
Where Is, as a feature, is typically reserved for those games and individuals who fall through the cracks of gaming history, those curiosities that were born briefly into the public eye and then disappeared into the digital ether, never to be seen again. It was born in the hopes of seeing its respective subjects resurface, as if our patient musings might give them new life. Today’s a happy one though, since Hydrophobia, an intriguing action title that hasn’t been heard from since early 2007, has not only popped back up on the gaming radar, but has an imminent release date of March 2009.
Hydrophobia’s unique hook is levels flooded with water that reacts dynamically depending on the action. Its plot revolves around a near future world where a Malthusian catastrophe has taken place and the world’s wealthy elite have moved onto self-subsistent floating cities. One of these cities, the Queen of the World, which has come under siege and you, as security engineer Kate Wilson, must take Steven-Seagal-style action (but with dreads instead of a ponytail.) Take that Bioshock 2! Gameplay details and pretty much everything else about the game is still an unknown, but here’s hoping that Blade Interactive has come up with an underwater world that uses its element in a more tactile way than Ken Levine’s aforementioned critical darling did.
Nice to see you back, Hydrophobia.
Note: Apparently the teaser above was shown at E3 back in July. Why didn’t anyone talk about this at the time? Dang journalists and PR agents.
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