It's not that strange for a developer to announce plans for a sequel to a successful game. It's not even that unusual for a publisher to make it clear that it intends to turn a
successful game into a successful franchise, either. Somewhat rarer is the announcement of a planned sequel to an unpublished game without the backing of a major publisher. Enter Blade Interactive which, in an
interview with PS3 Attitude, made it known that it has sequel plans for its upcoming water-filled survival adventure game,
Hydrophobia. Whereas the first takes place on the Queen of the World, a huge floating city, the second game will take place in "a drowned Boston."
The first game,
lest you've forgotten, is being touted in particular for its impressive water physics. It all sounds very intriguing, let's hope the first game ... ahem ...
makes a splash so that the story penned for the sequel doesn't have to go to waste.
[Via
Joystiq]
{ Sep 22nd 2008 at 6:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sumkrazyguy @ Sep 22nd 2008 6:54PM
Loved the first one. Cant wait for the second!
j/k
thepolytheist @ Sep 22nd 2008 9:58PM
I feel like these guys ought to take a second to realize that hydrophobia is another name for rabies. Aquaphobia is the fear of water.
RockerAnimeFreak @ Sep 22nd 2008 11:53PM
I LOL'D! :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophobia
Nige @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:53AM
The reason rabies is sometimes reffered to as Hydrophobia is that it often causes the sufferer to be unable to swallow water, or makes swallowing water very painful, so that animals suffering it seem to draw back from the water as if they are scared of it.
Anyway, you don't yet know the full story of the game. It may be a clever use of words and as well as being about someone with a fear of water on a sinking ship, have some ties in with rabies. That is pretty unlikely though, but you never know
Nige @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:58AM
Oh, to back this up a bit, heres the dictionary definition showing the link to rabies and the fear of water.
Noun
hydrophobia (plural hydrophobias)
1. (pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; rabies itself.
2. Fear of water.
Dralthi @ Sep 23rd 2008 10:55AM
I saw a technical video of this game a few months back. It showed off the water effects in the game. It was pretty impressive. Better than BioShock, dare I say.
However, the character and environments in these screenshots are very generic looking. The environment looks too pristine and the character's face is forgettable.
ryan @ Sep 23rd 2008 12:45PM
is this that new Blue Stinger remake that i've been waiting for??
Rakeena @ Oct 29th 2008 7:42PM
Aquaphobia is the fear of drowning.
Hydrophobia is the fear of water, the fear of water can often be acquired through having rabies, becuase rabies makes water intensely hard to swallow. PHOBIA ... means fear... so in no way can that mean "rabies" ....
Lol...
Ps. Can't way to play the game!