AquaNox

by Fishtank Interactive

Product Features

• Mission based action game with stunning individual and team based underwater combat. Over 40 different enemies and vicious undersea monsters.
• 34 missions - 30 in campaign plus 4 instant battles. Feature 8 unique underwater fighting vehicles.
• Uniquely detailed 3D graphics in a real time richly rendered underwater world of steep mountain ranges, intricate caverns, deadly currents and glittering underwater cities and more.
• A riveting story set in a fantastic environment featuring over 70 NPC's with over 500 lines of dialog. Scalable 3D technology optimized for latest graphics accelerator advancements.
• Windows 95/98/ME (Works with XP)

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NHDU
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: November 13, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,396 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Visual Splendor & Sinister Dangers In A Futuristic 3D Underwater World - Aquanox - Go Deep! The undersea world of the 27th century is a dangerous unfriendly place where mercenaries like "Emerald" Dead Eye Flint ply their deadly trade among the warring forces of man and nature. You'll assume Flint's persona taking command of a loosely aligned force of fellow mercenaries hiring themselves out to the powerful leaders of this inhospitable world. You'll battle other mercenaries, military forces and hideous sea monsters. You'll develop alliances and you will be betrayed. You will learn to fight and you will learn to bargain and you will become skilled, tough and resilient. You may survive and you may even win! Aquanox Is A Non-Stop Adventure Of Speed, Strategy and Bold Action In A Spectacular Undersea World! "The toughest part about playing the game may be taking your eyes off the spectacular graphics" - NextGen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aquanox, Hands On, October 13, 2001

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kirill lagountchik (palm coast, florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AquaNox (CD-ROM)

Developer:Massive Development
Publisher:Fishtank Interactive

Aquanox is like an average space shooter, somewhat like Independence War 2:Edge of Chaos, but it is set underwater and doesn't offer the same 360 degrees of rotation that most space-shooters do; you can point straight up or straight down, but you'll never flip upside down. When in the midst of a fight, this might prove to be a little frustrating.
The focus of the game is entirely on combat, but there is a lot of scripting and numerous cutscenes. As for the graphics, they are nothing short of amazing. The scenery is top-notch detailed, so you'd swear you are in the dark blue depths of the ocean. Nothing was left out in the visuals that is available with today's technologies, everything is in there: realistic dense underwater canyons, undersea life that ranges from big fish to the smallest plankton all exceptionally well animated and detailed, hi-tech cities that are textured to perfection, and the best lighting effects that are native to the deep underwater locations. Looks like Aquanox will be the next rendering technology monster, with its krass' engine, no doubt about it. What's scary though, is Aquanox system requirements, even though the minimum is not as high, the optimal would be somewhat a "dream machine".

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A sinking ship, December 2, 2001

By 

Mike Conn (Lemoore, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AquaNox (CD-ROM)

Ok..I origionally reviewed this game after having played through single player and had some fun with a friend of mine with multiplayer. The singleplayer was so-so as far as action goes. The story is very linear (e.g. NO choices to be made) and the acting is painfully bad. I mean it really stinks. However, I did have fun with multiplayer so I gave the game high marks based on that. MAN! would my eyes be opened!

I came to learn that this game has serious multiplayer problems. First of all there is a real paucity of servers. The ones that are out there are based in Germany and have high pings and are usually empty. If you do manage to get into a game you experience lag if there is one person in the game with a ping higher than 150..come on! With any other game out there 150ms aint too shabby. Here it makes the game stink for everyone in the session. People appear to zoom all over the place, you cant get pick ups, shots fired from nowhere kill you. Patches to date have not addressed this problem and the developement team doesn't seem to be working on the problem. So at the moment multiplayer is pretty much not playable.

I wanted to love this game. I really did. It has some redeeming qualities but not enough to overcome the problems. I will keep it installed and now and then look for new patches, but for now its just going to collect dust.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never seen graphics this good, November 23, 2001

By 

Jeff (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AquaNox (CD-ROM)

Aquanox is a great game combining the FPS and RPG genre with a twist. Its like an RPG in the sense that you talk to so many NPC's and your missions are kinda like the quest in RPG's. It also is oviously a FPS because of the way the game is played making this game somewhat of a combo. The think that amazed me most about this game was the graphics. Ive played many games with great graphics, Alice, Halo, Giants etc... but NOTHING has been as pretty as this game. The detail is amazing on all the terrain and vehicles. Also the multiplayer aspect adds alot and makes the replay value go up. Aquanox is a great game for ne FPS fan.