Aqua joins the lengthy list of dual joystick shooters on the XBLA, but can it differentiate itself in a crowded market?
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"There are three ships, a variety of weapons for each, and several upgrades. Unfortunately, the upgrades don’t seem to make much of a difference, and neither do the ships.
Level design is normally pretty decent, but the mission structure is based too much around escort missions, which can be frustrating as the larger ships move incredibly slowly. This is one game best played on easy to start with if you want to lessen the frustration."
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D+PAD Magazine writes:
Games Distillery’s seaborne adventure Aqua: Naval Warfare was a great attempt at expanding the boundaries of the twin stick-shooter. We sat down with Development Director, Juergen Reusswig, to find out more – Who are Games Distillery? What are their influences? And where do they think downloadable content is heading in the future?
D+PAD Magazine writes:
Having some nice looking water in your game can be a huge selling point – for example it worked wonders for Nintendo’s Wave Race 64, while the Xbox 360’s up coming H20-fest Hydrophobia is betting the farm on it being a crowd puller. Game Distillery’s Aqua: Naval Warfare also has plenty of the wet stuff, but it doesn’t attempt to wow you with the fancy liquid physics routines; instead, it relies on good old fashioned gameplay and sharp visual design – but does it still manage to stay afloat?
GameFocus writes: "In pursuit of transparency, I have to admit, the Steampunk style is sort of hit or miss for me. Some games used it really well and I really enjoyed it (such as Arcanum). Yet others were just ugly to me (such as Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends). So I’m always a bit reserved when I get a chance to sit down with a title ventures into Steampunk territory, as was the case with Games Distillery’s Xbox LIVE Arcade SHMUP (shoot-em up), AQUA – Naval Warfare."
