Aug 26, 2005 Insaniquarium is what it is: A small, level-based game playable on a coffee break. Instead of starting from scratch each time, however (as one often. The relevant content has been merged into the Insaniquarium page. Mgmei 02:10, 17 December 2005 (UTC) Um, I have sumbited true info to this page, but I think I made a mistake, so the article may need some cleanup. Inspector Brown 15:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC) Version 1. The article considers the 'original' to be the Popcap version, which it most. Updated link work 100%:Use win rar to extract the.
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Developer(s) | Flying Bear Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | PopCap Games |
Designer(s) | George Fan[1] |
Engine | PopCap Games Framework |
Platform(s) | Java, Palm OS, Windows Mobile,[2]Windows |
Release | Original: 31 August 2001 Version 2: May 2, 2002[1] Deluxe: September 1, 2004 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle, virtual pets |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Insaniquarium is a puzzle video game created by American studio Flying Bear Entertainment and published by PopCap Games.
Insaniquarium Deluxe features pets, various modes of gameplay, and a type of currency called 'shells'. Shells are collected as the game progresses, and they can be used to create a custom Insaniquariumscreen saver, to buy bonus pets or to increase the number of pets allowed in each tank.
Development[edit]
Flying Bear Entertainment first released Insaniquarium as a free, Java-based online game in August of 2001.[3] During development a member of the team purchased a goldfish and examined its movements and behaviour.[4] Development continued over the following year, with continual release of new content and features, culminating in PopCap Games' publication in July 2002 of the second online version.[5] In 2003, Astraware released a mobile adaptation for PDAs,[3] and in 2006 Glu Mobile released one for feature phones.[6]
Insaniquarium 2 Free Online
The latest version, Insaniquarium Deluxe, was released on September 1, 2004 for PC.
Gameplay[edit]
The player uses the mouse to feed fish and fight aliens
Players must manage a tank of guppies and other aquatic creatures, and each stage begins with two guppies in the tank or one breeder which creates guppies.[7] Guppies and other fish drop money, which can be collected by the player and used to purchase fish food and upgrades, such as more aquatic creatures, more filling food, and powerful lasers to repel attackers.[8] Each creature must be kept alive by feeding, whether through fish food bought by the player or other species of fish in the tank. In addition to feeding fish, the player must protect the fish from aliens that periodically enter the tank and attempt to eat the fish. The aliens must be clicked on repeatedly with the mouse pointer in order to defeat them.[9] The deluxe version of Insaniquarium contains nine different aliens, but in the original Java version there are four.
Insaniquarium can be played in Adventure, Time Trial, Challenge Mode, or Virtual Tank. A secret sandbox mode can be accessed when the player wins a silver or a golden trophy, by entering the Konami Code at the main menu screen - it allows full access to unlimited amounts of fish, pets and aliens.
In adventure mode, a player advances through five tanks. Tanks 1-4 have five levels but Tank 5 has only one level in which a player must beat Cyrax, the final boss in order to complete the game. In each level the player must earn enough money to buy 3 egg pieces to advance to the next level. For the first time playing the game, at the end of each level of a tank, the player receives a new pet from the egg. Initially, up to 3 pets could be brought to the tank to help the player, though the player could buy the privilege to bring more pets each level later on with more shells.
Time Trial mode restricts the player to completing the first tank in five minutes and in ten minutes for the three subsequent tanks. Egg pieces no longer count towards finishing a level, but instead add a random pet into the tank (always starting with three pets or four if the player buys the four pet limit). Each piece cost doubles the previous one, with the first shell starting at $100, until the shell value is maxed out at $99999 starting from the eleventh shell. The goal of the Time Trial mode is to make as much money as possible; a 5% of the total money earned will be transformed into shells.
Challenge mode is similar to Adventure mode, but the cost of each item on the board rises by 1% for every five seconds of game time. Buying an egg piece resets the cost of all of the items except for the other egg pieces (the current price will freeze), and several seconds afterwards the costs will start to rise again. The difficulty and number of aliens allowed in the tank also rise as time progresses. Unlike in the adventure mode, after five minutes all purchase options are open so that there is no need to purchase specific upgrades or special fish to be able to buy other items or egg pieces.
The virtual tank mode is where a player can use shells earned during the Adventure/Time Trial/Challenge modes to buy virtual fish in the tank. These fish also get hungry but they never die, and instead, they have mood levels in which they get depressed when neglected. All fish in virtual tanks lay shells instead of coins.
Reception[edit]
Insaniquarium has received generally positive reviews from critics. IGN gave heavy praise to Insaniquarium for being a puzzle game that uses resource management and gave it a score of 8.3/10[10]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Insaniquarium Readme: Credits'. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12.
- ^'Insaniquarium'. PC Magazine. 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ ab'Flying Bear Entertainment'. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^McConnaughy, Tim. 'IGF:Insaniquarium'. GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^Sikora, Drew. 'Interview with Flying Bear Entertainment'. GameDev.net. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^GamesIndustry International (13 April 2006). 'Glu Announces the Launch of Insaniquarium Deluxe for Mobile Phones, PopCap's Addictive Aquarium-themed Hit'. gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^Rupert, Samantha (2006-05-30). 'Insaniquarium Deluxe Review (PC)'. gamedaily.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^Bibby, Jay (2004-06-04). 'Insaniquarium'. Jay Is Games. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^Palley, Steve (2005-08-26). 'PC Insaniquarium Deluxe Review'. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^'Insaniquarium'. Imagine Games Network. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
External links[edit]
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This one is pretty obvious and shouldn't be controversial. To the random admin who wanders here: feel free to delete this page. The relevant content has been merged into the Insaniquarium page. Mgmei 02:10, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
Um, I have sumbited true info to this page, but I think I made a mistake, so the article may need some cleanup. Inspector Brown 15:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
Version 1[edit]
The article considers the 'original' to be the Popcap version, which it most definitely is not. Flying Bear's original is here. [1] Somebody (probably, sometime, me) ought to fix this. -Octavo 05:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
Here I am, coming in fourteen years late with a figurative latte. It is fixed. Octavo (talk) 03:57, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
The Name of the Game[edit]
The page was moved to Insaniquarium!, which is not the actual name of the game so I have moved it back. Granted, the title screen of the game has an exclamation mark, but the PopCap and Flying Bear sites do not, and therefore nor should the page. OSmeone 18:50, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
We should rename to Insaniquarium![edit]
Visit http://www.popcap.com/games/insaniquarium and relook at the image Hippy deluxe 10:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I would disagree. Although the game screen title contains an exclamation mark, the PopCap site text does not, and nor do any of the other sites that sell it. The developer, Flying Bear, does not have an exclamation mark when referring to the game on his website here, and even the in-game help is called 'Insaniquarium help', not 'Insaniquarium! help'. I'd say that the exclamation mark in the title screen is only for effect, not to denote the actual name of the game.
OSmeone 16:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
- Agreed, removed template. --JD79 13:12, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Link[edit]
![Insaniquarium wiki Insaniquarium wiki](/uploads/1/1/8/5/118541974/265644627.jpg)
I edited this page and it said that one of the hyperlinks contained spam so I had to delete one of the links. Zzz sleeping 02:36, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Modding[edit]
I've discovered that you can mod the game by editing the sprites in the game's files. Does this belong on Wikipedia? 2001:5B0:28FF:EF0:0:0:0:3B (talk) 04:37, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- No. But have fun with the game. Drmies (talk) 04:41, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
...'If not used gumbo will continue?'[edit]
In the Section, Types of Fish, it says, 'Carnivore debuts in Tank 1-3 if not used gumbo will continue', 'Guppycruncher only seen in tank 3 if not used gumbo will continue', 'Beetlemuncher only seen in tank 3 if not used gumbo will continue', 'Ultravore only seen in tank 4 if not used gumbo will continue'
What does gumbo will continue mean? Gumbo will continue what? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.53.232.229 (talk) 04:28, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Insaniquarium 2 Online
![Insaniquarium Insaniquarium](/uploads/1/1/8/5/118541974/499158321.jpg)
Given it's been almost a year since this was asked, I'm going to go ahead and remove the lines under the assumption of vandalism. 71.238.193.76 (talk) 08:12, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
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