Forever Blue Japanese box revealed

by John Bardinelli { Jul 10th 2007 at 9:30AM }

The official box art for the Japanese release of Forever Blue has just been unveiled. A few vague details were leaked earlier this month confirming the non-game will be exploration-based as you swim the ocean cataloging and photographing the sea life you encounter. With the little blue Wi-Fi logo, the box also confirms online multiplayer exploration. Although a North American or European release has not been mentioned, we're still filing this one under the "Japan gets all the cool boxes" category.

Gallery: Forever Blue

Tags: arika, foreverblue, nintendo, nongame, wii

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Evan @ Jul 10th 2007 9:38AM

"Wow, look at this fancy image how awesomely fancy it is."

Nice image comments, Joystiq!

jsn @ Jul 10th 2007 9:39AM

LAME: like most Wii games this one isn't even a game! Boy Exploring the oceans for grainy, pixelated fish, I can't wait!

Spongie @ Jul 10th 2007 10:22AM

lol...

dpad @ Jul 10th 2007 9:40AM

WTF sheppy?

Anyways...

This game looks pretty cool even if it just a glorified pokemon snap. Maybe it's because I scuba dive, but I think it would pretty sweet to swim with a whale shark on a 43" plasma (even if the wii isn't high def).

jou @ Jul 10th 2007 11:12AM

"I think it would pretty sweet to swim with a whale shark"

In real life yes, in a video game... boring.

This game is actually just a port/rehash (big surprise) of an old PS2 game called "Everblue 2". Even the developers are the same (Arika).

Everblue 2 has a rating of 59/100 at Metacritic.

ackmondual @ Jul 10th 2007 7:49PM

I was thinking more in the lines of a glorified Ecco The Dolphin, tho I believe that game was rather popular for Genesis

JodyAnthony @ Jul 10th 2007 9:40AM

the box looks great to me. I'm quite excited about this game.

Konny @ Jul 10th 2007 9:53AM

Looks like $50 well spent; definitely worth it!

Martez @ Jul 10th 2007 9:54AM

Haha, great Venture Bros. quote.

Spongie @ Jul 10th 2007 10:24AM

Craptacular, no thanks.

Come on Mario Galaxy...

michael @ Jul 10th 2007 10:22AM

this game is going to be awesome methinks. hopefully more zen than boring.

Jerk Face @ Jul 10th 2007 10:23AM

I would buy this game. It looks neat, and the Wii controls would be cool for it I bet.

Yeah, I said the word "neat." You don't like it? Go fuck yourself, buddy.

Jacob P. @ Jul 10th 2007 10:37AM

I read that and was like...Haha, he said neat...

then I read your second paragraph and was like...Aww...that's not nice...

hvnlysoldr @ Jul 10th 2007 10:27AM

Needs more Samus.

tituspullo @ Jul 10th 2007 10:40AM

"steve irwin" all i have to say

Lothar of the Hill People @ Jul 10th 2007 10:44AM

This looks like fun, and the graphics are not too bad considering it's for the DS ...

Wait, it's for the Wii..? BAAHHAHHA

JodyAnthony @ Jul 10th 2007 10:46AM

you are cool.

Jason Tyra @ Jul 10th 2007 10:58AM

This reminds me of the crappy "edutainment" titles that were all over the Philips CD-i. Didn't Nintendo have something to do with the CD-i?

??? @ Jul 10th 2007 11:06AM

jsn,Jason Tyra and Spongie

You seem like the FPS type. I bet that's all you play right?

Jason Tyra @ Jul 10th 2007 11:17AM

No, actually I'm more of a RPG guy, but thanks for the smart-ass assumption.

Spongie @ Jul 10th 2007 12:23PM

Umm no...

But did stay at a Holiday inn once.

baby sea tuna @ Jul 10th 2007 11:26AM

I say, bring on the Dugongs!

ssuk @ Jul 10th 2007 11:31AM

You guys sure are funny, you can't judge an experimental game like this just because of a few screens and information, these kind of games you need to play to see if it blows or not.
I don't think the game would appeal to my tastes at all, but I'm not going to jump out screaming and shouting how shit it is without playing it. Anyone who does so, I feel is just trying to look cool and coming out looking more like an ass.

sheppy @ Jul 10th 2007 11:36AM

Ummm, this is a port of an existing game....

Why wait? Play now!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Everblue-2-Playstation-2-Brand-New-Factory-Sealed-NR_W0QQitemZ300128997958QQihZ020QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

JodyAnthony @ Jul 10th 2007 12:16PM

isnt it a sequel, not a port?

sheppy @ Jul 10th 2007 12:55PM

Last I heard, it was a port. Could be a sequel. But the first two were identical. I highly doubt this game series pulls a Dino Crisis 3.

Personally, I'll wait on reviews. Before I either write it off or hype it up...

Unless, of course, HOT DOLPHIN!

Henry @ Jul 10th 2007 12:36PM

I wish the graphics were like the box art, Im sure that could be done if the developers would just pull their finger out!

sheppy @ Jul 10th 2007 1:00PM

HAHA! I FOUND IT!

Hot Dolphin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ysLxwvm7ds

SuperMario21 @ Jul 10th 2007 1:05PM

This is not a port. That is like saying that since Halo 1 and 2 came out on Xbox that Halo 3 is a port from the original Xbox. Its ridiculous. Stop being a fanboy and recognize that this could be a good game. It even has online capability.

ouj @ Jul 10th 2007 1:51PM

"Stop being a fanboy and recognize that this could be a good game."

...demands someone with a name "SuperMario21". Uh oh.

Everblue and Everblue 2 were garbage, as witnessed by dozens of reviews. Forever Blue is pretty much the same game with waggle controls. Ok, maybe they'll do the trick (as usual) and we're looking at a 90+ game.