Marine Aquarium 2.5 Virtual Undersea Paradise Win/Mac | 
| From: Encore Software
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 308
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 25020
Model: 25020
UPC: 705381250203
EAN: 0705381250203
ASIN: B0000959KX
Release Date: April 18, 2003
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| Features:
| • | Twenty-six exotic species of fish are included here | | • | Watch in amazement as these 3D fish turn and swim | | • | Enhance your virtual aquarium with adjustable lighting, bubble and Sound effects | | • | Watch your fish in silhouette or wire frame mode | | • | Peaceful and hypnotic, you'll feel as if you were underwater in the tropics, every time you look at your monitor! |
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Product Description
Marine Aquarium 2.0 is like having a small piece of an aquatic paradise in your home -- without having to take care of actual fish!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Breathaking realistic and flexible February 8, 2005
Carol Watkins (Baltimore, MD United States)
67 out of 68 found this review helpful
This has been my favorite screen saver.
I have seen most of these fish in their natural settings. The ones in this program look realistic. Their movement appears natural in all dimensions. The Lionfish is a particularly breathaking work of art. The spines, fins and tail move independently. The eyes are not static. Each fish moves in and out of the immoble coral base. My resident purist objected to the fact that some of the coral, and fish would not exist together in nature in the same place. My resident pursit also noted that there ought to be sea urchins. On the other hand, I did not have to swallow any salt water or get a sunburn to see the display.
The program installed easily and did not upset the rest of my computer settings. It is easy to change shading, contrast brightness and on-off timing. Th program easily adapts to screens of varying dimensions You only get a limited number of fish together at a given time. At first this bothered me and I wanted more simultaneously. I changed my mind after I tried out another aquarium program that allows many more fish. After a while I decided that too many fish become distracting and less realistic.
Marine Aquarium makes it easy to change the visible fish. Kids who come into my office like to change the fish themselves. Several of the available fish are similar to some of the stars of "Finding Nemo" and the kids like to make sure that these fish are visible.
Buy this screensaver now! It is awesome January 20, 2005
Charles Bittner (Seacoast New Hampshire)
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
I've had the screensaver for years I had a version of it before, when 1.0 and have not regretted buying it. This is a screensaver that you just want to watch. It has the most amazing wow factor. People will just stare in amazement at it.
This screensaver currently will not run on dual monitor setups. But almost any graphics card made in the last three years will power it perfectly. Even if you have an integrated graphics card (one that's attached to the motherboard). It should work perfectly, at any resolution up to 1024 x 768. With that kind of card.
So enjoy it!
 Where are the crabs, seahorses, snails ? July 7, 2004
Leo Williams (Cambria Heights, NY United States)
21 out of 32 found this review helpful
This ss is kinda nice, but there is not enough variety. There should have been a lot more exotic fishes, and crustations like spider crabs, snails, starfishes, etc.There are over a thousand different animals in the ocean, but the programmers decided that it would be easiest to place only a handfull. There should also be an option that lets you "buy" toys to place in the aquarium. Like sunken boats and treasure chests. I hope someone makes a third version of this ss with my above recommendations.
Own an aquarium without all the work July 12, 2003
L. Martin (ST LOUIS, MO United States)
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
The most beautiful screensaver I've ever seen! I only wish there were a lot more fish to choose from, but the fish are so life-like you can't complain! I've owned salt-water fish when I was younger and this is a LOT EASIER! HIGHLY recommended to anyone looking for something beautiful to put on their computer screens. I sit at work and watch mine and soon I am in a trance.
Breathtaking March 15, 2006
Rachel Genevieve (Baltimore, MD USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I love fish, but haven't the time nor money to buy a real marine aquarium. Although content with my 30 gallon freshwater, it's nice to watch exotic fish swim around in a nice habitat. This screensaver does just that.
You can choose from dozens of fish. You can choose specific fish for your screensaver, random, none, or a mixture of all three. Up to 7 fish are available to be in the scene at one time; anymore would seem a little crowded. The art is AMAZING. The fish actually move like real fish, not like 2D pictures that float across the screen. You can also choose to mess with the foreground and background lighting for different effects. Another fun feature is you can view little information tidbits about each fish when you select them (like their location, size, etc. in real life). You also have a cute little starfish that likes to move around. He's a nice little touch. Sound and bubbles can be turned on and off, and you can choose to have it turn off after a certain amount of time to prevent monitor burns.
I can't stress this enough; this screensaver is one of the best out there. It's worth every penny. You'll get compliments from everyone who passes by your screen. I highly reccomend it! :)
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