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Not to be confused with ''The Infinite Ocean'', a fairly creepy point-and-click adventure game about the first [[Artificial Intelligence]].

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* [[Amazing Freaking Grace]]: One of the songs in the original.

* [[An Interior Designer Is You|An Island Decorator Is You]]: ''Blue World'' lets you spruce up Nineball Island with various pieces of furniture, as well as stock a nearby reef with corals and kelp. You can even gain titles by getting all the pieces.

* [[The Beast Master]]: {{spoiler|The Okenaides and the Mo'ia Atol people could control cetaceans through songs, and formed the first world-wide civilization with their help.}}

* [[Badass Crew]]: While not in the traditional sense of the trope, in terms of diving expertise the second games [[Five-Man Band]] is perhaps the best in the world. Consisting of a retired adventurer with more years of experience then the rest of the crew put together, one of the world's leading marine biologists, a world renown salvage expert, and two life long pro-drivers one of which has abilities that are nearly super human.

* [[But Thou Must!]]: In ''Blue World'', after you and Oceana find {{spoiler|the plesiosaur}}, Oceane decides she's not going to publicize this discovery, and asks if you agree. You can say "I do" or "No I don't," but if you pick no, Oceana will just say "Really?" and ask you the question again. And again. And again.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Leviathan from the second game - an albino sperm whale with a reputation for attacking ships, with one fanatical captain hunting him down in order to get revenge. [[Moby Dick|Sound familiar?]]

* [[Enemy Scan]]: Using your ''hand'' to fill the Marine Encyclopedia.

* [[Epic Song]] (with shades of [[Ominous Music Box Tune]]): The Song of Dragons is an in-universe example: humanity obsesses over its meaning and origin, and it's become known as a harbinger of doom wherever it is heard. {{spoiler|It's actually a musical key known by all whales that guides people to and unlocks the Okeanides ruins... and subsequently drives the whales within mad to seal it up again.}}

* [[Fake Longevity]]: In the first game, you had to find each creature on three separate days in order to learn all three sets of facts about them to complete the Marine Encyclopedia. ''Blue World'' shortens this down to everything being learn-able in a single encounter, but also introduces money that has to be earned through work to spend on new gear. {{spoiler|Not to mention saving up ''a million'' pelagos in order to open Okeanides back up to casual exploration.}}

* [[Fan Service]]: Um... kind of? If you purchase swimwear in ''Blue World'' that doesn't consist of a wetsuit and have your character wear it, you can have him/her partake in a [[Shower Scene]] using the facilities behind the Nineball Island cabin.

* [[Mouth Flaps]]: Despite there not being any actual voice work in the game. Even your character [[Mouth Flaps]] without even having textual dialogue.

* [[Nature Spirit]]: It's hinted that some of the legendary animals are more then just animals. Thanatos {{spoiler|and the Ancient Mother}} are the prime examples of this {{spoiler|, but the Blue Bird also seems to be more then it appears.}}

* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: "Benedictus", an unlockable song found in the Abyss area.

* [[Overly Long Gag]]: Recruiting the last dolphin partner in the sequel. "Present your ''X'' to the lady!"

* [[Screw the Money, I Have Rules]]: Kat deciding to keep the piece of deep-sea coral found in the Abyss instead of selling it.

** Also Oceana insisting you keep {{spoiler|the plesiosaur}} a secret.

* [[Sea Monster]]: The Ancient Mother. She returns along with a whole slew of Legendary Beasts {{spoiler|including an actual plesiosaurus}} in Blue World.

* [[Series Mascot]]: The bottlenose dolphin. There are also people who claim that the emperor angelfish or bicolor parrotfish are the game's mascots, due to their both being extremely common.

* [[Small Taxonomy Pools]]: Averted, in as much as time, budget, and disc-space would allow.

* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Each theme was specifically crafted for one area, and can sound rather silly if you choose to play it somewhere else - for example, filling the cheery little Coral Forest with [[Ominous Latin Chanting]].

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To the ''Everblue'' games.

* [[The Stinger]]: Inverted - instead of extra content during the credits, you can find the credits as an [[Easter Egg]].

* [[Theme Naming]]: Three characters in ''Blue World'' opt to go by their initials. Salvage master Gaston goes by "GG", dolphin trainer Finley is "FF", and there's the mysterious, amnesiac acquaintance of Nancy's who goes by "ML" {{spoiler|who could well be Jean-Eric's son Matthias.}}

* [[Timed Mission]]: Technically you can only spend ''x'' number of minutes underwater at a time due to your oxygen tank depleting, but you receive a straighter example {{spoiler|at ''Blue World'''s finale as the whales cause the ruins to collapse.}}

* [[Under the Sea]]: Do we really need to explain this one?

* [[Underwater Ruins]]: The Mo'ia Atoll (Marige Atoll in the UK release) area; Triton Village, Valka Castle and Okeanides in ''Blue World''.

*** <s>Thoroughly</s> Partially averted in the sequel; merely brushing up against a lionfish results in the player getting bars off his oxygen gauge knocked away. (you can still poke it, though) However, a whole new series of problems opens up from the wider range of locations. Such as wearing only swim trunks in to the Arctic/Antarctic with no ill effects, including onto the land excursions.

*** Hayako developed a * snicker* special insulating wax that you rub all over your body, remember?

* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]

* [[Where It All Began]]: The Great Aqua Cave is one of the first places you go in the first game, but you return to it later on and enter the {{spoiler|White Room}}.