Brian,
YES! I would recommend this game (and have!) to everyone! if you like the shoot 'em up games, you probalby won't like it. This is more for the person who likes to watch Jacques Cousteau than Rambo
You won't get excersize with this one, it's a couch potato game. You don't need any special skills. You can go at your own pace and really explore.
I put new batteries in the wii remote, those expensive lithium ones, and I started a new game. Now I don't know if it's the batteries or the new game starting, but it is soooo much better now! You take guests on dives to find fish they want to see, get orders for photographs of fish, go cave diving, night diving, etc. There are sharks, whales, hundreds of fish and invertebrates to find. I ran accross underwater temple ruins yesterday! I dont' want to give away to much.
If you hook it up with the WiFi, you can dive with friends too. I haven't done that.
This game was $29.99, so it's not a really pricey one.
We got Guitar Heroes at Christmas and the entire family was playing, it was a blast. Even Grandma tried! I have completed the easy level, but once they added the blue notes on Medium it did me in!