Aquaventure

"What kind of name is this?"

With a name which doesn't quite tell you what the game is all about, this adventure in the water isn't quite what it seems.

Basically you will just control an underwater swimmer who will need to shoot some fishes (or other water animals) in order to gain points. All the game is pure and simply having to perform such a task, and as you may imagine this doesn't grant it an high replay value.

As soon as you start playing, you will notice the terrible absence of a main screen, as you will see just a screen where you are able to notice some fishes diving around and a turtle on top of the screen, with an "air" sign at the end. All those features really appear in the game, and once the small turtle reaches the sign, you will loose one of your lives. Yep, this is unavoidable, so whatever you do will just take you one step further to your death. Is this good? Of course not!

Returning to the gameplay, you will just need to control your swimmer up, down, left and right while shooting the fishes, and doing so will increase your score, which is also the only thing that could give an higher replay value to this game, and I mean.... playing it with a friend, to see who of the both of you can get an higher score.

Concerning the graphics, they are as clear as you could find in the times of this console, you will be able to see more than 10 different species of random fish, and some other sea creatures. As for the sound, you will just hear 3 or 4 of them across them game, which include (but aren't limited to) your shots, an hitting sound and, a "game over" sound.

As you may suppose, all this makes this a funny game but only for a while, and if you are wanting to get a game with a good replay value, forget about this one. Plus, the game is really rare, meaning that perhaps you won't stand a chance when it comes to finding it nowadays.

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 06/06/05