Dive The Medes Islands Secret
SCORE: 89
Family Friendly Gaming has been covering Dive The Medes Islands
Secret since we first found out about it. The game looks absolutely
beautiful, and has the player diving down looking for treasure. The
mazes the player get to swim through are much more impressive than I was
expecting. Dive The Medes Islands Secret is done in 2D, which is
probably why it looks so great. The more treasure the player finds the
quicker they can upgrade their equipment.
I was in awe of the graphics in Dive The Medes Islands Secret as I
poured over screenshots. As I started playing Dive The Medes Islands
Secret I marveled at the graphics, and then became completely used to
them after a few levels. There are various aquatic animals in Dive The
Medes Islands Secret. The farther I progressed in this game the more
there were. Dive The Medes Islands Secret allows gamers to shoot these
animals in order to progress. There is a limited amount of ammo, and
also a limited amount of refills in the levels. Getting hit turns the
outsides of the screen red, and takes away oxygen.
The water special effect sounds in Dive The Medes Islands Secret fit it
perfectly. I was not expecting a lot from the music in this downloadable
Wii game, but was very pleasantly surprised. Dive The Medes Islands
Secret has some great music that enhanced the game in numerous ways. I
enjoyed swimming around and exploring the levels. The last time I
remember an underwater game that I felt the same way was Ecco the
Dolphin.
I really like how the dollar value of the treasures found are used to
purchased better equipment. This gave me better light, more harpoons,
faster speed, and an ability to dive deeper. Dive The Medes Islands
Secret sells for 1000 Wii points, and I feel it is worth the price of
admission. For those that want to know Family Friendly Gaming was gifted
a copy for this review. If we had not, I would have purchased this game
myself.
I had a lot of fun playing Dive The Medes Islands Secret. I find it to
be safe enough for my own children to play. The controls are generally
really good. I love how easy it is to turn around, which is needed due
to the level design. The down side is animals can attack you, and be
right on top of your diver. When this happens hitting them is
impossible. This was frustrating, and had me retreating. Dive The Medes
Islands Secret requires players to plan what they are going to do when
encountering animals. Thankfully I found I could flee many times, and
avoid the animals. Having to hold the 'B' button down while swimming in
long levels did get tedious.
The map and the radar were a tremendous amount of help in getting to the
treasures in Dive The Medes Islands Secret. I learned to avoid
predators, and other dangerous creatures in the ocean. Dive The Medes
Islands Secret also taught me to have a steady hand, and pay attention
to my environments. I am very impressed with this WiiWare game, and hope
to see sequels from Cosmonaut Games in the near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 89%
Sound: 92%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 89%
Family Friendly Factor: 88%
System: Wii
Publisher: Cosmonaut Games
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
{Mild Violence}
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