Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep - reviews

Eurogamer 7/10

But to criticise Endless Ocean 2 for being boring or twee is to miss the point. It's a genuinely peaceful and relaxing experience, with a wonderfully becalmed atmosphere, subdued beauty, and an earnest, innocent attitude - all of them rare properties in games. Even the MIDI muzak and folk warbling of the soundtrack strike the right note, and in this context, the repetitive and simple gameplay has a quietly hypnotic quality. Give it a break, and you'll give yourself one too.But to criticise Endless Ocean 2 for being boring or twee is to miss the point. It's a genuinely peaceful and relaxing experience, with a wonderfully becalmed atmosphere, subdued beauty, and an earnest, innocent attitude - all of them rare properties in games. Even the MIDI muzak and folk warbling of the soundtrack strike the right note, and in this context, the repetitive and simple gameplay has a quietly hypnotic quality. Give it a break, and you'll give yourself one too.

ONM 74%

There's been a real, well meaning shift towards making Endless Ocean 2 a more rewarding game. It has an episodic, globe-trotting feel to it now, which is all well and good, but what would counterbalance the fish-hugging is a healthy sense of threat, from both predators and the unknown parts of the map. There's none of that on offer though so, like most holidays, this is a welcome break for a period, but you'll be aching to get back to real challenge-and-reward gaming soon enough.