Gamedaily writes: "Lost In Blue 3 is the latest "what if we were stuck on a desert island" simulation for Nintendo DS from Konami, the third in the past two years. Unfortunately, it has two flaws working against it. First and most importantly, it fails to offer lots of new content from what we've seen in the previous two games. Secondly, what it does offer completely frustrates, taking micromanagement to new lows. As a result, you're likely to lose your temper, patience and worst of all, interest.
In the game, you find yourself on a deserted island shortly following the questionable sinking of a cruise ship. Konami had a terrific opportunity to do something different here, to go with an alternate "solve the mystery" storyline instead of focusing on the basics of survival. Sadly, that ship has sailed, leaving us to do most of the same boring stuff we've done in the past two games."
Eurogamer writes: "I'm in danger of repeating myself here. First, there was Lost in Blue, which cast you as a male shipwreck survivor on a desert island with a lone female survivor for company. You divided your time between foraging for food to fill the demanding stomachs of your little castaways, babysitting your useless companion so that she didn't die of thirst when you were out fetching carrots, and exploring the island, looking for new materials, tools and, eventually, a means of escape.
Then, there was Lost in Blue 2, which was exactly the same, except for the added choice to play as the girl or the boy, a different story and the fact that your companion was considerably less useless. Both shared the same unique virtues, and the same significant problems: the series' great disadvantage is that it does absolutely nothing to make itself accessible, to ease new players in or to reveal the secret tricks that alleviate the constant grind of day-to-day survival."
Will you get lost in Lost in Blue 3, or will it just lose you?
This game has plenty of exploration opportunities for players willing to work through the game, especially the rafting element, which takes you full circle to your original base location. Some discoveries, like Claire's ability to crawl through small spaces in the jungle, could've yielded more benefits for the player.
Some climbing expeditions would be great for the next installment. A solid title for all ages that like a little challenge and fun multiplayer mini-games on the side. After you conquer the game and watch the ending credits you can play again as any of the four characters. A possible Wii release might expand the series even further.
