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Endless Ocean (2007)

Arika

Wii

3.47 from 60 ratings

175 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 61 backlogged · 33 wish listed

How long? · with extras 9h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Endless Ocean is a game based on the exploration of an underwater world. The main focus of the game is exploring the game world and cataloguing the various species of animals found there.
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Details

Developers
Arika
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Simulator
Themes
Educational, Non-fiction
Series
Endless Ocean

Release dates

  • Aug 02, 2007 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Nov 09, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Jan 17, 2008 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Jan 21, 2008 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
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Rating distribution

5 stars
11
4 stars
23
3 stars
12
2 stars
11
1 star
3
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Community All Reviews Statuses

benhenry3

Status benhenry3 Jan 19, 2024

As a marine biology major I love this game. There are countless species to discover and an entire ocean to explore. The story is kind of lackluster but there is so much to see and collect.

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georgeypoorgey

Review georgeypoorgey 1/5 · Nov 10, 2018

I feel like most video games with a solid premise are able to overcome their technical limitations. There are some absolutely beautiful Wii and Wii U games despite the limited tech. Silent Hill is arguably better because of its fog that was added in to avoid having to load large environments.* But Endless Ocean just doesn't work with the Wii …

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I feel like most video games with a solid premise are able to overcome their technical limitations. There are some absolutely beautiful Wii and Wii U games despite the limited tech. Silent Hill is arguably better because of its fog that was added in to avoid having to load large environments.* But Endless Ocean just doesn't work with the Wii tech.

I'm all for exploration games. I like Abzu quite a bit. For the unfamiliar, Abzu is a stylish Endless Ocean with a plot. I wish that game was just looking at cool fish like Endless Ocean. The puzzles are the worst bit of Abzu.

I think this game would be pretty solid today on PSVR. You could use to move controllers to swim, or even just the controller. Looking around at oceans full of aquatic animals could be spectacular. But as is, Endless Ocean is ugly, barren, and clunky. Give it another try on better tech.

*This is a Grouvee review. I'm not going to look up the actual tech term. Is it draw distance? We'll never know because we'll never look it up and no one will comment with the answer.

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