Hangsim
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Hangsim cover.png
| developer = Quality Simulations
| publisher = Wilco Publishing
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|November 5, 1999{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=November 5, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hangsim-ships/1100-2446747/ |title=Hangsim Ships [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304024853/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_11/05_pc_hangsim/index.html |archivedate=March 4, 2000 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}|EU|1999}}
| genre = Flight simulator
| modes = Single-player
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Hangsim is a flight simulator video game that simulates hang gliding or paragliding. It was developed by Quality Simulations and published by Wilco Publishing for Windows in 1999. It was set for release in September 1999,{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=July 2, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/020/hangsim.html |title=Wilco Publishing Announces Hangsim |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709115048/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/020/hangsim.html |archivedate=July 9, 2003 |accessdate=February 2, 2021}} before getting delayed to an eventual release date of November 5, 1999.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| GR = 58%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197517-hangsim/index.html |title=Hangsim for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511082347/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197517-hangsim/index.html |archivedate=May 11, 2019 |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Brian |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20074&tab=review |title=Hangsim - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116234318/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20074&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}
| CNG = 5/10{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |date=January 18, 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3633,00.html |title=Hangsim |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816092540/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3633,00.html |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=March 15, 2021}}
| GSpy = 71%{{cite web |last=Lally |first=Will |date=March 7, 2000 |url=http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/hangsim_a.shtm |title=Hangsim |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020329065349/http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/hangsim_a.shtm |archivedate=March 29, 2002 |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}
| GStar = 50%{{cite magazine |title=Hangsim |language=de |magazine=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |date=January 2000}}
| IGN = 7/10{{cite web |last=Ward |first=Trent C. |date=December 8, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/09/hangsim |title=Hangsim |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 57%{{cite magazine |last=Preston |first=Jim |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/hangsim.html |title=Hangsim |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |year=2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315135429/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/hangsim.html |archivedate=March 15, 2006 |accessdate=February 2, 2021}}
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The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000925133221/http://www.wilcopub.com/hangsim/press2.html Press release on Hangsim from Wilco Publishing]
- {{moby game|id=/windows/hangsim}}
Category:Flight simulation video games
Category:Video games developed in Belgium
Category:Single-player video games
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