Game Vortex writes: "From our last memory of Lost in Blue on the DS, Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked is a nice improvement. The graphics are not top-of-the-line for Wii, but are respectable. Where the art style before seemed biased toward realism, Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked goes more toward a cutesy, anime look. It keeps the overall game feeling lighter, makes it easier when the story introduces comedic elements, and reduces any discomfort players might have projecting themselves into the situation of these survivors. The interface suffers from lots of repetition, since you are constantly required to do the same basic actions like starting fires, gathering items, cooking meals, and interacting with other characters. Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked doesn't give players much credit for reading directions, judging by the requirement that you click through the same screen of instructions a million times to do the most basic actions. The implementation of dialogue in the game suffers from having only about 10% voice acting attached to the words on-screen. Hearing someone say, "Hello!" while the words on-screen are something like, "Hello. It's great to see you, my fine friend and fellow survivor," is a bit odd. Perhaps the voice actors were paid by the word?"
A trip through Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked is like playing through a Major League Baseball season. It is a bit of a grind and certainly has its less exciting days. But in the end, you appreciate just how far you've come. The series is one of the more original console offerings out there and worth the time for any gamer looking for something a little more real.
The Lost in Blue games are spin-offs from the Japanese Gameboy hit 'Survival Kids', in which the player was stranded on a desert island and forced to find food, water and shelter as they explored the island for means of escape.
BeefJack writes: "It is Survivor without the game show element and although it seems very kiddy at first, don't judge an island by the trees, it's a game of discovery, basic strategies and survival. You start the game as Aiden Sanders having to abandon ship when the luxury liner you are aboard starts to sink, Titanic style. The next thing you know you are washed up on a deserted island with only Hobo, your pet monkey as company."
Positives:
* Easy and fun to play
* Various plot threads, apart from just basic survival
* Lots of mini-games
* Inventive use of the Wii controllers
Negatives:
* The map is useless
* Characters only speak a few words with the rest having to be read via subtitles
* Hunger, stamina and hydration levels deplete too rapidly
