After a tank is completed in Adventure mode, it will be unlocked in Time Trial mode. Time Trial mode restricts the player to completing the first tank in five minutes and in ten minutes for the three subsequent tanks.[2] The purpose of each level is to collect as much money before the time runs out.[3] Challenge mode is unlocked after Adventure mode is completed, and there are four levels that are unlocked in subsequent order.[2] The player has to fight increasingly difficult waves of aliens while taking care of the fishes and unlocking the pieces to the egg.[2][4] Both modes award the player with shells. The Virtual Tank is the player's personal aquarium where their fish is maintained.[2] The tank can be used as a screensaver.[6]
Insaniquarium also received positive appraisal.[19] Jay Bibby of Jay is Games called Insaniquarium "cute, strange and addictive".[11] PCMag's Carol Mangnis stated that Insaniquarium "takes the joy and anxiety of maintaining an aquarium and turns [it] into a supercharged Tamagotchi-like experience."[15] Retrospectively, Jordan Devore from Destructoid felt that Insaniquarium had aged well.[23] Jody Macgregor of PC Gamer listed Insaniquarium on his list of best underwater games. He said "Insaniquarium takes the inane pleasantness of owning a fish tank and video gamifies the hell out of it."[24]
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The fast-paced gameplay was praised by many critics.[3][15] Steve Palley of GameSpot said that Insaniquarium is "a fast-clicking experience that's several orders of magnitude crazier than your typical real-life aquarium."[6] GameDaily's Samantha Rupert recommended Insaniquarium, having written that the game never gets boring due to how it changes every five levels.[5] Stuart Dredge from Pocket Gamer noted how Insaniquarium constantly introduced new resources to keep the game interesting, though, in contrast to Rupert, Dredge said that players would tire of the game faster than they would hope.[21] Dieter Bohn of Windows Central recommended playing the game for "something to pass the time with or just need[ing] a little pick-me-up after a long day at work."[25] 2ff7e9595c
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