Aquaria finally sees release

We first saw the dreamlike underwater adventuring of Aquaria way back in January at Macworld, and now, finally, Ambrosia has released the game for the Mac. It got pretty rave reviews on the PC, and the concept sounds like some great fun: you play an underwater dweller who can swim around in 2D while casting spells, singing magical songs, and just generally exploring a vast underwater world full of secrets. The graphics are simple but lush and beautiful -- looks like one of those games you can play to cleanse your palate in between the gritty urban wars of Fallout 3 and Gears of War 2.

The game itself is $30US which, even though it's huge and comes with a level editor for even more playability, is a bit steep (especially with the glut of great games we're about to get this Fall and Winter). Fortunately, there is a 30-day free trial version available. And it's definitely the kind of thing we'd want to encourage anyway -- even though the port is coming a little (OK, more than a little) late, having innovative, well-done games like this on the Mac is good for all of us.

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Tim

Well, the game itself is damn awesome. But the "fully functional" 30-day trial isn't so. There's a demo limitation for how far you can go, forcing the game to a halt until you buy it (At "Open Waters", a little bit in). D:<
Took a few hours though, brilliant and stunning I must say. Oh, and simple. The controls are just your mouse (Or Ctrl + Mouse, you need right click you see).
But personally, it's still a little too steep (Price-wise) for me. Can others tell me if it gets worth buying?

~Tim

November 30 2008 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

nickux

Check out the demo from Abrosia Software's website. It's a .dmg.
I have to say- $30 is actually a really great deal! The game is very long and well worth the cost of admission. It's less than many DS titles and is just is very innovative. Took a little while but I am very happy it's finally here.

November 15 2008 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pacheco

Hmm, from what I can tell, the demo's only come in .exe files...

November 14 2008 at 7:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mikeyrogers

Wow! 7/10?! 81%?!

This game is INSANE!!!

November 14 2008 at 1:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mikeyrogers

Pretty rave reviews?

http://www.gamestats.com/objects/887/887182/articles.html

November 14 2008 at 8:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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OmniGeno

Yeah, pretty rave reviews.

http://bit-blot.com/aquaria/press.html

November 14 2008 at 12:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Skoalbandit

Going to check it out, seems interesting.

Saying the mac is going to see a "glut of great games" seems like a pretty foolish thing to say though. Don't see it happening at all ever.

November 14 2008 at 8:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply