Archive for February, 2008

Swimming with Manta Rays in Endless Ocean

By Victor | Published: February 13th, 2008

Here’s a photo of a real diver with a manta ray.

Swimming with a Manta Ray

Here’s a screenshot of a computer generated diver with manta ray in Endless Ocean.

Endless Ocean Screenshot

The screenshot looks better.

For a lot of us, the closest we ever get to swim with a manta ray is in Endless Ocean on the Nintendo Wii. Endless Ocean gives you an underwater adventure with realistic graphics and soothing music. It is a totally different gaming experience unlike any other Wii game. There are no enemies to defeat or kill. No frantic waving of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck in this game. What you get is an opportunity to explore and dive into the world of fishes, sea animals and corals near the fictional island of Manoa Lai. You sail around in your ship, the Gabbiano (meaning seagull in Italian) while penguins wander around the ship’s deck. There is a 40 page encyclopedia of the sea creatures that you can discover in the game.

So, how do you win in this game? After spending some time with the game, there’s no mention about how to complete this game. You can dive to discover and interact with the sea creatures, train your dolphin and bring divers along with you on your dive. There is no way to lose or get killed in this game. It’s all very open ended. The closest thing to completing this game that I can think off; is to fill up the 40 page encyclopedia of sea animals in the game. The game begins with the encyclopedia containing only outlines of various sea creatures. As you interact with the different sea creatures, the outlines get replaced with pictures of the actual sea creature. The encyclopedia contains a wide variety of sea creatures from the tiny clown fish to giant whales. There is definitely plenty to see and do in this game. I would recommend this game for anyone looking for a relaxing and stress-free gaming experience.

Furu Furu Park – Amazingly Boring Minigames

By Victor | Published: February 10th, 2008

Furu Furu Park Box shot

I tried out Furu Furu Park, played 3 of its mini games and gave up after 10 minutes. The collection of 30 arcade style mini games just doesn’t cut it compared to offerings such as Warioware: Smooth Moves or the Rayman Raving Rabbids series. Get Warioware or Rayman Raving Rabbids to get a laugh out loud gaming experience on the Nintendo Wii.

A Cute Baby Playing Wii Sports Tennis

By Victor | Published: February 8th, 2008

This 22 month old video gamer knows how to enjoy his game. He’s really cute and competitive. He jumps and falls but continues on to finish the game.

Kids Are Natural Wii Boxers

By Victor | Published: February 6th, 2008

Boxing Wonder Kid

My brother got his friend and son over for a Wii gaming session recently. The 4 year old kid knocked out 4 adults in Wii Sports boxing. No adults dared to challenge the 4 year old after that. Kids seem to have unlimited energy and the way they can pump their arms non-stop when Wii boxing is scary.

Look at the little girl in the following youtube video. Her arms were like pistons going non-stop during the boxing match.

Seniors Loving the Nintendo Wii

By Victor | Published: February 6th, 2008

This is a photo of the most senior gamer I have found playing with the Nintendo Wii.

She’s 95 and still bowling on Wii Sports. Can you imagine that? I hope I will still be able to play video games when I reach her age.