

Virtual Sailor 7 includes a great engine that produces realistic (if not repetitive) waves in the ocean, from small 2-foot waves to imposing 55-foot monsters. Since most of the simulation takes place at sea, you would expect the waves to be realistic, and they are.

Unlike competing simulations, Virtual Sailor 7 features buttery-smooth graphics that also look fairly decent. While not displaying the notoriety or publicity of other simulations, the game hopes to deliver a solid replication of boating and sailing. Speaking of which, Quality Simulations serves up their seventh iteration of their Virtual Sailor series, coincidentally titled Virtual Sailor 7. The wind in your hair, the salt in your veins, the iceberg off starboard: it’s a wonderful activity for the entire family! While there have been plenty of flight simulators, train simulators, and car simulators, there haven't been very many boat simulators, although this is another area ripe for a quality simulation. What say you? A decent simulation that will appeal to boat enthusiasts: 6/8Īh, sailing. The Not So Good: Not much default content, no explicit tutorials, small audience The Good: Flexible game engine, good wave graphics with low system requirements, easily modified (with lots of user-made content already available), relatively low price Virtual Sailor 7, developed and published by Quality Simulations.
