But, this is far from a simple Uncharted spin-off, because Hydrophobia’s twist is flowing from the Queen of the World’s breached hull: water. The game even takes cues from its linear style to keep the action constantly flowing from the game’s onset to its exciting finale four or five hours later. As Kate reluctantly sets out to try and thwart the plot she’ll be climbing pipes and bulkheads, using cover to shoot terrorists and jumping across faulty platforms much like Nathan Drake does in his series, and with much the same cinematic flair as well. These single-minded terrorists have taken it into their own hands to reduce the world’s population, starting with the Queen of the World.įans of the notorious PlayStation cover-based action/adventure title Uncharted will be pleased with the gameplay style that’s found here. A terrorist organisation calling themselves Malthusians have detonated multiple explosions to supposedly ‘save the world.’ The dystopian world we’re thrown into has seen an unsustainable population explosion and people have been forced to migrate to the sea to find residence. Stepping into the shoes of the game’s main protagonist, systems engineer Kate Wilson we find ourselves inside the massive city-sized ship, Queen of the World. Is this the ultimate edition of the game? Once again the game has been updated with all-around improvements and the new surname Prophecy, landing on PSN with its most notable new addition, PlayStation Move support. A few months later the game was updated (via patch) to Hydrophobia: Pure, which fixed multiple shortcomings and the widely mixed review scores quickly saw a significant increase. Critics weren’t impressed with the game after the years of hype it received and the developer, Dark Energy Digital, took the criticism head-on and went back to the drawing board. Xbox 360 owners first saw the game’s release over a year ago on Xbox Live Arcade simply called Hydrophobia. It’s difficult to start this review without first mentioning the game’s history. What would a person’s worst nightmare be if they had this phobia? The thought of being on-board a massive boat as it slowly sinks into the ocean’s depths would likely be somewhere near the top of the list, which is exactly the reason why you’re thrown headfirst into this role in Hydrophobia: Prophecy. Hydrophobia is defined as being an abnormal fear of water.