The online options are nonexistent, a shame since fishing could somehow be made into an enjoyable multiplayer game. The ambient noise is nice, however, a soothing blend of chirping birds and biting mosquitoes. Seriously, there are 300 odd lures, but no option to change your fishing hat? The sound is a seductive mix of bluegrass and 1980s soft-core porn soundtrack, heavy with the banjo as well as the bow-chica-wow-wow. There's no create-a-fisherman option either - only five bland models to choose from. The framerate sometimes slows to a crawl and there is noticeable pop-in of textures in the distance. You can drive straight through some weeds or lily pads and they don't react at all. Aside from some pretty water to look at (weather permitting), Rapala is a visual mess. When+they+aren't+biting,+spin+dougnuts+around+other+boats. We're not sure if that's a fish or the unfortunate side affect of burrito night. At least there are a lot of fish to catch: bass, perch, trout, sunfish, catfish, sturgeon, salmon and our favorite: the black crappie. But soon it all wears thin as you repeat this process ad nauseum. For the first few fish, the novelty is there and I actually pumped a fist when I landed a 30-pound pike. By "more of a fight" we mean there are even more prompts than with the little guys that tend to be reeled straight in without any fight at all. Big fish will put up more of a fight and threaten to snap your line, as displayed by a line-strength meter. The screen will tell you to reel in, release, pull left, pull right, repeat, repeat until the fish is hauled in. The only problem is that you basically follow prompts the entire time. You reel in with the right trigger, release the line with the left trigger and maneuver your rod with the right stick. The act of actually reeling in the fish is where the action is at. Unfortunately for it, it'll also take a hook through the cheek. Here, you simply let the lure sit there, occasionally reeling it in an inch or two to simulate a little bit of life, and the fish will take the bait. Your HUD will start flashing red when a fish is eying your lure. Then you simply reel in the lure, hoping it catches the eye of a predator on the "swim" back to the boat. After you cast - a simple mechanic performed by holding the left trigger, aiming with the right stick and then hitting the right trigger - the camera switches to an underwater view. That's not to say that you don't get a little thrill each time you haul in a fish, especially on the higher difficulty settings in which the fish are a bit more selective. Adding time restraints here doesn't improve the experience.įollowing+prompts+isn't+fishing. Keep hauling in fish until the area is depleted, and move on to another spot on the map. Simply take your boat to an area with a bunch of fish, equip a lure that your target fish finds tasty, cast, haul in your fish.
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While one can argue that fishing may never be a huge hit in game form, it's clear that the game could have been much more with a little bit of effort.įor instance, the game modes - Tournament, Free Fishing, Arcade Challenge and Time Challenge - are diminished because the actual fishing gameplay is so repetitive. It's too bad this didn't translate into a better videogame experience. Well, 70 odd years later Rapala is the No. And for the purists, you can always count on the Original Floating Rapala that Finnish fisherman Lauri Rapala created in 1936 with a shoemaker's knife, a piece of cork, and the foil wrappers of old chocolate bars.
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Developer Fun Labs makes decent use of the Rapala license as more than 300 Rapala lures are included, including the new 2006 models for the hardcore fans.
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Now we don't condone drinking, but after trudging through the muddy graphics, slim presentation and repetitive gameplay of this stinker, we may change our minds. Lots of beer.Ĭoincidentally, you may need a drink or two or three to get all the way through the latest Rapala fishing title: Rapala Tournament Fishing, the first fishing game on the Xbox 360. Rapala Tournament Fishing conjures memories of simple summer afternoons on the lake, of dirty worms and sharp hooks and a little red and white bobber dipping beneath the surface of the cool water.