Hydrophobia details may force you to hold your breath
by Nick Doerr 
{ May 8th 2007 at 3:30PM }
We're kidding. You don't have to hold your breath. The onslaught of survival-horror meets drowning isn't due out for some time, but you can still learn a little bit about the game without fear of getting wet. Unless you go number one in your pants out of excitement for this game. We're going to hold our breath before we get too excited. Ugh! Too many "holding breath" references. Let's get on with the details.The game, due out next year for most current-gen platforms (or all, if you don't count the Wii), takes place on a gigantic ship resembling a city more than a cruise ship. The thing comes under attack and it's your job to go survey the damage. You are Kate, another strong heroine-type who has one weakness: the fear of water.
Since the puzzles and action of the game all take place around water, Blade Interactive is pretty confident they've gotten the water to react almost perfectly to the real deal. Yes, that stuff you splash around in during a relaxing bubble bath. Eurogamer recently got to test the title out, but they've got a piece of duct tape around their mouth, so to speak. We'll hear from them next week. However, feel free to check out some screenshots of the game.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mccomber @ May 8th 2007 5:12PM
I can't wait for this to release, so the fanboys can argue about which system's water is wetter.
Looks good, great water effects, but we'll have to see where it actually goes. I wonder if water will actually have mass so-to-speak, affecting how quickly you can move, doors opening... stuff like that. I want my water to have resistance damnit!
Andir3.0 @ May 8th 2007 6:17PM
...or do you want your Resistance to have water?
Sorry, I couldn't stop myself from posting that.
mccomber @ May 8th 2007 6:42PM
@Andir, that was basically the first thing that came to mind when I typed resistance; which didn't have water you could interact with, now that I think about it...
massive_98 @ May 8th 2007 7:24PM
Looks pretty ok.
Jesus @ May 10th 2007 6:47AM
I read somewhere that you can fill rubber ducks with semtex, then let them float on the water's realistic flow towards badguys. When they investigate the duck blows up in their face! That's better then the sheep from worms!! I just hope it makes a comical quacking sound as it gets closer!