
The AI won’t slow you down either, as enemies never act intelligently and aren’t very good shots. AquaNox’s 30 missions are short and easy: you can just circle-strafe and press madly on the mouse button to destroy most enemies and installations. The default control setup is for the standard mouse/keyboard layout, although there’s also joystick support. The combat is more involving than the story, fortunately.

The story is mildly compelling, but the dialogue is delivered via poorly drawn cartoon characters and truly god-awful voice actors. As a sequel to the 1997 submarine shooter Archimedean Dynasty, AquaNox brings back Emerald “Dead Eye†Flint, a sort of Han Solo of the deep sea, only not as exciting. You can visit our FAQs page for more help and solutions if you have a problem.Like the great-looking but ultimately lackluster Incoming (1998), AquaNox is ultimately better at showing off the capabilities of your machine’s rendering power than the game design capabilities of its developers.


– Upgradable submarines with a variety of parts and weapons The frantic pace never lets up in Aquanox – a true adrenaline-rush action game. Players fight vicious battles against crazed mercenaries, mighty military forces and hideous sea monsters. You take the role of Flint, taking command of a loosely aligned force of fellow mercenaries who hire themselves out to the powerful leaders of the inhospitable world of Aqua.
