Endless Ocean

In Endless Ocean, the player plays as a scuba diver exploring the Manaurai sea,The sea is called Manaurai in the European version, but is called "Manoa Lai" in the US release. a fictional sea in the South Pacific, in search of sea life and sunken treasure{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/02/endless-ocean-playtest |title=Endless Ocean Playtest |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=August 2, 2007 |website=IGN |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820055100/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/02/endless-ocean-playtest |url-status=live }} under the guidance of their assistant, Katherine Sunday.In the US release, the assistant's name is spelled "Katherine" (sometimes called “Kat”).{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/endless-ocean |title=Endless Ocean |last=Walker |first=Torrey |date=January 24, 2008 |website=1UP.com |access-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603164015/http://www.1up.com/reviews/endless-ocean |archive-date=June 3, 2016 }} In the sea, they will encounter several marine species, ranging from smaller fish and penguins to whale sharks, manta rays and sperm whales, as well as dolphins and other cetaceans that can be trained to perform certain behaviors and become companions. Species such as sharks are also present; however, they pose no threat to the player. The player also has access to a large aquarium, which they can populate with species they have identified. The sea's various locations provide a means for the player to experience diving, cave diving, deep-water trench exploration, wreck diving, and other activities that might not otherwise be possible in a single real-world setting.

Late in the game, Katherine tells the player that in the past, her father set out in search of a unique whale called the White Mother, but never returned. The player and Katherine set out to find the White Mother, which entails seeking out the four types of whales present in the game, humpback whale, North Atlantic right whale, sperm whale, and blue whale, and placing motion sensors on different points of the map. Eventually, one of the sensors is set off, and the player witnesses the White Mother, a large albino blue whale, as Katherine remembers her father.

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The song "Prayer", composed by Secret Garden and performed by Hayley Westenra, is featured in the game and its trailers. Westenra also contributes several other songs, including a rendition of the Maori folk song "Pokarekare Ana".{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVdf-_f2onw |title=[Wii] Endless Ocean JPN - Play movie |author=しおのれ |date=August 1, 2007 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129104743/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVdf-_f2onw |url-status=live }} Players can transfer their MP3 music files to an SD card and listen to them while playing.{{cite web |url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news20726.html |title=Forever Blue: plus d'images |publisher=JeuxFrance |date=July 5, 2007 |access-date=July 13, 2007 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214335/http://www.jeux-france.com/news20726.html |url-status=live }} Endless Ocean is the second game on the Wii to use this feature, the first being Excite Truck.

• Embrace of Manaurai/Moon of Manaurai
• Prayer
• Pokarekare Ana
• Oh Shenandoah
• Amazing Grace
• Hine e Hine
• E Pari Ra
• Benedictus
• River of Dreams
• The Water is Wide

The game was released in Japan on August 2, 2007. On August 10, 2007, Nintendo issued a product recall in after a major bug was found in copies of the game,{{cite web |url=http://feetoverhead.serveblog.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=blog:wii_-_forever_blue_recall |title="Forever Blue" recall! |publisher=Feet Over Head |date=May 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510055641/http://feetoverhead.serveblog.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=blog%3Awii_-_forever_blue_recall |archive-date=May 10, 2008 |access-date=June 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }} later re-releasing the game in Japan with the bug removed. The bug caused the screen to go blank and caused the console to freeze when the player put one or more bowmouth guitarfish into the aquarium, which did not affect the exploration mode.

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 72/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/endless-ocean/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Endless Ocean for Wii Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012184748/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/endless-ocean |url-status=live }}

| Destruct = 5.5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-endless-ocean-65967.phtml |title=Destructoid review: Endless Ocean |last=Concelmo |first=Chad |date=January 22, 2008 |website=Destructoid |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816150117/https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-endless-ocean-65967.phtml |url-status=live }}

| Edge = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Endless Ocean |author=Edge staff |issue=184 |date=January 2008 |page=88 |magazine=Edge}}

| EuroG = 6/10{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/endless-ocean-review |title=Endless Ocean |last=Welsh |first=Oli |date=November 22, 2007 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

| Fam = 35/40{{cite web |url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170640 |title=New Endless Ocean(aka Forever Blue) video, New Age music confirmed - Oct 29 release! |publisher=NeoGAF |date=July 11, 2007 |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808093756/http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170640 |url-status=live }}

| GI = 6/10

| GamePro = 1.25/5{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/161468.shtml |title=Review: Endless Ocean |last=Melick |first=Todd |date=February 2008 |page=84 |magazine=GamePro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216033943/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/wii/games/reviews/161468.shtml |archive-date=February 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/endless-ocean-review/1900-6185229/ |title=Endless Ocean Review |last=Thomas |first=Aaron |date=January 29, 2008 |website=GameSpot |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915081950/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/endless-ocean-review/1900-6185229/ |url-status=live }}

| GT = 7.4/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=5154 |title=Endless Ocean Review |publisher=GameTrailers |date=February 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210135223/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=5154 |archive-date=February 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

| GameZone = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/endless_ocean_wii_review |title=Endless Ocean - WII - Review |last=Nicksarlian |first=Greg |date=February 11, 2008 |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221081648/http://wii.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r33029.htm |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

| IGN = (AU) 8.1/10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/16/endless-ocean-au-review |title=Endless Ocean AU Review |last=Kolan |first=Patrick |date=January 15, 2008 |website=IGN |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521002654/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/16/endless-ocean-au-review |url-status=live }}
(US) 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/22/endless-ocean-review |title=Endless Ocean Review |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |date=January 22, 2008 |website=IGN |access-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820081204/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/22/endless-ocean-review |url-status=live }}

| NP = 7.5/10{{cite magazine |title=Endless Ocean |volume=225 |date=February 2008 |page=87 |magazine=Nintendo Power}}

| rev1 = The A.V. Club

| rev1Score = C+{{cite news |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/endless-ocean-7309 |title=Endless Ocean |last=Dahlen |first=Chris |date=January 27, 2008 |newspaper=The A.V. Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131171057/http://www.avclub.com/content/games/endless_ocean |archive-date=January 31, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2016 }}

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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 10/10, 8/10, 9/10, and 8/10 for a total of 35 out of 40, praising the open-ended exploration aspect of the game, the scale of the play area and its soundtrack.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/168950/forever-blue-a-wii-sleeper-hit/ |title=Forever Blue a Wii sleeper hit? |last=Jackson |first=Mike |date=July 26, 2007 |magazine=Computer and Video Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202065156/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/168950/forever-blue-a-wii-sleeper-hit/ |archive-date=December 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 15, 2016}}

Endless Ocean had sold at least 50,000 copies in Japan.{{cite web |url=http://chartget.com/2008/10/media-create-sales-0922-0928-software.html |title=Media Create Sales: 09/22 - 09/28 (Software) |publisher=Chart Get! |date=October 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211182505/http://chartget.com/2008/10/media-create-sales-0922-0928-software.html |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

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A sequel, Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep was released in Japan under the name Forever Blue: Call of the Ocean on September 17, 2009, and in Europe on February 5, 2010. It was released in North America on February 22, 2010, under the name Endless Ocean: Blue World.

Another entry, Endless Ocean Luminous, was announced on February 21, 2024, and was released on Nintendo Switch on May 2, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=2024-02-21 |title=Endless Ocean is coming to Nintendo Switch with support for 30-players |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/endless-ocean-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-support-for-30-players/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Video Games Chronicle |language=en-GB}}

• Everblue
• Everblue 2

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107042718/http://www.touchgenerations.com/enGB/games_Wii_TGP/endless_ocean/overview_endless_ocean.php Endless Ocean] at the European Touch! Generations website
• {{in lang|ja}} [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rfbj/index.html Official site]
• {{in lang|en}} [http://www.endlessocean.com/eo/main/pc/index.html Official site]
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