim!!!" emails) is an old acquaintance of mine. I tend to read hers and then skim the rest of the magazine when I'm there.
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Nice trivia! However the review was written by Peter Stark, who I believe hails from Down Under.
/Admin
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PCpilot is in the stores all over the place down under. I used to get it all the time intill SSM2007 come out.
Cheers
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Yes I must admit I went to WH Smiths yesterday 1st July 08 picked up PC Pilot and had a flick through like you do and saw this simulation in there. Got the wife to confirm that it wasn't a Flight Sim add on, and she noticed it was a web download, so Bob being yer dads brother, I purchased it as soon as I got in.
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I always purchase pc pilot because I'm into all types of flight sims. Once upon a time I had an early pc called an atari st. I had a space shuttle sim game that I had purchased for it. Considering that this was about 1986 it was pretty good. Ever since I had modern pc's [about 9 years now, I'm on my third] I've wished for another shuttle sim. When I saw the demo in this edition of pc pilot I was overjoyed. I could not beleive how good this sim is. Thank you, all of you , all the wonderfull people who wrote and designed the greatest sim I have ever had the priviledge to play.
Michael UK
GalaxianFive
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....SNIP... When I saw the demo in this edition of pc pilot I was overjoyed. I could not beleive how good this sim is. Thank you, all of you , all the wonderfull people who wrote and designed the greatest sim I have ever had the priviledge to play.
Michael UK
GalaxianFive
Thank YOU GalacianFive for purchasing and supporting it. We have many exciting plans for SSM2007 :)
/Admin
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Kudos definitely go out to the marketing committee for knowing right where to go 'fishing'... (I got 'hooked' over on Flightsim.com) ;D
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.....We have many exciting plans for SSM2007 :)
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I'm sorry Admin but this isn't good enough. >:( We don't want "exciting plans". What we actually want are exciting missions, exciting updates / patches etc. :D Stop procrastrinating. Stop wasting time by reading our forum posts and replying to them. Stop enjoying yourself and get back to work. I demand, and I'm sure I speak for everyone on the forum, that there be a new mission released on a daily basis until the whole shuttle chronology is fulfilled. Then, and only then, will I and the other Simnauts be sated. ;D
If, to my satisfaction, you make sufficient progress you can have Christmas day off. ;)
PS LOVE THIS SIM
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:o!!!!!
Bold - But I like it.
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.....We have many exciting plans for SSM2007 :)
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I'm sorry Admin but this isn't good enough. >:( We don't want "exciting plans". What we actually want are exciting missions, exciting updates / patches etc. :D Stop procrastrinating. Stop wasting time by reading our forum posts and replying to them. Stop enjoying yourself and get back to work. I demand, and I'm sure I speak for everyone on the forum, that there be a new mission released on a daily basis until the whole shuttle chronology is fulfilled. Then, and only then, will I and the other Simnauts be sated. ;D
If, to my satisfaction, you make sufficient progress you can have Christmas day off. ;)
PS LOVE THIS SIM
LOL! Liked this post Asterix... but we don't really plan for a Christmas day off... I "fondly" remember the last Christmas. At this end, not many had a nice vacation considering the trouble we had with the website host which pushed the release date by one week!
Anyway, I'm off now actually working instead of enjoying the forum - LOL!
/Admin
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It's nice to see that PC Pilot have reviewed SSM2007. I have had two flight simulation articles published in the magazine in the past (Flight Unlimited II in August 2002, and Flight Unlimited III freeware in October 2003), so you're in good company ;)