and the best water effects EVER goes to...

Super Mario Galaxy....

Crysis...

seriously.

Edit: it'd be nice if the pic would work, but yea crysis.

Yuck. It looked like so strange running down the trees and rocks like that.

BioShock and Crysis have the best so far, I think. Halo 3 has awesome water, too.

You'll have to scroll since it's a panoramic shot (that's been downsized quite a bit) but Crysis has some amazing water.

Crysis has the best I've seen.VoodooGamer

I agree, crysis water has realistic ripples (which gears 2 will support) and the clarity and underwater fog is unbeatable in crysis... so far. But next gen games will top that even.

You guys are forgetting that there are PC games that focus on ship and water simulation. Silent Hunter 4: and this last one's an underwater shot. go ahead, click on it and have your mind blown: http://static1.filefront.com/images/kpaznegyqk.jpg and yeah, these are all ingame.Makari

The technical award goes to Crysis, but from an artistic and implementory standpoint I would have to give the nod to BioShock.

~V

So... It's come down to this: Crysis(duh!) > That Sailing Sim... thing >>> Gears(PC) > Uncharted > Bioshock(consoles) >> Gears(consoles) > Ratchet and Clanck: Quest for Booty >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wii Sports > Super Mario Galaxy(yes, Wii sports water is much more detailed)

By the time they come out: Hydrophobia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heavy Rain(hoping it delivers) >>>> the other list.

So... It's come down to this: Crysis(duh!) > That Sailing Sim... thing >>> Gears(PC) > Uncharted > Bioshock(consoles) >> Gears(consoles) > Ratchet and Clanck: Quest for Booty >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wii Sports > Super Mario Galaxy(yes, Wii sports water is much more detailed)

By the time they come out: Hydrophobia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heavy Rain(hoping it delivers) >>>> the other list.

nintendog66

Well thank goodness we've gotten that cleared up. Now I can sleep easy knowing what the present and future games with the best water effects are. :P

GeoW had amazing water effects but I'd give the number 1 spot to BioShock. The beginning scene after the plane crashed was amazing, I thought it was a CGI when I was in the water lol.ganon546

same here. when the cut scene ended i sat not moving for like ten seconds cuz i thought it was still going. lol. but then seriously crysis topped it. i was blown away at the first bay area and then swimming underwater looks incredible with the light rays piercing the surface

I thought that was the ugliest level of the game. :/

I wasn't even aware Gears had water physics. That section in the first act when you first get to use the Hammer Of Dawn that is surrounded by water, if you shoot the water... well, nothing happens.

At first, it looks great. However, if you really look at it up close, you'll start to see the little flaws. Legendaryscmt

that is the same with most UE3 games

Bioshock..... the first time I was in that tube and the glass broke in - I was in awe.MoldOnHold

[QUOTE="MoldOnHold"]Bioshock..... the first time I was in that tube and the glass broke in - I was in awe.TheMistique

I just finished reading Watchmen the other day.Deserves every praise it gets - now just hoping the movie delivers.

PC has the best water hands down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLrf1U8hApk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QahKrkTbls4&feature=related

[QUOTE="TheMistique"][QUOTE="MoldOnHold"]Bioshock..... the first time I was in that tube and the glass broke in - I was in awe.Kickinurass

I just finished reading Watchmen the other day.Deserves every praise it gets - now just hoping the movie delivers.

the only difference with the 360 version and the pc version is fps and res the water is fully intact in every way on the 360 version.

thta part is one of the best looking parts of the game...

lol a cow playing gears on a pc....

Nope Heavy Rain

Actualy , any UNREAL ENGINE 3 game have verry cheap water with some cheap tricks AND REFLECTION IS NONEXISTING they just put some random image to look like reflection but its actualy prety lame when you just stop for second and take a look at it (they probably thought "hell noone is gona notice")

CRYSIS HAVE BEST WATER EVER (its 100 times bether in motion)

Sillent Hunter 4 have some really relaxing and great looking water

It doesn't have any water, in the 360 version.

LastRedMage

Once again,just for fun (Crysis water)

I have played that game on a pc with everything up at high aropund a mates house its nothing that great well not compared to uncharted you dive in that you come out drenched in the stuff and then you can run about watching yourself dry in really time i think thats pretty amazing and besides the winner has to be bioshock in total even more so the pc version which looks the best byfar shoemen22

yeh naughty dog put the same sort of effect in the Jak and Daxter series but obviously to a lesser extent. I really wish Naughty dog would make games for the 360 cause they are really talented devs.