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My Aquarium 
Developer(s) Hudson Soft Platform(s) Wii (WiiWare), PlayStation 3 (PSN) Release date(s) Genre(s) Virtual pet simulation Mode(s) Single-player Rating(s) My Aquarium (Blue Oasis in Japan) is a virtual pet video game by Hudson Soft for WiiWare and PlayStation Network. It was released in Japan on June 24, 2008, in Europe on August 15, 2008 and in North America on September 1, 2008 for the WiiWare and on September 8, 2010 in Japan for the PlayStation Network.[1]
Contents
Overview
The game is a virtual aquarium that sees players caring for fish in up to six aquariums of their own design. The player can choose from 49 species of fish (most of which must be unlocked as only 13 are available at the beginning) to populate an aquarium that can be customized with a choice of decorations, backgrounds, lighting and plant life.[2]
The game also utilizes data from the Forecast Channel, changing lighting and conditions based on the weather. However, there is no emphasis on realism; for example salt water and fresh water fish can be placed together and water temperature is not taken into consideration.[3] While no cheats are available for the game itself, it has been noted that the game runs off of the various aspects of the Wii system and with that in mind, the date from the system settings can be changed repeatedly to unlock new or hidden items.
Players can also send their own aquariums to other players with the game through WiiConnect24.[3]
Fish in the game
Starting species
Players start with thirteen fish:
- Achilles Tang
- Asian Arowana
- Emperor Angelfish
- Freshwater Angelfish
- Clown Killifish
- Clown Loach
- Coral Grouper
- Papuan Jellyfish
- Neon Tetra
- Lyretail Hogfish
- Black Molly
- Blue Grass Guppy
- Betta
Unlockable species
Regularly checking on the fish will unlock a new fish every few days in the following order:
- Ocellaris Clownfish
- Yellow Piranha
- Golden Gourami
- Pastaza Corydoras
- Blue Discus
- Moon Jellyfish
- Killifish
- Red Asian Arowana
- Tinkery Butterfly
- Flagtail Surgeonfish
- Pakistani Loach
- Wrasse
- Blue Jellyfish
- Checkered Barb
- Jellyfish Choukurage
- Corydoras Narcissus
- Cardinal Tetra
- Spotted Green Puffer
- Red Grass Guppy
- Humpback Grouper
- Dwarf Hawkfish
- Blue Gourami
- Argentine Pearlfish
- Blueface Angelfish
- Red Lionfish
- Seahorse
- Sea Angel
- Lookdown (hidden fish)
- Jaw Characin (hidden fish)
- Rainbow Fish (hidden fish)
- Archerfish (hidden fish)
- Redtail Catfish (hidden fish)
- White Spotted Cichlid (hidden fish)
- Leopard Bushfish (hidden fish)
- Japanese Bullhead Shark (hidden fish)
- Rainbow Rockfish (hidden fish/cannot be unlocked by sending)
Unlockable Objects: Kappa Object: Small and Large
Sequel
A sequel entitled My Aquarium 2 was released in Japan on August 3, 2010, in North America on August 9, 2010 and in the PAL region on September 10, 2010 for the WiiWare.
Reception
IGN gave it a 6/10, likening it to a screensaver and calling time spent with it a "boot and watch" experience, ultimately leaving readers to decide if My Aquarium appeals to them.[4]
References
- ^ "One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel". Nintendo of America. 2008-09-01. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/Jo5fnlzE1tfUEAf7EPbgjdeIXHIUk8DF. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ Video Tour - Blue Oasis
- ^ a b "http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/newsdetail.php?news_id=147". Hudson Entertainment. 15 July 2008. http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/newsdetail.php?news_id=147. Retrieved 27 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ My Aquarium WiiWare Review
External links
- Japanese website
- US website
- My Aquarium at IGN.com
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- 2008 video games
- WiiWare games
- PlayStation Network games
- Virtual pets
- Wii games
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