Right. So then that in fact makes it the first game in history that not only lacks any form of gameplay, but also, in fact, is not a game!

Also it does have a story, albeit a simple, non-obligatory one, as anyone who has played it will remember.

Well i guess i figured that actual diving was more interesting than a simulation. Living in Australia is a benefit too.

I have a driving license. So no Mario Kart?

Ah well, yeah of course it is, but this is just a videogame, I'm sure flying around in outer space is way interesting too, but that doesn't mean I won't fully enjoy Mario Galaxy 2. :p

And besides, this is a game, you can do a lot more and see a lot more stuff that you normally wouldn't see or do in real life. ;) I mean, in the original there were blue whales, great white sharks, ancient underwater ruins to explore, treasure to find, ship and airplane wrecks to discover, dark chasms hundreds of meters deep with boiling water and a whale cemetery at the bottom, penguins, polar bears, caves, lagoons, open ocean and even dolphin buddies that you could follow around and hold onto.

This sequel is bound to bring us even more and better things. :)

Dude the game is coming out something like 2 year later than the original. Im sure reviewers take these things into account. If Endless ocean 2 was basically identical to the first in features ect.. it would not get nearly the same review now.

The fact that the second is coming out with an improvement in the score says alot. Most the time sequels have a lower score because they don't do enough to advance the series.

mfogg20 is dead-on concerning reviews. If a sequel is basically the same game with only minor tweaks, it almost always gets a lower score, from nearly all major reviewers.

Also, which idiots were claiming that a game must have a story to avoiding being 'casual'? Have you ever played a major sports game that had a deep story? Puh lease.... you people need to stop trying to make games fit into your little mold that your narrow mind can comprehend. For an RPG, a good story is essential. For an open-world game like Endless Ocean, it's not required.

Oh yeah, and for those who were saying EO1 sold only 100K, please check out the VGchartz data that shows it sold almost 1 million.

I can't wait for this title.

can someone explain to me why endless ocean is such of a big deal...i mean i love ninty but why do all people say endless ocean is a aaa game and is a must buy???