Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
{{Short description|2005 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|image = Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures.jpg
| alt = PAL region cover art
|caption = PAL region cover art
|developer = Fun Labs
|publisher = Activision
|released = {{Video game release|NA|November 1, 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox)|NA|November 8, 2005 (DS, GBA)|EU|March 16, 2006 (GC)|AU|1 February 2006{{cite web |last=Jastrzab |first=Jeremy |date=December 19, 2005 |url=http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3603 |title=Updated Australian Release List 19/12/05 |website=PALGN |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112165500/http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=3603 |archivedate=January 12, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 21, 2018}}(PS2, Xbox, GBA, DS)|EU|March 17, 2006 (PS2, Xbox, GBA, DS)}}
|genre = Action
|platforms = Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox
}}
Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures is a video game linked to SeaWorld's popular Shamu orca shows. The game was released in November 2005 and is available for GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
Story
In the game, Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, tries to destroy the SeaWorld theme park and replace it with Atlantis. The player controls Shamu, the titular protagonist, who attempts to defeat Poseidon and the Kraken.{{cite web | title = Seaworld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures Game Review | publisher = Kidzworld | url = http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6217-seaworld-shamus-deep-sea-adventures-game-review | accessdate = April 1, 2009}} Shamu collects power ups and performs various feats over 20 levels and 8 environments.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| DS = true
| NGC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
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| OPMUK_PS2 = 7/10{{cite journal | title = Sea World: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures | journal = Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine | date = April 2006 | page = 109}}
| TX_XBOX = 7/10{{cite web | last = Nardozzi | first = Dale | date = November 10, 2005 | title = Sea World: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures Review (Xbox) | publisher = TeamXbox | url = http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1052/Sea-World-Shamus-Deep-Sea-Adventures/p1/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110113101850/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1052/Sea-World-Shamus-Deep-Sea-Adventures/p1/ | archivedate = January 13, 2011 | url-status = dead | accessdate = April 27, 2015}}
| rev1 = CiN Weekly
| MC_DS = 30/100{{cite web | title = Sea World: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures for DS Reviews | publisher = Metacritic | url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/sea-world-shamus-deep-sea-adventures/critic-reviews/?platform=ds | accessdate = April 27, 2015}}
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The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews, while the GameCube and DS versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Xbox Advanced said, "Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures is just flat out a bad game. Being a budget title does not save this game or excuse any of its shortcomings, as so many of today’s budget titles for kids are actually very good".{{cite web | last = Kennedy | first = Sean | date = November 16, 2005 | title = SeaWorld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures (Xbox) | publisher = Xbox Advanced | url = http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6359 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060222111153/http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=6359 | archivedate = February 22, 2006 | url-status = dead | accessdate = April 27, 2015}} The video game columnist for CiN Weekly said the game is "a cute marketing vehicle that is too difficult and underdeveloped for its target audience".{{cite news | last = Hruschak | first = PJ | date = December 14, 2005 | title = Player 1: Shamu and The Bible | newspaper = CiN Weekly | url = http://www.cinweekly.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/ENT09/512140349/1063 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060305194618/http://www.cinweekly.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051214%2FENT09%2F512140349%2F1063 | archivedate = March 5, 2006 | url-status = dead | accessdate = April 27, 2015 }}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.seaworld.info/shamu-game Official site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060820135017/http://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/s/shamusdeepsea/ Microsoft Xbox's site for Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures]
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Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:United Parks & Resorts
Category:Video games developed in Romania
Category:Video games set in amusement parks
Category:Video games set in Atlantis
Category:Video games set underwater