Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep

Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep, also known in North America as Endless Ocean: Blue World and Japan as Forever Blue: Call of the Ocean (FOREVER BLUE( 2) 海の呼び声, Forever Blue( Tsū): Umi no Yobigoe), is a scuba diving video game for Wii and the sequel to Endless Ocean, previously released for Wii in 2007. It was first revealed at a Nintendo conference held on October 2, 2008.[1] The game was released as part of the Touch! Generations series of games in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
European cover art
Developer(s)	Arika
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Akira Kurabayashi Masaki Tawara
Producer(s)	Ichirou Muhara Hitoshi Yamagami
Designer(s)	Ichirou Mihara Masaki Tawara
Series	Endless Ocean
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	JP: September 17, 2009 EU: February 5, 2010 NA: February 22, 2010 AU: February 25, 2010
Genre(s)	Adventure, simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The player encounters a hostile caiman.

Adventures of the Deep features improved and more realistic graphics and larger explorable areas than the previous game. Adventures of the Deep allows players to travel to twelve different diving spots around the globe, including new polar and freshwater locations.[2]

The ability to dive with a dolphin as a companion returns from the first game, and players will now also be able to ride them to move quickly through the water. Players can also now sell salvaged treasure, including legendary artifacts for money that can be used to buy items such as new styles of diving suits, items used to decorate their island and private reef, and to help the player to be capable of diving for a longer time and with less risk of receiving damage from hostile creatures, running out of oxygen, or getting lost, among others. The aquarium returns and the player can now walk outside the tanks. Several new areas are introduced, for example with the Marine Life Annex, you can put shore species such as penguins, shorebirds and seals. Another new area is the Small World, where smaller fish and invertebrates can be displayed. Potentially dangerous creatures such as sharks, crocodiles, and electric eels will now elicit a warning for players and may even attack them; players will be able to drive them off using a new tranquilizer-like tool called the Pulsar that can shoot electric charges which calms them down. The Pulsar can also be used to heal any creatures the player finds that are sick or injured.[3]

Adventures of the Deep features a variety of animals, including dolphins, whales, sea lions, penguins, manatees, sharks, sea turtles, and more, with around 400 different species of fish, mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. There are also 30 legendary creatures to be found in various regions of the game: a select few play a role in the game's storyline and can be interacted with at any time afterwards, but most require a special condition to be met before they can be found.

Adventures of the Deep features online cooperative multiplayer that allows players to communicate using the Wii Speak peripheral, with which the game will also come bundled for a short time.[4][5] As with the first game, players will also be able to take pictures during their dives; the pictures can now be saved to an SD card.[6]

Plot

Music

Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep features a soundtrack by the musical ensemble Celtic Woman, including Andrea Corr. Unlike its predecessor, however, Adventures of the Deep does not allow players to create a custom soundtrack using the music on an SD card.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score Aggregator Score Metacritic 76 out of 100[7] Review scores Publication Score 1Up.com A[8] Destructoid 8 out of 10[9] Edge 7 out of 10[10] Eurogamer 7 out of 10[11] Famitsu 36 out of 40[12] Game Informer 7.5 out of 10[13] GameRevolution C[14] GameSpot 8 out of 10[15] IGN (UK) 8 out of 10[16] (US) 7 out of 10[17] Nintendo Power 7.5 out of 10[18] The A.V. Club B−[19] The Daily Telegraph 8 out of 10[20]

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[7]

Famitsu was the first media outlet to review Adventures of the Deep, doing so shortly before its release in Japan. They gave the game a score 36 out of 40, one point higher than Endless Ocean, with all four reviewers giving the game nine points each.[12] Eurogamer called it a "genuinely peaceful and relaxing experience", though comparing it to "a cool adventure holiday for all ages."[11] Official Nintendo Magazine was slightly more critical of the game, calling the game "batty ... but hardly enthralling" but also "truly fun, but not entirely action-packed". They also gave good reports of thrill and graphics involved in the game, which resulted in the game getting a slightly higher score than its predecessor.[21]

References

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9. Concelmo, Chad (February 22, 2010). "Review: Endless Ocean: Blue World". Destructoid. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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11. Welsh, Oli (January 28, 2010). "Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
12. Ishaan (September 13, 2009). "Endless Ocean 2 Scores High in Famitsu". Siliconera. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
13. "Endless Ocean: Blue World". Game Informer (204): 91. April 2010.
14. Mr. Flounder (March 2, 2010). "Endless Ocean: Blue World Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
15. Meunier, Nathan (February 18, 2010). "Endless Ocean: Blue World Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
16. Reed, Kristan (February 1, 2010). "Endless Ocean 2 [Adventures of the Deep] UK Review". IGN. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
17. Harris, Craig (February 22, 2010). "Endless Ocean: Blue World Review". IGN. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
18. "Endless Ocean: Blue World". Nintendo Power. 252: 89. March 2010.
19. Constantine, John (March 1, 2010). "Endless Ocean: Blue World". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
20. Schilling, Chris (February 10, 2010). "Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep video game review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
21. Bramble, Simon (February 2, 2010). "Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep Review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

External links

• Endless Ocean: Blue World at MobyGames