Ludography
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2002 · Arika · Adventure · Simulation

Everblue 2

PlayStation exclusive

Everblue 2 takes place in a diver's dreamland; the clear transparent blue of the Caribbean

Released
8 August 2002
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
AdventureSimulation
Developers
Arika
Publishers
Capcom
Modes
Single-player
Country
Japan
Age ratings
ESRB E

About

Everblue 2 (エバーブルー2, Ebāburū Tsū) is a scuba diving adventure game. It is the sequel to the game Everblue. Arika, the developers of both games, followed it with the spiritual sequel Endless Ocean, for the Wii.

The game was also released in North America (with the title still indicating it's a sequel), while the first game was not.

›Story

Following their last expedition off the coast of Daedalus island, Leo and his friend Zucco travel to the Caribbean in search of new and exciting adventures beneath the crystal blue sea. Throughout the game Leo must scour the coral reef, play with dolphins, evade great white sharks and explore sunken pirate ships avoiding booby traps that have lain untouched for hundreds of years.

Keywords

  • pirates
  • photography
  • shark
  • scuba diving
  • airplane
  • collectibles
  • underwater gameplay
  • submarine
  • upgradeable vehicles

Media

Everblue 2 screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player, Leo, earns money by finding precious materials with their metal, glass, wood, clay, and stone sonars, and looting artifacts from shipwrecks. This money can be used to buy equipment allowing a player access to deeper and more challenging dives. Over time the player unlocks dive sites such as a sunken freighter, a downed airplane, a pirate ship, a sunken luxury liner, a submarine and an undersea temple.

Story

Leo is a diver who sails through a fictional treacherous Caribbean sea with his friends. Their ship sinks in a huge storm and they swim to a nearby island. There, they meet a group of scuba divers called The Amigos. While on the island, Leo and the Amigos discover that a nefarious aquatic salvaging company named SeaDross is searching for an ancient pirate treasure called Erebos.

Leo and his friends race against time to locate the Erebos, diving to several underwater locations including: a sunken Ferry, a crashed 747, an old cruise ship, a pirate Galleon and an ancient underwater city called Telospolis. The search is cut short when it is discovered that SeaDross has discovered Erebos in Telospolis, however, they failed to realize the malevolent powers contained within the relic causing their submarine (and Erebos) to sink to the ocean depths. At this point the ocean begins to turn stormy as the power of Erebos runs out of control. Leo eventually ventures to the sunken submarine to recover the Erebos and is successful in returning it to Telospolis, calming the oceans.

Reception

Everblue 2 was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on August 8, 2002.

On release, Everblue 2 received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Critics were divided on the speed of the game, with some praising it for its ambiance while others criticized it for being slow. although GameNOW gave it a C−.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 28 August 2002Japan · North America 24 February 2003 · Europe 7 March 2003

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