The scrolling could be smoother - a particularly strange problem, given how linear the paths are - but it's nothing that will concern the game's intended audience. The graphics are cartoony, but not distractingly so, while a burbling ambient soundtrack accompanies you as you move among the seaweed and ruins on the seabed. There are ancient artefacts lurking in the scenery, golden seashells to find and special comic moments waiting to be triggered. Thankfully, the game mixes things up for each run through with different routes through each area and different secrets to find along the way. Once you've supplied him with enough pics that meet with his approval, he'll allow you to move on to the next area. You see, there's a crusty old sea dog who judges your snaps at the end of each run. "Ask me if I've seen Nemo and I'll bite your lips off." You can throw "gizmos" at them with the B button to make them react for more lively shots, which is essential for getting the highest possible ratings. From a tranquil coral reef to a ferocious underwater volcano, you've got 24 photos in each run (no digital cameras here, clearly) to capture a top quality image of each of the region's inhabitants. The left stick moves your view, left trigger zooms in while right trigger takes a photo. ![]() ![]() It's a chilled-out relaxing style of game I've always secretly enjoyed, for reasons that I can't quite explain, and I was pleasantly surprised to see an example turn up on Live Arcade.Īs the name so cunningly suggests, this one has an aquatic theme and finds you gently drifting through five different undersea environments in search of the perfect pics. ![]() Photography games? The snap-'em-up? Whatever you want to call them, they're relaxing games where you trundle along - usually on rails, as in this game - and must take interesting photos of the wildlife you spot along the way. It's an entry in a genre so niche and so underpopulated that it doesn't even seem to have a name. You know how there are certain things that you enjoy, even though you have no idea why? Kind of like how white beer tastes like liquid hedge, but is sort of quite nice because of its strangeness? That's what Sea Life Safari is like.
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