Independent: "The first Lost in Blue title for the Wii, Shipwrecked begins with the same premise as that of its DS predecessors.
You're a boy who finds himself shipwrecked on an unknown island. From here on in, you have to find food, water and shelter, stay healthy and explore your new home. You quickly gain a female companion and try to keep the pair of you from starving, which involves carefully managing your resources and ensuring you don't neglect your new friend. With its elements of management, exploration and a ton of mini-games, there's plenty to do but this title never soars above OK."
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
