- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (6-species of fish trial); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 21, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,420,923
- Downloads last week: 1,889
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 166 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If you're into pay-for-use screensavers, it's hard to imagine that there's a better looking one around than Dream Aquarium. Limited to only two fish species in the trial version, the full version sports 18 species for all you ichthymaniacs out there. However, there are no other handicaps, and users can take advantage of the well-drawn and well-animated options for everything from oxygen bubbles to tank background to the camera and animation speed.
There's some neat additional controls, as well: Users can feed the fish, and they can change the animation from 3D-renderings to wireframe. Our most recent XP tests didn't see the flickering we noticed in past past evaluations, though such flickering was noted during tests on Vista machines, indicating that there may be a coding issue and not a graphics card concern. Nevertheless, this is still a screensaver that's sure to relax and entertain.
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Publisher's description
From Spiralmonkey :Created by an Academy Award winning visual effects artist, this next-generation virtual aquarium brings the beauty of a lush freshwater aquarium to your screen, complete with gently swaying plants, rippling light effects, and the most realistic fish movement of any screensaver. Watch as your amazing fish school together, chase each other, peck at object in the tank, or drop in some food and watch the feeding frenzy begin. Our engaging fish have moving eyes, gills, mouth and fully articulated fins. Once you see Dream Aquarium, you'll be hooked.
Version 1.177 features Fish swim between 2 monitors.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.163 features Ability to add custom background images.
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Version: Dream Aquarium Screensaver 1.177
"VERY REALISTIC , LOADS OF FISH AVAILABLE"
Pros: JUST LIKE A REAL AQUARIUM , WILL BUY THE FULL PROGRAMME SHORTLY
Cons: NO CONS , THAT I HAVE FOUND
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Version: Dream Aquarium Screensaver 1.177
"An excellent feature but controls could be better!"
Pros: Compliments my Vista Ultimate machine that is 2.7gHz with 4Gb RAM and ASUS MB - very nicely!
Cons: Can't seem to fathom out all the controls?
Summary: Can't seem to get the right keys pressed for actions, only for feeding???
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