When the highly anticipated Hydrophobia came out last year, it reconfirmed the notion that Xbox Live Arcade was simply a dumping ground for poorly made games. Hydrophobia disappointed its fans with its clunky controls, cheap deaths, and many other bad game play decisions. With the recent release of a completely overhauled version, will Hydrophobia disappoint its fans once again or finally live up to its expectations?

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"Kate is an engineer on board of the 'Queen of the World' and quickly finds herself in absolute chaos as a terrorist group called the 'Neo-Malthusians' take control of the massive luxury liner with the intend of killing each and everyone on the ship. After Kate and her uniquely voiced boss Scoot realize what the terrorists are planning they try their best to stop their evil endeavors. The title 'Hydrophobia' implies Kate's fear of natures element as she has some baggage from past experiences i..."

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OXCGN got its hands on some XBLA fun this week with the final release of Hydrophobia (to be released on 29th Sept on XBLA / PSN). It's a game that has been on and off for some time, but it finally has arrived, and looks a treat.

Come check out the review, as well as 20 ways to kill vid, as well as the Underwater Combat vid.

As always, well worth the click of a link to check it out.

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"I had no expectations, which makes it a sad situation that Hydrophobia could not even reach my non-existent expectations. The game takes place in an underwater facility called 'The Queen of the World,' which may be a terribly unfunny call to James Cameron and Titanic, or I could simply be stretching. The story takes place over three horribly paced acts in which you play as security engineer, Kate Wilson. The first act is basically a long tutorial, the second is a bloated mess that never seems..."

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