Aquanauts Holiday PS1

Under the sea!!!

When life begins to get on top of you it's time to take a little break and get away from it all. And where better to go than to the bottom of the ocean. Aquanauts Holiday for the Playstation is less a game and more of a stress reliever. The player controls a submarine as you explore the vast ocean looking for interesting artefacts and structures. Along the way you will find a wide range of sea life. fish, whales, turtles, sharks and other sea life.

You can communicate with the marine life through the use of sounds triggered by the Playstation controllers L and R buttons. Depending on which tones you play the animals will react in different ways. From hypnotic states to dancing to fleeing if you play the wrong tones.

One of the goals of the game is to create a giant coral reef near to your homebase that will attract a large number of marine life. This is built in a 3D editor which uses resources collected from the fish (i.e fish poop) when you have found the correct tones to use on each variety of fish. Once your reef is at a big enough size and the fish arrive you can sit back and admire while all your daily stress slips away.

This is a strange game but is very hypnotic to play. The submarine can be a bit of a pain to control at times and it's frustrating trying to find out what tones work best with each fish. But with patience it is a rewarding game with plenty to see and do.