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- Rating:9
Intuitive controls, artistic visuals and stellar music make a voyage into the world of Aquaria a wonderful time.
What can Bit-Blot, a two-man development team, do? Apparently they can make an amazing piece of software. Created by Alec Holowka and Derek Yu, 2-D adventure game Aquaria is a true blue indie game, so blue that it takes ... Read Full Review
16 of 17 users found the following review helpful
What Gamespot Users have to say about Aquaria
- Rating:8
Sometimes dissatisfying combat and issues with its official correspondence aside, Aquaria is very captivating.
INTRO:Back in 2007, indie games were not as prominent as they are now. They were quite easy to miss, if only because franchise fatigue has yet to set in for so-called mainstream games and there were convincingly then-ref... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
A Metroidvania with incredible audio that raises the bar for atmospheric music and sound interaction in games.
It has all the elements of an exploration and backtrack progression game with a soundtrack that is probably impossible to improve, it will stay with me as long as all the classics. A prime example of how good sound de... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
A superb game with a high artistic value and freedom of exploration...
Aquaria is a 2007 Indie game by a 2 person (man and woman) company called Bit Blot. It takes place in an underwater world called Aquaria which is inhabited by a multitude of colorful and unique animals both aggressive an... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
Aquaria is perhaps the best indie game ever. And that's coming from one who has played a lot of them.
Swimming through dark tunnels, singing songs of sun and fire, excavating the ruins of a past long forgotten of my kind, as I watch a flurry of colorful fish stream by I search for an answer which will reveal the secrets ... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
Aquaria is an exceptional game that proves anyone can create something magnificent if they put their heart into it.
Every now and then there's a truly magnificent game that slips by unnoticed. I'm not talking about games like Mirror's Edge because while it may not have performed as well as EA had wanted it to it still received plenty... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
A fantastic voyage into the depths of the unknown, a romantic and colorful adventure, a fairy tale on a perfect note.
Imagine a crossover between Okami, Zelda and Ecco the Dolphin and you get Aquaria. Somehow games that have a badass and tough female protagonist never seem to impress me much. Only games that really embrace a feminine ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7.5
Explore a beautiful, mysterious world, and feel like a lady while doing it.
Seahorses, a mysterious world under the sea, some british broad with webbed feet…sounds frilly, yes? Not so! For all of you who daily question the two-letter lacuna hovering before the scientific plume of your gender or ... Read Full Review
9 of 10 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8
Fun gameplay, immersing story, beautiful visuals and a fantastic soundtrack makes this a game you deserve to play.
Have you heard much about Aquaria? No? I don't blame you. Following the indie-market when the rest of the market is overflowing with blockbusters is not easy. However, sometimes a real gem emerges, and Aquaria is absolut... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7.5
Beautiful underwater arcade, artistic, musical.
Ok, first scene of Aquaria gameplay gives some funny serene feeling. Everything looks so peaceful, friendly............ But as soon as you proceed you will see how dramatically different this ingame world can be - bright... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
In A Word: Beautiful. In Another: Fun.
quaria is quite simply one of the most beautiful gaming experiences there is to be had out there. The game centers around a young mer-girl named Naija who has lived in a cave for as long as she can remember. One day, ho... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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