Most of the activities are self explanatory and the puzzles includes some important numbers, so you may want to keep a pen and pad nearby, unless you can remember six digits numbers. It's takes strategy and key observations for great success in this title. Taking notes doesn't hurt either, which means walkthrough and guides might help some players new to the genre/series. The step-by-step instructions guide players through each action, which shortens the learning curve a bit. Water related activities include rafting, diving and fishing. The seafood boosts energy the best and catching these staples in the water is one of the more rewarding activities. You can fish using the spear plus many other useful hunting/gathering jobs by combining gathered items.

No overall tutorial here, you just learn as you go, which boosts the surprise filled storyline, which only occurs if you decide to progress. There's no real advantage to finishing quickly, besides bragging rights, so take the time to soak in everything this game has to offer. You always get new challenges and problem solving tasks, often through conversing with other characters, like preserving food and keeping it up high away from pesky mice. It's the strongest of the game series so far (the first 2005 title is hard to find and the second installment was just released last year) with longer life stamina and different endings, so take your time and enjoy. The single player mode provides a nice primer to the multiplayer games, which include download play for up to four players (lots of room for expanded play here).

This game has plenty of exploration opportunities for players willing to work through the game, especially the rafting element, which takes you full circle to your original base location. Some discoveries, like Claire's ability to crawl through small spaces in the jungle, could've yielded more benefits for the player. Some climbing expeditions would be great for the next installment. A solid title for all ages that like a little challenge and fun multiplayer mini-games on the side. After you conquer the game and watch the ending credits you can play again as any of the four characters. A possible Wii release might expand the series even further.

Lost in Blue 3 is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB for Mild Violence.