
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.
