"Truly Endless"

Truly Endless
Welcome to my review of Endless Ocean and my first official review.

Introduction
I had been tracking this game for a while now every since I read about it in the Official Nintendo Magazine. I went out a promptly picked up the copy I had reserved. I knew it was going to be good but I wasn't expecting this much for £20

Story: 9/10
Basically you're a (customable) scuba diver with a boat. You travel around a mystical sea exploring the coral reefs and murky depths you encounter. There you will encounter over 200 different species, some easily found others you will have to be in the right place at the right time in order to find. Also you can train your ‘pet' dolphin and occasionally you will receive ‘missions'. There is no pressure to complete them but you can if you want. You can also create a custom aquarium from all the creatures you've seen and swim alongside them. The main aim of it though is to make you slow yourself down, relax and just enjoy the simplicity and gorgeous graphics.

Gameplay: 10/10
Easy to get into and something that you won't need to strain yourself in order to do. Simply point and hold B and the diver swims, a 3 year old, or even your techno-phobic grandparents could play it, and enjoy the atmosphere

Graphics: 10/10
One of the best looking games out on the Wii at the moment. The water is great and the wildlife look almost real. Overall simply gorgeous graphics

Music: 10/10
A breakthrough in music for gaming not only is the it appropriate for the surroundings it is also tranquil, relaxing and they are real songs by famous artists. However if their not your taste no worries create a playlist and put it on a SD card and, yes like Excite Truck, you can listen to the songs whilst playing instead.

Wi-Fi: ??/10
Similar to Animal Crossing you basically can swim around together and send messages. I suppose you could make up some games like hide ‘n' seek. I cannot truly comment on the WiFi as I have not been online yet due to the fact I couldn't find anyone to go online with

Play Time/Replayability 10/10
This is where it all comes in. This is the Wii's answer to Animal Crossing (at least at the moment) a game that has no real objective. Because of this it is a game that can be played for hours without you getting bored and you don't have to do the same thing over and over. Bored of identifying wildlife, train your ‘pet', bored of that examine a sunken galley. There are so many things to do.

Final: 10/10
This is such an awesome game that just about anyone will like. This game is so in depth, yet so simple that just about anybody can play it. Casual players can just can play just 10 minutes a day and still feel satisfied whilst hardcore will spend days trying to hunt down the trickiest species. This is one of those games that you could be playing right until the next generation or at least until next year. The age range on this game is everywhere from 3-year-olds to OAPs as absolutely anyone can play due to easy controls, superb graphics and its relaxing atmosphere.

Buy Yes/No: YES!
If you have a Wii get out their and buy it now. This is one of those games that you can kill hours on and that will relax even the most stressed person (believe me)

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/09/07

Game Release: Endless Ocean (EU, 11/09/07)