Play Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures Online

Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures came out on the Game Boy Advance in 2005, developed by Magic Pockets and published by Zoo Digital Publishing. It was one of those licensed games that felt very much of its time, a straightforward action platformer built around a recognizable character, aiming to capture a bit of that mid-2000s handheld market.

You control Shamu the orca, swimming through side-scrolling underwater levels. The main goal is to navigate these stages, headbutting enemies like sharks and jellyfish, and collecting a required number of magic crystals to unlock the exit. Your health is tied to an oxygen meter that constantly depletes, so you frequently need to grab air bubbles to survive. The pacing is fairly methodical, as you often backtrack to find missed crystals while managing your air supply. It feels like a simple, sometimes repetitive swim through a colorful but predictable aquatic world.