If you like the ocean and the hundreds of weird little freaks who inhabit it, Endless Ocean: Luminous is about as close as any recent video game will let you get to them. The basic acts of diving and scanning are pleasurable to a point, and where that point resides will have a lot to do with how much you care about marine wildlife.

Luminous guts the best parts of the series' previous entries in favor of chill, but repetitive busywork.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

While Endless Ocean Luminous looks gorgeous on the ageing hardware, it ultimately lacks substance, making it s shallow dive.

Whereas the two Wii titles featured predesigned locations, however, Luminous instead focuses mainly on procedurally generated areas. The game’s main two single-player modes are Story and Solo Dives, and the latter is clearly the main focus by some distance (and it can also be played online with up to 30 players).

Endless Ocean Luminous is the third game in a series I have never played, but that hasn't mattered a bit. It's a diving game and I can barely swim, but that hasn't mattered a bit. It's a game in which nothing much happens,

One of the more popular third party games of the Wii era returns, with a multiplayer mode for 30 people and over 500 fish to photograph.

Endless Ocean Luminous is the third entry in the third entry in the franchise, but are these waters worth diving into again?

Players are getting a chance to explore and learn about many of these amazing creatures with Endless Ocean Luminous, the first time Nintendo has visited the Endless Ocean series since 2010. There's a lot of wonder to behold,