Hydrophobia (Xbox 360)

Hydrophobia released in 2010. This was the first of what was meant to be three parts, the game did so poorly, they didn't release the last two parts. So, what we have here is an unfinished game. The game did so bad, the developers had to close down too.

You play as Kate, who attempts to fight off a terrorist plot aboard the Queen of the world's large ocean vessel. The plot was never really explained and we were never introduced properly to the world they created.

The graphics were ugly and every room looked the same. The characters were terrible and Scoot, who was your companion was meant to be the funny one, the guy you liked, I absolutely hated him and was one of the worse acted characters in a video game. The platforming was terrible and hard to watch, all the enemies looked the same and they looked ridiculous when you shot at them while they were down, they'd slide around the floor.

There were a couple of different weapons to use, but the water flowing looked brilliant, probably the only thing that looked good. You could shoot glass that would send water crashing through enemies, it was a great way to dispose of people. The game was so short, three acts that can be done in less than two hours and that's all. The "stealth" never worked, you would crouch and walk and I was getting shot at while doing it before I even knew an enemy was there. It took ages to walk through vents because Kate walked so fucking slow! An unfinished, poor excuse for a game.

You were thrown into a world where you were told next to nothing. All of a sudden at the end of the game, Kate recognises the main villain and talks about them like we know who they are, it's the first time we've seen or heard about them. After spending the entirety of the game in the same looking areas, we are thrown in to this great futuristic city, the game ends shortly after getting here. The worst part is the end, the awful cliffhanger. Whether we save Kate's friend Scoot, I fucking hated that guy and don't care what happens to him.

There's no replayability, there's documents to collect but why bother? There's medals you can try to unlock for doing things like kill five enemies without being seen, but not worth trying once you've finished and there's a challenge room you unlock after completing the game, it's like a bad horde mode.

Don't play this game as it's unfinished and the rest will never be released. Short and sweet, unlike the game, it's more short and shit. Wasted my time playing this.

3/10