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Endless Ocean: Blue World
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Item Description...
Game Features:
- The ocean is teeming with life. Hundreds of real-life species are there to be discovered, from seahorses to giant whales.
- Are the local fish sick or agitated? Players can view their health status and then use a tranquilizer-like tool to zap the ones in need of rehab with healing energy.
- The game also includes a storyline that players can follow as they choose. The plot involves Oceana, a woman who investigates the Dragons Song, which her father, a prominent ocean explorer, was searching for just before his death.
- While at Nine Ball Island, players can become friends with a dolphin and teach it some new tricks. When ona dive, players can even bring along the dolphin, which players can hold onto for extra fast swimming.
- For the first time in the series, friends who have broadband Internet access can connect and dive with one another via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, while using the Wii Speak microphone to converse.
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Item Specifications...
Dimensions: Length: 7.8" Width: 5.6" Height: 2.4"
Weight: 0.34125 lbs.
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Publisher Nintendo
UPC 045496901837
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Availability 11 units.
Availability accurate as of May 26, 2012 08:10.
Usually ships within one to two business days from Woodland, CA.
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Reviews - What do our customers think?
 | A great game for kids, adults, gamers and nongamers May 19, 2010 |
| I generally concur with all the other rave reviews (amazing graphics: check; lots of levels of exploration: check; peaceful experience with soothing music: check; meandering exploration permitted and encouraged: check), but write to note how much my 6 year-old daughter LOVES this game. It has many educational features including compass reading, marine biology info, puzzle solving (how to break the ice pillars?), spatial-memory skills (where was the Wreck of the Emerald Lady?), time management (there's always that ticking air-tank!), geography, and reading. But it never feels like an educational "game" in which learning is the whole point. It's also nice that the violence is minimal (indeed, unnaturally so - my daughter asked me the second day why none of the animals in the game eat other animals) and there's nothing I worry about my daughter seeing in the game if I am not watching her play. I usually do watch her play though because she derives such joy from it. She is really excited about our next snorkeling trip, and it has been amazing to hear her at aquariums name 100s of fish by sight alone. (i can't say the same for myself, but it really struck a chord with her!) Buy it for your kids and enjoy it as a mini vacation for yourself. | | | | 80 hours in, and still exploring May 15, 2010 |
I am totally hooked on this game. I've been playing video games since Pong, Odyssey and Atari 2600, so I'd say I have some experience.
Pros:
The graphics are excellent (for a Wii). For instance, watch the water when you are interacting with a dolphin partner (training or giving a show), especially when s/he enters the water after a jump. Or watch the diving boat rise and fall with the waves, when it's at the dock.
It is totally unbelievable how interesting this game is and how many features it has. There are hundreds of species of fish/birds/mammals to "collect" in my handbook. There are 200 salvage items to pick up + 100 coins I have to find.
I have to collect different styles of haircuts and pieces of clothing/diving gear. I have to collect pieces of maps until they are complete and interact with every different species of animal. I have to build a coral reef and train multiple dolphins different tricks. I have to take pictures and submit them to magazines for publishing. I have to design exhibits in an aquarium. I have to earn and be awarded 155 different titles. I can take visitors on diving tours and take orders to search for hidden treasure.
You can change your clothing and hairstyle, take a shower, nap in a hammock, build a bonfire and sit and watch the coastline. Not only that, but you can earn a jukebox and change the background music. (I read somewhere that you can load MP3's onto an SD card and play your own music, but I haven't tried this yet.) Most of these options either help you to earn, or spend, money.
There are multiple story lines that can be taken in or out of order, which is a blessing, because some of the puzzles are a little difficult to figure out. So it would be nice to have some type of game guide made.
If you look at all of the awards you can earn, you'll see that this game will take a very long time, if you wish to get every one. (I still have to earn 1 million 'dollars,' which I then have to spend and then will have to earn 2 million more to earn another one of the titles. I only hope it means I have to earn a total of $2 mil, not have that much in the bank at once.
Cons:
After a while, it gets a little monotonous, however. Especially if you play more than a couple of hours a day. Plus, you'll probably get tired of having to watch EVERY VISITOR arrive on a jet ski without being able to click past the scene.
The game does promote evolution in some of the comments, which I don't personally believe, so that's a little bit of a pain. I'd consider that minor, though.
Plus, when you have to find and heal some animals, the game makes the cause "those thoughtless humans." Granted, humans have polluted and continue to pollute the earth, for the most part, but humans are also the only creatures doing anything about it.
The game is a little unrealistic:
-You meet dolphins around the world (the Arctic, the Antarctic and the this site, to name a few) and just kidnap them back to your tropical paradise/base of operations. So this only supports the other side of the "thoughtless human" theme. As in, "Oh, yeah. I befriended a dolphin. Let me take him home whether he wants me to or not. Not to mention whether he can thrive or even survive in water that is a different temperature from his normal habitat."
-Not to mention, all of the ladies/men that come to the island have "perfect 10" bodies. I mean, seriously, where are the beer-bellies & baby-weight?!
-I won't even mention the unrealism of the Pulsar, as this has been mentioned in other reviews.
It seems almost impossible to get an A or B grade on the photo publishing. And you have to get 20 of these to win one of the awards. Really, some of the fish you can only zoom in so far, and they still say that you need to focus on the subject. C'mon!
Finally, this game can take over your life, if you let it. There are so many requests coming in (dolphin show requests, salvage requests, guided-tour requests and picture requests) that you can't do them all, but if you try, you spend all of your time doing that and not doing any diving.
I'm sure I've missed something. But I guess you'll just have to get the game to find out what! :) | | | | Great visuals on a good exploration game May 12, 2010 |
The game is basically an adventure game, with missions to fulfill and "prizes" (=honors) just for exploring all corners and "making acquaintance" with all to-be-cataloged species. The visuals and the music are great and they will entice anyone to actually try diving.
It is similar in structure to "Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix", regarding the freedom it gives the player on choosing in which order to undertake the missions. Different, for instance, of "Zelda - Twilight Princess" which had a more linear structure.
I recommend this game specially for young people, up to 13 years, as it will sooth them and instill good values. (Teens on the range 14 to 18 will probably find the game too slow for their adrenalin-rushed pace.)
Thumbs up! | | | | Endless fun under the ocean!! May 8, 2010 |
Who would have thought a game about diving would be this much fun?
Basically you are a diver who just got a job at L&L Diving Services, located at Nineball Island. You work for a retired diver, Jean-Eric and his teenage daughter Oceana. Lately Oceana has been interested in finding a mystery castle that is supposedly hidden under water. Her late father was also interested in finding this very treasure, so she sets off on a mission to find it, with you helping her along the way.
Most of the game consists of dive missions. What I really like is that this game can be an adventure, or it can be a "chill-out" game, or it can be both! You are at leisure to do what you wish; you take control. So if you find yourself intrigued by the above summarized adventure, then you can help Oceana find the ruins and the game will have more of a goal, where you are accomplishing certain tasks and advancing forward. This is a great option if you are a real adventure-gamer like I am! However if you are not much of a gamer and would rather skip the adventure, you are at liberty to do this, as well. If you would rather just dive and interact with the species under water, you can do that too and you will still be given small side quests as you proceed but they won't necessarily have anything to do with the main adventure. For example, sometimes the conservation groups in the area may ask you to check out some of the animals; you will be given an option to accept or decline, so it's really up to you how you play the game.
Diving is a lot of fun! I really have never played a Wii game this unique before. Every time you dive you start out at the boat and you choose a location on the globe. More locations open up as you progress. Then you choose a divespot from your location and off you go! Each dive location (which is usually an ocean) has several different areas to explore. It plays as one continuous ocean but the game has given distinct locations names to help you differentiate on the map. As you dive you can interact with different species. I was so amazed at the sheer variety of marine life down there on my Wii!! There are hundreds of different fish, dolphins, whales, manatees, birds, seals, even sharks, sea slugs, rays...I could go on and on but my review would never end! The point is, there are tons of beautiful creatures to interact with. You can feed the animals, take pictures of them, and even help calm or heal them. Each individual animal can be focused on underwater and for those real enthusiasts of biology (like myself) you can even read a brief info about the species you are focused on. The game even includes real facts and scientific names! Very cool!
One thing that really impressed me for a game of this genre were the graphics. I honestly feel like I am actually diving underwater when I play this game. It is so serene, the music is very soothing and beautiful to hear in the background. The entire environment looks and plays like a real life ocean, and the animals behave, sound, and look very life-like. And that's not all; the cut scenes in this game are just as beautifully done as those of an rpg or full-on adventure title. I cannot gush enough about these graphics, since you wouldn't expect it on a game of this genre.
Some other things you can do only happen on land at Nineball Island. This is the company headquarters. You can develop photos here, view your titles and rewards, see things you have collected from the ocean, look at an encyclopedia of all the marine life you have encountered so far, change you clothes, or call an appraiser to appraise things you have found. You can also buy gear from her. You can also rest in the cabin in order to advance time. This is cool because then you can experience diving at different times of day, like at sunset or deep at night. Different animals come out at different times so definitely try this!
I think the adventure part of the game is very well done; it incorporates the rest of the game's elements nicely and the fact that it is optional makes it appeal to more people, because not everybody is into adventures. Some people just wanna dive, and, hey, who can blame them when it is this fun? I would definitely recommend this game to all casual gamers and also to fans of adventure games. It is really a unqiue gaming experience unlike any other I have had. This game is a whole lotta fun and uber relaxing. It is also especially fun for any fans of animal science or biology. This is a must-have for your Wii library!
Trust me, once you play this, the ocean really will seem ENDLESS...endless fun! | | |  | Blue Ocean May 3, 2010 |
| This game is rather interesting. But I like speedier games. If you like Space Invaders, it may be a little slow in comparison. I enjoyed the idea of the game: looking at the fish, earing the sounds, but I don't care for the story or finding the pendant. I wish there was a game where we could just really learn about the fish and enjoy the Ocean. I noticed a lot of similiar groups of fish. This game is worth it on a big screen with the sound up. What would be cool is a scavenger hunt learn the fish and check them off as one goes. That would be neat. | | | Write your own review about Endless Ocean: Blue World
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