As the biggest thing to happen to gaming this year, it is only fitting that Sega's new Dreamcast start us off. While the system's September launch lineup of around 20 games should be enough to hold over most anyone until the new year, there are still a few titles worth anticipating, the most intriguing of which is Sega's own Seaman . Juvenile puns on the title aside, Seaman is Sega's rather disturbing answer to Furby. Seaman starts with a few small tadpoles in an aquarium. If properly fed and cared for, and if the aquarium's environment is kept just right, these tadpoles will eventually evolve into Seamen.
Seamen are fish.
Fish with human faces. Talking fish with human faces. As you first raise them, they will listen to your language and begin to learn the words you say. Eventually they develop a full vocabulary and a distinct personality, enough so that you should be able to turn on the Dreamcast and chat with your Seaman, perhaps even confide in it as a friend. These chats will undoubtedly have their awkward and confusing moments, but the sheer novelty of it should make for a fascinating, if supremely bizarre, game experience.