Acid
Acid is a PlayStation 3 shooter game released in 2008 developed by Taki Corporation. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, puzzle, maze, or device solving, and aiming and shooting, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.0 / 10
About this game
Acid is a PlayStation 3 shooter game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, puzzle, maze, or device solving, and aiming and shooting. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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A PSone puzzle curiosity preserved on PS3 without proven enhancements.
Acid on PlayStation 3 is a digital presentation of the 1999 PSone title, not a new native sequel or a relation of Metal Gear Ac!d. The documented reason to play remains its unusual aim-and-charge light-pulse puzzle and psychedelic audiovisual character. Conversion makes this obscure original available through another console, but the evidence does not establish newly written stages, redrawn graphics or measured PS3 response improvements. The content judgment therefore follows verified properties of the PlayStation game, whereas usability is considered separately for this digital release. Players looking for an offbeat PSone curiosity on PS3 may find the concept worthwhile; those expecting a modernized puzzle production should keep the archival nature of the package in mind.
Strengths
- The PS3 conversion retains the original light-pulse aiming and charging puzzles.
Who it is for: PS3 owners seeking an archival Japanese PSone puzzle game rather than a modern remake.
Play notes: This is an archival PSone conversion, with no verified PS3-specific additions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The conversion record provides no basis for claiming new PS3 stages. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The PS3 conversion retains the original light-pulse aiming and charging puzzles. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The psychedelic audiovisual identity is inherited content, not a new PS3 feature. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A PS3-playable conversion is documented, but its hardware performance is not measured. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Publisher
- 7 Computerised CreationsTakiHAMSTER
- Release date
- 2008
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingPlayer versus EnvironmentDodgeReplayableThird Person3D GraphicsMain Story Under 10 HoursLinear LevelsShooting
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStationWorldwide1999
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2008
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