Endless Ocean 2 to use Wii Speak
Endless Ocean 2 adds dangerous fish to Nintendo’s lackadaisical SCUBA sim, or at least it adds the ability for you to be slightly endangered by them. The first game did indeed have sharks, but they just kinda swam around. Crocodiles are a wholly new addition, though.
EO2 also adds a few much-needed “gamey” elements, such as being able to decorate your own private reef using money from salvaging undersea treasures. This time, your dives will take place around the world, rather than the magical lagoon from the first game. But perhaps the most important new feature is Wii Speak support for WiFi diving. I hope it adds an underwater filter to your voice for added immersion.
Fishy screens after the jump.
The World is Your Oyster
Endless Ocean 2 builds on the ocean experience first introduced with Endless Ocean™. While the last game emphasized relaxation, this one is designed with more adventure in mind. Divers might find themselves escaping from or calming down attacking sharks, exploring shipwrecks or finding treasure. Endless Ocean 2 also has more creatures and improved graphics designed to fully immerse players in an ocean environment that they can freely explore at their own pace.
1 player, 2 via WiFi, release date: Q1 2010
FEATURES:
• Players dive into oceans all around the world to discover the fish, mammals and various sea creatures unique to each region while learning about their habits and behaviors. By selling salvageable items for money, players can decorate their own personal reefs to draw fish near or decorate their aquariums for their human guests.
• The ocean is teeming with life. Hundreds of real-life species are there to be discovered, from seahorses to giant whales.
• Are the local fish sick or agitated? Players can view their health status and then use a tranquilizer-like tool to zap the ones in need of rehab with healing energy.
• The game also includes a storyline that players can follow as they choose. The plot involves Oceana, a woman who investigates the “Dragon’s Song,” which her father, a prominent ocean explorer, was searching for just before his death.
• While at Nine Ball Island, players can become friends with a dolphin and teach it some new tricks. When on a dive, players can even bring along the dolphin, which players can hold onto for extra fast swimming.
• For the first time in the series, friends who have broadband Internet access can connect and dive with one another via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, while using the Wii Speak™ microphone to converse.
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I swear I laughed out loud at the headline and said “What, are you Aquaman now?”
I don't know what's worse, Fourhman, fish-petting or witch-touching. When is Nintendo going to use Wii Speak for a game people actually care about?
I don't debate that Wii Speak is a joke, but I think people care about Animal Crossing. The device isn't suited to action games by design.
People might care about the Animal Crossing of old, but the new one has received a ton of flack. It has hardly anything new to offer, and paired with Nintendo's stupid online gaming system, the multiplayer is a joke. They shouldn't be able to get away with making a total rehash of the DS and GameCube games.
Actually, the 'new' one is quite good if you never played the previous version. And, even if you did its still a fun game, albeit probably not worth the full admission price.
Have I ever used the Wii Speak? Nope.
Have I played the 'multiplayer' yet? Nope. Have I tried? God, yes! The whole exchange codes is a pain in the ass, but no different than any other Nintendo Wii game. Have other people I know used the multiplayer of it? Yes. Did they enjoy it? Yup. Am I jealous? Definitely.
where can you buy endless ocean 2?
where can you buy endless ocean 2?