Post by: ryancoke on November 23, 2006, 06:16:34 AM
Post by: Chode2234 on November 27, 2006, 12:33:37 PM
Post by: Crimm on November 27, 2006, 02:38:59 PM
Post by: Chode2234 on November 28, 2006, 02:25:59 AM
But I agree, fishing games usually fly under the radar. But even IGN reviews fishing games for the systems. Granted most suck. Thats why I am anxious to hear something on rapala fishing for the wii.
Post by: ryancoke on November 28, 2006, 02:40:57 AM
Post by: Chode2234 on November 29, 2006, 10:51:32 AM
post a link if you have one. Thanks.
Post by: franky005 on November 29, 2006, 11:58:32 AM
Post by: ryancoke on November 29, 2006, 01:59:25 PM
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While browsing at the local Best Buy I did see the game for sale. I don't know anything about it though.
Was that the Wii version or the xb360?
I noticed today that futureshop.ca seems to have completely removed the game from their website
Post by: franky005 on November 29, 2006, 02:25:48 PM
Edit: IGN has a review of it up...let's just say it wasn't friendly.
Post by: Crimm on November 29, 2006, 04:06:04 PM
Post by: ryancoke on November 30, 2006, 06:55:49 AM
Post by: Chode2234 on November 30, 2006, 07:02:31 AM
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Post by: Smash_Brother on December 25, 2006, 12:50:43 PM
Post by: Chode2234 on December 26, 2006, 10:16:29 AM
Post by: NeoThunder on December 26, 2006, 11:18:19 PM
i'm tired of these bad games!!!!!!
Post by: ryancoke on December 27, 2006, 02:58:40 AM
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when has there ever been a fishing game thats been any good?
i'm tired of these bad games!!!!!!
Sega marine fishing for Dreamcast was the bomb yo
Post by: Chode2234 on December 27, 2006, 07:29:29 AM
I guess I am not really looking for a masterpiece, but something solid that does what I think it should (being a fisherman and all) that can get me through the winter when all the lakes are frozen.
Post by: TrueNerd on December 27, 2006, 08:26:27 AM
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Post by: Smash_Brother on December 29, 2006, 07:14:39 AM
It's fun for the first hour or so (at least it was for me) because I played with beer in my left hand and Wiimote in my right and yelled and swore at the fish in order to get the genuine fishing experience.
I played the arcade mode and found it pretty easy, basically giving you all of the best lures and lines right up front makes the game drastically easier than it should be.
Then, there's just not enough use of the Wiimote itself. When you catch a large fish and finally get it to the boat, you play a little minigame where you aim the net icon at the fish icon with the Wiimote pointer, then press a 4 button combo quickly in order to catch the fish. Huh? Why not have to use the net via Wiimote to scoop the fish up?
I admit that the use of the Wiimote makes this game much better than it would be with a regular controller, but there's only so much you can do with a fishing game to make it interesting and even then Rapala really didn't try too hard to go the distance to make it a more enjoyable experience. The most fun of the game was belting out a southern accent and laughing about the fact that the fisherman, after catching a large fish, actually seems to place it in his pants while placing small fish in his shirt pocket. The announcer (also a terrible southern accent) had the line, "That fish is worth keeping!" at which we all continued, "...In muh pants!"
Not even a worthwhile rent and certainly not a buy.
Post by: capamerica on December 29, 2006, 05:18:30 PM
I mean hell they didn't even use the 'B' trigger as the casting button, instead they used the 'A' button, have these people ever gone fishing in their life? If you have ever been fishing the button you press to cast your line is under the reel so you use your index finger to press it, not your thumb.
And the mini game you have to do in oder to net the fish is stupid and a pretty big pain to hit the buttons trying to go from 'A' to '2' with one hand is hard.
Post by: Kairon on December 29, 2006, 06:24:58 PM
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I played with beer in my left hand and Wiimote in my right and yelled and swore at the fish in order to get the genuine fishing experience.
You are awesome. If I had a sig, I'd quote you.
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Hocotate on December 30, 2006, 02:26:23 AM
Hopefully some developer somewhere will make a good fishing game for Wii that uses the Wii remote correctly.
Post by: Chode2234 on December 30, 2006, 02:48:32 AM
I love fishing and love my wii. Its too bad that I will have to wait for a good fishing game. Someone is bound to make it, I personally hope it is sega and they make a bass fishing duel game. I can wish...
Post by: Smash_Brother on January 01, 2007, 12:10:58 PM
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You are awesome. If I had a sig, I'd quote you.
I'll just quote you in mine instead.
I can think of a lot of potential for fishing games, like even spear-fishing and deep sea fishing, multiplayer fishing which requires multiple players to wrestle wriggling behemoths from the end of your line into your boat.
Fishing RPGs where you start in a dingy, then save up for a large trolling boat, having multiple friends for crew as you attempt to capture denizens of the deep.
But this sounds more like the upcoming "Forever Blue" than a fishing game so I might have to check that one out on principle.
Post by: kiniki on January 01, 2007, 11:11:50 PM
Surely with the technology we have now, its perfectly reasonable to expect a whole lake that you can move around to find the best swims. Fishing isn't really the most graphically intense game and a nice 360 degree back drop with a fairly large area to move around shouldn't be a problem!
The Wii gives great control to a fishing game. You should be able to realistically twitch and move the lure. Reeling is going to be a little different, but it doesn't take a genius to create something that feels right
Post by: ryancoke on January 02, 2007, 03:12:15 AM
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Originally posted by: capamerica
I mean hell they didn't even use the 'B' trigger as the casting button, instead they used the 'A' button, have these people ever gone fishing in their life? If you have ever been fishing the button you press to cast your line is under the reel so you use your index finger to press it, not your thumb.
You only use your index finger when casting an open faced reel. With a closed face reel you use your thumb. That brings up another cool feature to use for a wii fishging game. You could purchase different kinds of rods and reels allowing you to use either the A or B button for casting depending on what type of reel you have. C'mon sega, we need a good fishing game!! Sega Marine Fishing 2 for Wii!!
Post by: Smash_Brother on January 02, 2007, 05:00:35 AM
Sega has done nothing but suck and fail lately. The closest thing I'm looking for in a GOOD fishing game will be Forever Blue.
