Endless Ocean

Also known as:  Forever Blue (Japan)

Developer: Arika

Endless Ocean is a game that I always really wanted to play, but never actually owned it until fairly recently. I’ve always found underwater diving games to be nice and relaxing, so I thought Endless Ocean would likely be just that. And it is. The main aspect of Endless Ocean is to simply swim around underwater, observing and interacting with the various wildlife, while also discovering various treasures and artifacts underwater. I absolutely love the gameplay here and find Endless Ocean to be a very relaxing way to unwind after a stressful day at work. Just pop the disc in, and lose myself beneath the waves, searching for any aquatic life that I may not have seen before. If you’re someone that doesn’t need a lot of action in their games to enjoy them, then you may fall in love with Endless Ocean like I did. If you wanna beat people up or shoot their ear lobes off, then you may not enjoy the Endless Ocean experience nearly as much as I did.

Review added: 02/17/2021

Enjoy Your Massage!

Also known as:  N/A

Developer: Microforum

When one thinks of the motion controls of the Wii, and the possibilities in the types of gameplay it created, if you were to be told that someone made a massage game, you probably wouldn't really blink an eye. After all, games like Trauma Center emulate performing surgery, so why not have a game that emulates massage therapy? Unfortunately, Enjoy Your Massage! is a game that would essentially be exactly the same if it didn't have any motion controls at all…and with or without motion controls, it's pretty lame. Basically, you've got an assortment of lady folk that come in and need massages. Your job is to perform massages by simply playing a game of Simon. Yes, the toy with the colored lights and the bleeping tones that shows you a pattern and expects you to repeat it. That's this game…except instead of colored lights, you've got sections on a young woman's back and instead of bleeping tones, you've got notes from a piano. I'm not sure if you're aware, but a woman's back is like a touch-tone telephone, each section of the back creates a different tone, hence the piano noise. Essentially, if you've got a note sheet handy, you could probably play Mozart's Symphony No. 25 once you know which parts of the back play which notes…See? You thought Every Game Played was just a bunch of game comments. I'm giving you real information here. Next time you have a romantic night with your significant other, play some back piano, then let me know how it goes. Anyway, I wouldn't bother with this game…it's a massage that you won't enjoy…well, unless you like Simon, that is.

Review added: 02/14/2022