B.L.U.E.: Legend of Water
B.L.U.E.: Legend of Water is a PlayStation 3 puzzle game released in 2008 developed by CAProductions. It centers on puzzle, maze, or device solving, rule recognition, and spatial or logical judgment, 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
- 6.8 / 10
About this game
B.L.U.E.: Legend of Water is a PlayStation 3 puzzle game centered on puzzle, maze, or device solving, rule recognition, and spatial or logical judgment. Compact stages add conditions and tighter constraints over time, 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. Graphics, audio, and input feedback need to support decisions directly, 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 limited explanations, input recognition, repetition, or abrupt difficulty can stall progress. 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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The PS3 archive preserves the ocean adventure, not a modernized remake.
Konami identifies the PS3 B.L.U.E.: Legend of Water as a downloadable Game Archives release of the original PlayStation title, not a remake. The appeal therefore remains the same unusual blend of polygonal underwater exploration, an air gauge and puzzle cooperation with a dolphin companion. Planning a route through ruins and deciding when to surface are the heart of the experience. The official PS3 listing confirms single-player offline play, a concrete platform condition. It does not establish redrawn graphics, additional levels or a new control model, so this score does not award any imagined modernization. Original-version guidance still describes restricted save opportunities and Japanese story text, both relevant cautions when approaching the archived game today. Digital delivery offers a different route to the classic, but its pacing and limitations should be judged as those of the original work.
Strengths
- Offline access to the distinctive original ocean adventure.
Weaknesses
- Original save restrictions and Japanese story text remain barriers.
Who it is for: Players seeking the original ocean adventure on PS3.
Play notes: This Archives release is not a native PS3 remake; story text remains Japanese.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The ruins and dolphin-assisted progression are inherited, not expanded. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Konami identifies this as the original PS1 game through PS3 Archives, not a remake. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Polygonal underwater swimming and the air gauge preserve its original identity. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The PS3 archive listing confirms offline single-player access, without proof of a remaster. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- CAProductions
- Publisher
- Hudson Soft
- 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
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnMain Story Under 10 HoursPuzzle Solving3D GraphicsFixed CameraReplayableSolo-friendlyPick-up and PlayShort SessionsLow Entry Barrier
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStationWorldwide1998
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2008
Game gallery
Sources
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