''Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures'' is a

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's popular Shamu orca shows. The game was released in November 2005 and is available for

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, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and

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Story

In the game,

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, the

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god of the sea, tries to destroy the SeaWorld theme park and replace it with

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. The player controls Shamu, the titular protagonist, who attempts to defeat Poseidon and the

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. Shamu collects power ups and performs various feats over 20 levels and 8 environments.

Reception

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews, while the GameCube and DS versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the

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. Xbox Advanced said, "''Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures'' is just flat out a bad game. Being a budget title does not save this game or excuse any of its shortcomings, as so many of today’s budget titles for kids are actually very good". The video game columnist for ''

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'' said the game is "a cute marketing vehicle that is too difficult and underdeveloped for its

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References

External links

Official siteMicrosoft Xbox's site for ''Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures''
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