In the not too distant future a scarcity of resources leads to war that eventually escalates to nuclear holocaust. Nuclear winter then renders the surface of the earth uninhabitable, except for those rich enough to flee to refugee stations. Aqua is the world beneath the surface, the only remaining habitat fit for human habitation.

It's now the 27th century and we find that most of the life-sustaining technologies required for life in Aqua become monopolized by a single corporation, but there are plenty of rogues and pirates about. That's where we enter the fray as a mercenary who was first introduced in 1997's Archimedean Dynasty, the game that served as the foundation of the story of Aquanox. As the game progresses we find that there are other threats unleashed when ancient underwater caverns are unsealed.

Aquanox is part of a series of futuristic games based upon submarine combat simulation.

Additional Game Features:

• Single-player campaign, along with several instant-action settings and multiplayer dogfight scenarios.
  
• The player must progress through a linear series of missions, earning higher fees as they go in order to upgrade and arm.
  
• GUI features an interface that displays a very detailed view of your surroundings.
  
• Textures are colorful and extremely detailed, with care to many graphical touches, such as chips that flake off underwater hills hit by your projectile weapons.
  
• Varied and well designed environments, allowing you to battle around underwater volcanoes and massive structures and be aided or hindered by swift currents and other environmental effects.
  
• Joystick support as well as mouse/keyboard control.
  

Developer: Massive Development
Publisher: Fishtank Interactive
Released: November 30, 2001

System Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/2000, 500 MHz Athlon or Pentium III processor, 128MB RAM, 16MB Direct3D compatible graphics card, DirectX 8 compatible sound card, 4X CD-ROM, 800MB HD space.