Sev1512 of PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
Not much is known about this Japan Studios game at this time. It's a PlayStation legacy game, a remake of a very early PlayStation game. From the looks of it, its an "under the sea" version of Afrika. The game boasts some stunning visuals and a gorgeous color palette.
Check out the video and some screens after the jump and let us know what you think…
Here is the description of the original PSOne game:
Aquanaut's Holiday is a surprising experience of discovery. As an investigative aquanaut you launch in your vessel the HOLIDAY on an open-ended undersea journey. Study the wonders of the marine canyon and take a leisurely stroll through the mysterious harmonious submerged world as it reveals scene after scene of surreal tranquility. The calming influence of the soothing atmosphere and gently rolling currents reawakens the inner self with a sense of peace and well being.
In Japan (and other parts of Asia), kinder, gentler titles such as Aquanaut's Holiday, Afrika/Hakuna Matata and Dress are aimed at a demographic that marketers seem pretty sure just doesn't exist in America. (Perhaps the success of That Game Company's Flower will change their minds?). Now, Sony of Japan has posted a page announcing integration of its dress-em-up simulation Dress with Sony's Home.
So is it gonna replace the current method of customizing your avatars clothes or is it going to be a paid addon. In my view it should have been the original method of customizing your character from the start.
A real story's nice, but Aquanaut's Holiday is also a better game for its staggered progression. The atoll's dotted with sonobuoys: oval-shaped capsules left behind by Bill that send out navigation signals. Unfortunately, they've all run out of power, so it's up to you to replace their batteries when you see them near the surface -- doing so opens up new navigable sections of the atoll. And since you can only carry a few batteries at a time, you'll have to go back to the island base and buy more. So, not only do you have a clearly defined point to your exploration, but most of it's kept from you at the start, making your progression and discoveries more rewarding (especially when the camera transitions to a sweep of the area with an epiphanic bagpipe tune accompanying it).
Gamezine.co.uk:
"Tell the truth; did you know that Sony's underwater exhibition game, Aqua, had already been released in Japan? I sure didn't."
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I would buy this and Afrika! Sony Japan needs to get these experiences world wide now. Or at least on the US PS store.
Edit:
Well it looks like National Geographic is going to be the publisher of Afrika and Aqua in the west. My question is when?
I know man! I'd buy both those games day 1 !
Hopefully they come over to the west sometime in early 09.
You can order a Chinese/English version through PlayAsia. No need to wait for localization.
ohh nice... this is great... Finally Sony released a HDTV($1,500) + PS3($400) + Game($60) that can show HD fish as an alternative to a real fish tank ($100 [including fish]) that can hold fish in photo realistic graphics.
I am sure that with all the money MS is making of of the 360 and xbox live that a small portion of around $10 million probably goes towards some kind of charity or research...why does it only have to be cancer when there are so many other things out there as well?
My PS3 doesn't help cancer...i have it turned off. So your point is null and void there.
ooops... I didn't know that all the money made on this fish game was going to be donated to the cure of cancer.
I mean, you wouldn't be talking about something completely unrelated would you? Hope you are not referring to folding... because as far I everyone know... Microsoft and bill gates have foundations dedicated to help people.
Also, if you are concern about helping these people find a cure... using your PS3 do not help as much as writing a check like some of us do. They would appreciate more a $400 check than you leave a PS3 on from time to time.
Lets face it the Xbox 360 can not run [email protected] it could the folding@home team would have already created an app. There are NVIDIA and ATI based apps already.
But hey each there own. Folding@home does help in research....and its all free and voluntary. Alot of people have been folding 24/7 since march 2007 with no issues...this is not even possible on the Xbox 360...maybe with the Jasper chipset....
Bladestar is just mad because he know's 360 can't do photo realistic games.
I don't know what "Man of the year" said.Because he's a known 360 fanboy.And just another in the long list on my ignore list.
Haters FTL.
i've always, always wanted some sort of fairly realistic underwater sim.. the idea just fascinates me. if i had a Wii i would be all over that diving game Endless Ocean. but since i only got a PS3 i'm really hoping this game releases in the west..
this would soothe the sh*t outta me, i'm SICK of shooting aliens and bad guys in the face already.
Make sure to check out the video and images to full appreciate this title.
It's not a remake, it's the continuation of a series of Aquanaut's Holiday games.
I hope they release this in the states along with Africa.
TGSI
it is almost exactly like into the blue for wii. Much better graphics and animation though.