Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
| Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep | |
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European cover art
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| Developer(s) | Arika |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Akira Kurabayashi Masaki Tawara |
| Producer(s) | Ichirou Muhara Hitoshi Yamagami |
| Designer(s) | Ichirou Mihara Masaki Tawara |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure, simulation |
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Single-player multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 76 out of 100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A |
| Destructoid | 8 out of 10 |
| Edge | 7 out of 10 |
| Eurogamer | 7 out of 10 |
| Famitsu | 36 out of 40 |
| Game Informer | 7.5 out of 10 |
| Game Revolution | C |
| GameSpot | 8 out of 10 |
| IGN | (UK) 8 out of 10 (US) 7 out of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 7.5 out of 10 |
| The A.V. Club | B− |
| The Daily Telegraph | 8 out of 10 |
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep, known in North America as Endless Ocean: Blue World, and known in Japan as Forever Blue: Call of the Ocean (FOREVER BLUE 海の呼び声 Forever Blue: 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. The game was released as part of the Touch! Generations series of games in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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.
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.
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.
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