127
rate

Satellite Images Used to Create Supreme Ruler 2020 Maps

February 15, 2008 in News comments 2

Apparently, the upcoming strategy game Supreme Ruler 2020 used NASA sat images to construct their game maps with surprising accuracy. Or at least, so sayeth the press release. The game is scheduled to come out in May of this year. I hope they will release a demo before then, though.

Official Release:
Leading strategy publisher Paradox Interactive released today a new set of screen shots of the next big title within the geo-political strategy genre, Supreme Ruler 2020. By using high resolution satellite imagery provided courtesy of NASA, the Canadian developer BattleGoat Studios has certainly managed to create a unique feeling of accuracy...
(Full release at source)
JelalTrueshot via gamingshogun.com »
Favourite this article Add source
| More
Report!
News story attached to:

Comments

Register as a member to subscribe comments.
  • 0
    tallteen86 Feb 15, 08
    Huh, interesting. I won' get this game (never heard of it, I think)....but still, interesting...

    I mean, they use motion capture, and images of real people to map on game characters faces, so this isn't so hard to believe (especially when it really isn't that hard to imagine)....
  • 0
    wohoo Feb 16, 08
    Yeah. it's pretty cool what tech companies use to make games these days. All the roads on TDU were done using GPS data of the real thing..

This news story is archived and is closed to comments now.