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Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories

Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories

Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories is a PlayStation 3 simulation game released in 2008 developed by Artdink. It centers on area and route exploration, character or equipment growth, and story, case, or mission progress, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.

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7.3 / 10
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About this game

Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories is a PlayStation 3 simulation game centered on area and route exploration, character or equipment growth, and story, case, or mission progress. Schedules, changing values, or staged goals encourage repeated adjustment, 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. Interface clarity and state feedback matter more than spectacle, 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 explanations, dense menus, real-time systems, or accessory dependencies can add friction. 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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AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:

7.3 / 10PlayStation 3

Detailed marine life makes exploration compelling, while story tasks and a repeated minigame are less convincing.

Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories is most appealing when its small submarine enters a cave or travels from colourful shallows to deeper habitats. Finding a creature and consulting its log makes observation rewarding without relying on combat. Detailed coral, whales, sharks and other marine life give the changing environments a documentary-like attraction. Straightforward submarine handling and saving photographs to the PS3 hard drive also support leisurely discovery. Searching for a missing researcher redirects that freedom towards a story that does not always complement the wildlife focus, while the singing-fish memory game loses novelty with repetition. The original PS3 review also reported performance dips during boosting. Patient marine-life enthusiasts will find the observation stronger than the mission progression.

Strengths

  • Detailed creatures and varied habitats reward observation
  • The log gives discoveries ecological context
  • Accessible submarine handling and photo saving support exploration

Weaknesses

  • Story missions do not always complement free observation
  • The memory minigame loses novelty with repetition
  • The native review reported performance dips during boosting

Who it is for: Players who enjoy marine life, leisurely observation and recording scenery.

Play notes: This is PS3 Hidden Memories, not the PlayStation original. Check the particular Asian edition for language support; historical performance reports are not current measurements.

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Habitat variety sustains discovery better than the story tasks and repetitive memory game.

Reviewed6.3 / 10Not provided
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Discovering and recording marine life rewards exploration, though mission goals do not always fit observation.

Reviewed7.2 / 10Not provided
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Detailed marine life and underwater settings provide strong immersion, beyond the less cohesive narrative.

Reviewed8.6 / 10Not provided
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Submarine handling and photo saving support exploration, with reported performance dips during boosting.

Reviewed7.4 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Artdink
Release date
2008
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Third PersonLevel ProgressionSlow BurnStory-drivenCozyResource ManagementExploration3D GraphicsLife SimulationReplayableSolo-friendlyLong-term Progression
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
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