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Aquaria pc Game Reviews
Aquaria
Critic Score
Metascore: 82 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.0 out of 10
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A massive ocean world, teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater dweller in search of her family, as she explores the depths of Aquaria. She'll travel from hidden caves, shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases, all lovingly handcrafted by its two creators. Naija's story, narrated fully with voice overs, will become yours, as you join her on this magnificent adventure. Naija has the gift of the Verse. By singing songs, she can weave this force to change the waters around her. With each song Naija learns comes new abilities. With powerful songs, Naija is able to change form, giving players many options as to how to play the game. And with Aquaria's intuitive mouse-only control system, it's as easy to make Naija swim gracefully through the waters as it is to have her sing, cast spells, and engage in combat with the numerous dangerous creatures that inhabit Aquaria's waters. [Bit Blot]

PUBLISHER: Bit Blot
DEVELOPER: Bit Blot
GENRE(S): Adventure
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: RP (Rating Pending)
RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2007

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91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Amazing mash-up of a classic NES adventure and that fish-tank screensaver you had in the ’90s.
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85
PC Zone UK
Aquaria just oozes quality. [Mar 2008, p.86]
81
PC Gamer UK
Atmospheric and gorgeous, an excellent indie calling card. [Feb 2008, p.83]
70
EuroGamer
Aquaria's certainly prone to leaving you disorientated, some of its puzzles are quite oblique and it's in no hurry to tell you what to do, and its mechanics lack the inventiveness of a game like Zelda, but then the fact it's two friends coding together over the Internet shouldn't be overlooked when taking note of the fact that they come surprisingly close.
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