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."
Three discounts on Xbox LIVE this week focus around the theme of water-heavy games. Gamers are gushing with joy.
The three titles receiving price reductions are Hydro Thunder: Hurricane, Aqua, and Hydrophobia Pure. The water-sport antics of Hydro Thunder have only received a 33% price reduction, down to 800 Microsoft Points, but both Aqua and Hydrophobia Pure are selling for 50% off at 400 MS Points.
Console Monster: Aqua is the latest action shooter title to be released on the Xbox Live Arcade. Developed by Games Distillery, a fairly new game developer for the Xbox Live Marketplace, Aqua follows the story of Captain Benjamin Grey of the Emperean Navy and his involvement in the Gothean war.
Cheatcc says, "At its best, Aqua is a lot of fun. With a lot of shooting and a little bit of strategy, players blast their way through a few hours' worth of water-based action, much the way they'd shoot through a modern first- or third-person shooter. But thanks to some gameplay and technical problems, some serious and some merely annoying, Aqua is not the Gears of War of the top-down "shmup.""
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?
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'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.