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Dive, Discover, Dream - Exactly!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 82 / 83
Date: January 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Absolutely beautiful game. The underwater visuals are incredible from the sea floor, hidden treasure, coral, caves, sunken ships, schools of fish, dolphins, manta rays, whales, and much more. Sunlight from above will also filter down below the surface. Day also turns to night and you can go night diving where you may find different types of sea life.

Now, when you are on the boat, it's a different story. The visuals look incomplete. The boat, character, water and skyline all have a "unpolished" look to them. Also, your character apparently has something shoved up his or her rear as you walk around the boat "stiffly". But, this is all minor stuff as you will be underwater most of the time so, it's not a big deal. Again, the underwater world is absolutely a joy to the eyes.

The music is nicely done and very relaxing, but you can load up your SD Card with .MP3 files and listen to your own music while on the ship or diving below. That is a very nice feature and I believe only the second developer to implement this feature on the Wii so far.

You will also be able to customize your character by changing your diving wear and equipment.

The game is totally laid back and you can pretty much do whatever you want, when you want. But you aren't completely on your own. There are definitely specific things to accomplish if you want to. You will receive emails from people wanting you to investigate a specific underwater location, find a special fish or hidden treasure, take photos or even to go along with you as a diving guide. Many of these result in rewards such as new equipment and gear. You actually should accept the first few email requests as it's the only way to get the underwater pen and camera and to unlock the Wi-Fi Connection gateway.

You will help a dolphin early on in the game and he will then become your partner and you can go on dives together. The dolphin will actually help you find hidden items on the sea floor. You can also have the dolphin do tricks up above while you are on the boat. It looks like you can have up to 3 partners to play with. I've only found the dolphin so I don't know what the others will be.

I haven't tested the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection feature, but you can have a Wii friend come over to your boat (or you can go to their boat) and you can go on dives together. Looks like that can be fun. You can communicate with various pre-set greetings and commands or use an underwater pen to draw or communicate (like a whiteboard). It would of been nice to have built-in voice chat capability.

This is a refreshing addition to your Wii library and I think everyone should own this game. It's a very unique and refreshing experience.

Gloriously Relaxing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is pure stress relief in a video game. The underwater graphics are stunning and very detailed, the soundtrack is beautiful and there is a really sweet feel to the interaction with the sea critters. They love being petted, and it is a delight to see them react. This is a real treat for anyone who is an animal lover. I am amazed at the educational aspect of this game as well. Not only do you learn to identify fish, but their behavior seems very realistic.

The best thing, though is being able to swim with the dolphins. What a treat. I highly recommend this lovely game experience.

A gentle and lovely game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: February 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm 38 so I know that I'm outside the target demographic for most games, and that's been fine with me. I find most video games to be too frenetic and overall not nearly enough fun to justify the investment of time that it takes to master them.
The Wii is the first console to actually attract and hold my attention, and this game is the first game I've ever really fallen in love with. I didn't know what this game was about when I first ordered it, but I thought the premise was interesting - basically you take on the role of an oceanic explorer on a boat in a fictional tropical sea.
From the very first screen, I was hooked. The game is just beautiful to look at and it manages to walk that fine line - being entertaining and enjoyable to play while also being educational. It's a gentle, relaxing, utterly entrancing virtual deep sea dive.
I bought it during an extremely stressful time in my life and playing this game every evening was the perfect way to relax and unwind before bed.
I admit, I'm a sap - but when I first came around the reef wall and saw a whale coming towards me through the water? It felt a little....magical.

I love this game and I hope that the folks who created it go on to create many, many more such games - for those of us who want more out of our free time than "Point, click, explosion."

Chill game for the naturally curious

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: February 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Endless Ocean appeals with its mellow, self-directed pace, I get to learn about the animals every time I play, and it's a wonderful escape from February in Colorado. It's not a game for the shoot 'em gamer - but then, the Wii is supposed to appeal to a much wider crowd and this game fits in with that great.

I've always wanted to be a marine zoologist, so I am probably right in the center of the target audience, but this is all the diving fun without the jellyfish stings or statistics. There's enough structure - with guided dives, photos to take, species to find - to keep me moving along through the plot and around the ocean world, but on the nights that I just want to chill I can just go dive whatever I want.

I recommend Endless Ocean for people who don't want to shoot anything, don't want to raise their heart rate or stress levels, and find fun in exploration.

Completely Different

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Games like this (and No More Heroes, Zack and Wiki etc.) are the reason why the Wii was built and why I picked one up in the first place: innovation. In a world of games where every shooter or strategy game is just like the last, games like this are few and far between. Thanks to the wii's technical limitations, small development firms can create such gems at budget prices for gamers.

Endless Ocean is essentially about the feeling of diving. It may sound boring and frankly looks boring if you are watching somebody play it, but the experience is completely immersive. I thought looking at the data on fish or examining rock formations would turn me off eventually, but with every new discovery it becomes more engrossing. The addition of mp3s was one of the best choices for this title. The soundtrack by Hayley Westenra is quite suitable, but when you put on some epic music (like the intro from Ghost in the Shell: Innocence or Berserk) it becomes something completely empowering. The same goes for the boat. The music for the boat is absolutely terrible until you put your own track. The best comparison to this game is probably Rez (the classic PS2 and DC shooter). In that game you have the feeling of floating to the music, and although you are not shooting anything here, the feeling is quite similar.

Lastly, although this may seem like a simple game, it will turn most children off. If anything, it is for adults who are curious about ocean life or simply seek a peaceful game experience. So buy Endless Ocean now. After all, make the most of your Wii. If you're just a Nintendo fanboy who bought the system for all the franchises, then I feel bad for you since most major first party titles have been released. If you are everybody else, you've come to the right place.

Diving in a World of Dreams

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Endless Ocean is possibly one of the most innovative games of the year, and it comes to us from Arika, who has given us forays into tropical waters before.

To start off you are given a boat and a crewmate named Katherine. She's a hydrophobe studying the ocean with your help and diving expertise. You can just straight dive, give underwater tours, or unleash your camera on some wildlife. During dives you also can interact with creatures, gaining yourself dolphins to train and specie data in your notebook. There is also no life bar and no danger of death, this serves to make the game both relaxing and educational.

Traditional gamers will struggle with the lack of listed goals, but this is a game more about exploration and education than accomplishments. There is no offensive language or content of any kind, only a handfull of specie may be frightening to young players and even then I'm talking VERY young. The controls work very well and little movement is really involved. All this wrapped in a [...]$ game with Wifi connectivity that lets you train dolphins with a friend or cooperate on dives.
I'd recommend for parents, gradparents, children, teachers and all lovers of the ocean.
The negatives are that it could have more species and areas but hopefully we'll get a sequel somewhere down the line. All in all a five-starred game!

Love it!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I actually don't play video games, but I bought this one for my son and we have spent hours playing it together. I can't say enough about how much fun it has been to explore the ocean together. Now if I could only stop thinking about it at work....

Endless Ocean

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As an experience scuba diver and with a ollege minor in Marine Biology, I really enjoy this game. It is very relaxing and colorful. After working all day, I think I will just put an hour in exploring the ocean and the next time I look it is closer to 3 hours. It is nice not to have any tension causing activity. May not be for those who like fast pace action but it is time to slow down and just enjoy.

The whole family plays together

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The best thing about Endless Ocean is the time we all spend together "exploring" the beautiful waters. The kids are 11 and 12 and both were sort of "whatever" first, but soon we were all hooked. The room is filled with comments like "ooh,ooh, what is that?" and "look over there, look over there!" We enjoy learning about the fish together and the gentle easy pace.

This is a hard one to describe, but it is addictive. We use it to calm the older one who gets kind of too caught up in the gaming because it's hard to get aggravated playing this!

What an amazing experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Even though I am a COD4 fan, I absolutely love this game/experience. It is such a relaxing alternative to the run and gun games and you truly get lost in this amazing world. Very highly recommended.

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