Endless ocean
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| Original title | フ ォ ー エ バ ー ブ ル ー | ||
| Studio | Arika | ||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
August 2, 2007 | ||
| platform | Wii | ||
| genre | simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Gamepad , Wii remote control | ||
| medium | DL- DVD-ROM | ||
| language | Japanese | ||
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Endless Ocean ( Japanese フ ォ ー エ バ ー ブ ル ー , Forever Blue) is a video game that was produced by the Japanese software developer Arika . The simulation game was published in November 2007 as the first part of the Endless Ocean series for the Nintendo Wii game console . In Europe, it was developed by publisher Nintendo as part of the Touch! Series of games designed for casual gamers. Generations published.
action
In Endless Ocean , a diver explores an ocean with different underwater landscapes. You swim over coral reefs and explore new areas. In "Endless Ocean" you will reveal exciting secrets and get to know a variety of interesting marine life.
Game principle and technology
The game is played with the Wii Remote only , and the player controls the diver using a yellow cursor on the screen. The game offers the possibility to play in pairs via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection .
music
The theme song Prayer was written by Secret Garden and sung by Hayley Westenra . The song was also used in the first preview trailers for Endless Ocean . The singer contributed several songs to the game, including a reinterpretation of the Morean folk song Pokarekare Ana . In addition, you can play your own music via an SD memory card while playing .
Development and release history
The game was followed by the sequel Endless Ocean 2: The Call of the Sea in 2010 . There are lots of new things to discover in Endless Ocean 2 . You can now explore many exciting animal species even on land. You experience new adventures and have to face difficult challenges. The controls have improved a lot and you now have a lot more options, as you not only have one sea, but seven seas, which are completely different and offer different challenges. High temperatures often prevail in the Cortica, a tributary of the Amazon, while a lot of snow falls at the South Pole and North Pole. You can earn more and more money through many smaller and larger tasks and assignments and buy so many new things. B. There are many decoration options for your "private reef" and many other useful things.
reception
Endless Ocean received good to muted reviews, earning an average rating of 73% based on 41 reviews in game rankings . On Metacritic 72% based on 42 rating. The Japanese game magazine Famitsu rated the game with 35/40 points and praised the open game environment and its soundtrack.
Web links
- Endless Ocean on the European Touch! Generations website
- Endless Ocean at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Youtube: Pokarekare Ana Accessed April 16, 2010.
- ↑ Game Rankings: Endless Ocean.Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Metacritic: Endless Ocean.Retrieved February 7, 2008.