Aquanaut's Holiday is an early PlayStation game by Artdink

Artdink

is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis...

, in which the player assumes the role of an overworked marine explorer who returns to the water for pleasure after having brought harmony to the world's oceans. With the course of years the title has become a game series with different episodes available.

Gameplay

Gameplay is in the first person and consists primarily of the player exploring vast stretches of ocean, occasionally discovering underwater ruins or treasure, or fish which can be 'spoken' with. By building up a large reef, the player can attract a wide variety of fish. The game is complete when the player's 'fish meter' is full.

Game series

The game had sequels released on the different PlayStation platforms.

• Aquanaut's Holiday (PlayStation, 1995)
• Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 (PlayStation, 1996)
• Aquanaut's Holiday 2 (PlayStation, 1999)
• Aquanaut's Holiday: Memories of Summer 1996 - Download version. (PlayStation Portable
  PlayStation Portable
  The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
  
  , PlayStation 3
  PlayStation 3
  The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
  
  , 2008)
• Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories
  Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories
  is a PlayStation 3 game developed by Artdink and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. A Japanese version was released in Japan and South East Asia on September 25, 2008...
  
  (PlayStation 3, 2008)