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Ah, finally the review of Aquaria - Bit Blot’s most wonderful underwater side scroller. And done by none other than The Mac Gamer’s first writer not to be me! Hooray!
A big hello to M. James Peders (lots of spam and viagra offers please), a welcome member to the crack team of, er, reviewers working over time, full time, part time to bring you the best reviews and shoes in the Mac world…
It’s a been a long time coming, but Aquaria for Mac has finally been released by Ambrosia Software.
Aquaria: A massive ocean world, teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater dweller in search of her family, as she explores the depths of Aquaria. As players navigate through Aquaria’s richly textured surroundings, Naija learns to defend herself, heal, and to change her form for combat, stealth, speed, and more … skills she will need to defend herself against the perils of the deep.
Naija’s story, narrated fully with voice overs and a lush soundtrack, will become yours as you join her on this magnificent adventure.
Check out my interview with John Champlin from Ambrosia about Aquaria (and other things) and stay tuned for a review soon.
Ah, obscure in-joke article titles. Everyone loves them. You see, John ‘Magnus’ Champlin (yes, in his spare time he is the World’s Strongest Man) from Ambrosia was kind enough to chat to me for 3% of the day about Aquaria, Multiwinia, Ambrosia, smoking jackets and other goodies. He’s called Champlin, for some reason we talked about champing at the bit, Bit Blot developed Aquaria, which is similar to champing (or chomping, depending on your region) at the bit. It all makes sense! Perfect sense! Onward, to Madness!
Continue reading ‘Champlin at the Bit Blot: Aquaria, Multiwinia, Ambrosia think mash up’
John Champlin from Ambrosia let me know that Aquaria, the hand-drawn underwater side scroller from Bit Blot, has reached Final Candidate for Mac.
Aquaria has been in development for the Mac for quite some time and although I’d liked to have seen the release a bit sooner, it’s a testament to Ambrosia that they wouldn’t let me see it before every bug and wrinkle had been ironed out. Bit Blot, the original developers of the game for PC, also made some changes for the Mac version - namely making artwork fit onto the widescreen monitors that most Mac users have.
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